Keegan Thompson threw his second consecutive complete game Saturday night, April 11, allowing only one run on six hits to help the Auburn Tigers even the series against the No. 1 LSU Tigers.
In taking down LSU, Auburn (21-14, 5-9) claimed its first win against a No. 1-ranked opponent since the Tigers topped Vanderbilt on May 13, 2007.
Anfernee Grier led the Auburn offense once again, this time registering his first career three-RBI game, on three hits.
Grier’s double, his 17th of the season — which leads the SEC — gave Auburn the lead in the third inning. Auburn tacked on another run in the fifth, when Grier tripled for the second time this season.
The Tigers built a comfortable lead for Thompson to work with in the sixth, scoring runs on a two-RBI triple from Cody Nulph and an RBI single from Jackson Burgreen — his first RBI of the season.
With the win, Thompson improved to 7-2, becoming the first pitcher to toss back-to-back complete games since Colter Bean accomplished the feat in March of 2000.
Auburn and LSU will play for the series win Sunday afternoon, April 12, in the rubber match.
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