After dropping game two of the series Saturday night, No. 11 Auburn baseball responded with a 14-8 win over Mississippi State to clinch their fifth series win in Southeastern Conference play this season.
“It’s just important at home for you to win a series,” said Auburn head coach Butch Thompson. “I’m thankful for that. Great bounce back. That’s what we needed to stay focused on today. Getting to 11 SEC wins is huge when you have three weekends to go. Today it was just about responding. We executed at an entry level to the Southeastern Conference yesterday on the mound. We know it, but what’s great about this game is you get a chance to come right back the next day. That’s what the guys did today. Just all the way around we were engaged, so I’m thankful for that."
Both teams' bats were hot for a consecutive day but this time it was the Tigers' offense that struck first. Auburn plated eight runs in the first two innings via long balls from Chris Rembert and Cooper McMurray. Combined they finished five-for-ten on the day with five RBIs.
"Just kind of shows how important the first couple innings in ball games are, they jumped out on us early yesterday, so you know it was kind of our turn today,” McMurray said. “It was a great bounce back from the guys.”
On the mound, sophomore Cam Tilly gave the orange and blue four strong innings of work while allowing three hits.
Despite their record, Mississippi State has one of the better offenses in the SEC, averaging just over six runs per game in conference play, so Auburn knew their offense needed to come to play all game.
“You can’t say, hey let’s go score double digits, but we kind of had to,” Thompson said. “That’s how they’re swinging the baseball bats.”
The Tigers put up another crooked number in the fourth inning courtesy of singles from Eric Guevara, Lucas Steele, and McMurray. They helped put Auburn on top 11-3 after four.
Guevara had an outstanding weekend at the plate, recording at least one hit in every game. He finished today three-for-four with an RBI and a walk.
“Just taking balls and swinging on strikes and sticking to my approach,” Guevara said on his recent success. “Just slowing the game down, that’s been working for sure.”
If Guevara can continue to stay hot, he will add another threat to an already fierce lineup.
“He has a chance to be a I call it an all-round player, because when you can play offense and defense, you got a complete guy,” Thompson said. “And a coach wants as many of those on the field at one time as you can get”.
In the eighth, Auburn southpaw Carson Myers relieved Parker Carlson of his duties. His two innings of one-hit work were enough to secure Auburn’s 11th conference victory of the year.
Auburn will take the show on the road next week, traveling to Samford for the mid-week game and then up to Knoxville, TN to take on the defending national champion No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers.
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