Davis Daniel named SEC Freshman of the Week
Auburn right-hander Davis Daniel was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
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Auburn right-hander Davis Daniel was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Daniel Robert earned his first career collegiate win on the mound and got the game winning hit for No. 16 Auburn on Friday night as they defeated Georgia by a score of 2-1.
On Tuesday night in Atlanta, Auburn came out strong and never looked back as they defeated Georgia Tech 7-4. With the win, Auburn improved to 18-5 on the year, picking up their eighth win in a row.
Auburn freshman Will Holland was named SEC Freshman of the Week following Auburn’s perfect 5-0 week which included a three-game sweep of Florida to open SEC play.
Following its weekend sweep of preseason SEC co-champion Florida, the red-hot Auburn Tigers jumped to No. 20 in this week’s rankings. Auburn has won seven straight games and sits at 17-5 for the season.
After Auburn starter Davis Daniel departed in the third inning, it appeared No. 5 Florida would finally find a way to find a victory at Plainsman Park this weekend. The Gators took a 4-1 lead and appeared as if they would cruise to a Sunday victory. Auburn had other plans.
Last season, Auburn did not win its first conference series until midway through April. It took five series until Auburn finally won two-of-three against an SEC foe. This season, it only took one opportunity.
In Auburn and Florida’s last meeting on the diamond, the Gators ended Auburn’s SEC Tournament run in Hoover in 2015, defeating Auburn 11-2. It took nearly two years, but Auburn finally got its payback.
With SEC play right around the corner, Auburn is trending in the right direction.
The Tiger baseball team got back on track on Sunday afternoon as they shutout Presbyterian 8-0. Davis Daniel earned his first career win and posted career-bests with six innings pitched and eight strikeouts on the day.
In game two of Auburn’s three-game series with the Presbyterian Blue Hose, the Tigers used a four-run eighth inning to claim the 7-5 victory on Saturday afternoon at Plainsman Park.
Auburn (9-4) lost to South Alabama (7-5) 14-3 following a six-run fifth inning that ignited the Jaguars’ offense.
Auburn ace Keegan Thompson was named co-SEC Pitcher of the Week following his dominant outing vs. Lipscomb, the SEC office announced Monday. LSU's Jared Poche was also recognized by the conference.
Auburn failed to complete the sweep of Lipscomb on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers would fall at Plainsman Park by a final score of 8-7 in 10 innings. The loss brings Auburn to 7-3 on the season, and Lipscomb to 7-4 on the season.
Keegan Thompson was on the mound Friday for the Tigers and, despite a shaky start, the Cullman native later settled in, and stymied the Bisons for 7 scoreless innings en route to an 8-0 win.
After an up-and-down freshman season, Daniel Sprinkle’s sophomore season has not started the way Auburn hoped.
For the first time all series, Holy Cross scored a run and took a lead in the 3rd inning. That lead would only last two innings.
It would be difficult to imagine a better start to the season for sophomore Casey Mize. After posting a team-best 3.52 ERA in his freshman season, Mize is off to a near perfect start in his sophomore campaign.
Keegan Thompson’s return is going just as planned.
Auburn (4-1) trailed Florida A&M (2-2) 7-0 before entering the bottom of the fifth, tying the game 8-8 in the bottom of sixth. Two runs in the sixth and four in the eighth gave Auburn a 12-8 win. It was the largest home comeback for Auburn since 2013. Cole Lipscomb earned the win to improve his record to 1-0.