Tigers ace Casey Mize named National Pitcher of the Month
While No. 23 Auburn baseball has been on the decline, ace pitcher Casey Mize continues to shine.
While No. 23 Auburn baseball has been on the decline, ace pitcher Casey Mize continues to shine.
After a hot start by the Bulldogs, the Tigers were never able to surmount the lead that had been piled onto them.
“Our guys gave us everything they absolutely had."
The Tigers and Razorbacks will meet for Game 2 tomorrow at 6 p.m. Davis Daniel will get the start for Auburn against Kacey Murphy for Arkansas.
The Tigers will take on a ranked opponent for the fourth time in four weekends in conference play, as they travel to Fayetteville to take on No. 8 Arkansas.
On March 9, Mize pitched a career-high 13 strikeouts en route to Auburn’s ninth no-hitter in program history.
Auburn snapped out of its offensive funk in a 19-5 rout of Alabama A&M.
Through nine SEC contests, Auburn is down to a paltry .206 clip offensively.
Casey Mize, who improved to 6-0, allowed two runs on five hits over 7.1innings.
Offensive woes and defensive miscues plagued the No. 9 Auburn Tigers (22-6, 4-4) in a 2-1 loss against No. 24 Missouri (20-7, 4-4) at Plainsman Park.
Will Holland hit a pair of solo home runs, and Eduardo Julien hit a three-run homer as Auburn beat Alabama 5-2 in the 10th Capital City Classic at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery on Tuesday night.
Losers in four of its last five games, No. 9 Auburn will look to return to its winning ways in a series they have dominated in the past.
The loss was Auburn’s fourth in its last five games.
The Tigers’ Casey Mize tossed seven innings of work, allowing two runs off five hits.
While attempting to become the first team in college baseball to reach 20 wins this season, No. 6 Auburn came up short against Georgia Tech on Tuesday night in Atlanta.
Mize touts 51 strikeouts with only three walks in 32.2 innings of work this season.
The reigning National Pitcher of the Week tossed 7.1 innings of one-run ball as No. 13 Auburn defeated No. 6 Texas A&M 4-1 Friday night at Plainsman Park.
The reigning National Pitcher of the Week tossed 7.1 innings of one-run ball as No. 13 Auburn defeated No. 6 Texas A&M 4-1 Friday night at Plainsman Park.
The Springville, Alabama product had a near perfect showing against the Northeastern Huskies, pitching the first complete no-hitter since Eric Brandon in 2002.
The Tigers remain one of five unbeaten teams in the country (Florida State, Louisville, Oregon State, Texas Tech) and the only one in the SEC.