No. 9 Auburn looks to continue dominance in MAX Capital City Classic
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.
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.
After already getting off to its best start since 2001 by beginning the season 5-0, Auburn baseball has rolled off another seven straight wins and entered the Top 20 of national polls on Monday.
No. 25 Auburn remained undefeated on the season Saturday afternoon, defeating BYU twice at Plainsman Park to sweep the series.
“I put a good swing on it and thank goodness it carried out. That was an awesome win tonight.”
For its best start since 2001, Auburn baseball has entered the Baseball America Top 25.
In a long 18-inning day at Plainsman Park, Auburn completed a three-game sweep of Bryant in a variety of ways.
“I thought this was our best offensive performance as a lineup, top to bottom."
All-American Casey Mize is scheduled to pitch for the Tigers as Auburn returns to action Friday, Feb. 23.
Auburn moved to 4-0 on the young season, and its pitching staff has only allowed three runs over 36 innings.
The Tigers will take the field again on Tuesday against Georgia State at 4 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park.
Steven Williams homered in his first career at-bat and is the first player to hit a home run in his first at-bat of the season since Jordan Ebert in 2015.
No one around the Auburn baseball program has forgotten the feeling of last season’s agonizing defeat at the hands of Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were one strike away from defeating the Seminoles and hosting a Super Regional inside Plainsman Park in Auburn with a chance to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Florida State would go on to rally and defeat the Tigers in back-to-back games to eliminate Auburn from the NCAA Tournament.