No. 14 Auburn drops fourth straight, falls to UAB 8-2
The Tigers left 13 men on base and finished 4-for-17 with runners on.
The Tigers left 13 men on base and finished 4-for-17 with runners on.
The game lasted six hours and 36 minutes, with 567 pitches being thrown.
The Tigers fell 4-3 in game one and 7-6 in game two.
Auburn left eight men on base and grounded into three double plays in the 4-3 defeat.
The Tigers and Crimson Tide will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The SEC's ERA leader will pitch Saturday for the Tigers.
Auburn continued to rake in the accolades Monday as the Tigers rose to No. 4 in this week’s Baseball America Top 25 and Jonah Todd was named SEC Player of the Week.
Auburn now sits atop the SEC West standings with Mississippi State.
Thompson’s 6.2 innings were the most for the redshirt junior in a single game this season. The righty dropped five strikeouts, suffering five runs on six hits.
SEC strikeout and ERA leader Casey Mize (6-1, 1.23 ERA) will likely be available as Auburn travels to Starkville for a Top-10 matchup.
Auburn entered this week’s Baseball America Top 25 at No. 5, jumping five spots from No. 10 last week.
Auburn's Josh Anthony was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week Monday following a brilliant four-game performance, including a series win over No. 16 Arkansas.
Anthony finished the weekend 9-for-12, while Mitchell fired five exceptional innings to earn the win.
No. 10 Auburn (29-12, 11-6 SEC) fell Saturday at Plainsman Park 7-3 to No. 16 Arkansas (32-9, 12-6 SEC). Auburn continued at the plate Saturday where they left off on Friday night.
After Thursday’s announcement that Friday night starter Casey Mize would miss the Arkansas series, it appeared that No. 10 Auburn would be facing an uphill battle vs.
After three innings, it looked as if it would be a low-scoring affair Tuesday night, but the Tiger offense found its rhythm in the fourth and never looked back.
Daniel fired a career-high eight shutout innings as No. 10 Auburn defeated Tennessee 8-1 to earn the series victory in Knoxville.
In Auburn’s two victories this week, the Tigers’ bullpen bent but did not break. Friday night, the ‘pen finally broke.
The sophomore right-hander is 6-1 with a 1.23 ERA this season.
Casey Mize continued his dominant season with six scoreless innings and seven strikeouts.