Baseball

Auburn shuts out Mississippi State for first SEC road win

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 27

Behind seven strong innings from starter Cole Lipscomb and timely run production from the offense, the Auburn Tigers shut out the host Mississippi State Bulldogs, 5-0, to claim their first road SEC win in the weekend opener. The shutout was Auburn’s first of a conference opponent on the road since 2007, and the first road shutout of Mississippi State since 1976. Lipscomb (4-0) allowed only four hits on the day while striking out seven on 117 pitches, a career-high for the sophomore. The Tigers (16-10, 2-5) got on the board in the second inning when Cody Nulph drove in Blake Logan on a two-out single to left field. The next inning, Auburn broke the game open by scoring four, which ended up being four more than the Tigers would need to win. Daniel Robert doubled to left, bringing two runs in, and Logan’s subsequent grounder went through the legs of the Bulldogs’ third baseman, scoring Robert.

Tigers drop road game at Georgia Tech

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 24

Auburn baseball was defeated 4-1 by Georgia Tech Tuesday night at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Commodores sweep doubleheader to take series win

By Staff Report | March 21

The Commodores swept Auburn 10-5 and 7-6 in a Saturday doubleheader, picking up a series win after allowing Auburn to win their first conference game the previous day.

Auburn defeats No. 4 Vanderbilt behind performances from Deese, Thompson

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 20

Kyler Deese only went collected one hit in four at-bats Friday night, March 20, but that one hit was enormous. Faced with the bases loaded, two outs, and one of the country’s best pitchers in Carson Fulmer on the mound, Deese hit a rocket into left field, clearing the bases and giving Auburn a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Auburn picks up two runs in the ninth to top UAB

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 17

Auburn defeated UAB 6-4 Tuesday evening, March 17, at Regions Field in Birmingham. Keegan Thompson started at first base and recorded an RBI triple in his first at-bat of the season in the second inning.

Auburn baseball swept on the road, falls 6-1 to Texas A&M

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 15

Auburn’s first conference series of the year ended on a sour note Sunday, March 15, as the Tigers fell 6-1 to host No.

Baseball drops second game of Texas A&M series

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 14

No. 6 Texas A&M defeated Auburn 10-4 in the second game of the weekend series Saturday, March 14, at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas. Center fielder Anfernee Grier finished 3-for-4 in his 10th multi-hit game of the season. Auburn pitcher Rocky McCord took the loss.

Auburn falls 6-2 against Aggies in SEC opener

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 13

Auburn was defeated 6-2 by No. 6 Texas A&M on Friday, March 13, at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas. Jordan Ebert extended his reached-base streak to 18 games after he singled and walked twice. Auburn pitcher Keegan Thompson allowed six runs on 10 hits, struck out four batters and walked four in 6-plus innings. Auburn (13-5) scored early on an RBI single from first baseman Daniel Robert, but the Aggies took a 4-1 lead in the second inning after Hunter Melton hit a grand slam off Thompson. The Tigers scored once more in the fourth inning after catcher Blake Logan knocked in shortstop Cody Nulph with an RBI double. Texas A&M (19-0) extended their lead in bottom of the eighth as Melton hit a two-run double to make the final score 6-2. Auburn and Texas A&M will square off in game two of the series Saturday, March 14, at 4 p.m.

Golloway feels confident heading into conference opener

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 11

With his Auburn squad sitting at 13-4 heading into conference play, coach Sunny Golloway said he feels his team is ready to get into the thick of the season. “We’re excited to be going to Texas A&M and excited to be starting conference play,” Golloway said during Wednesday’s teleconference.

Samford takes down Auburn at home

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 11

Derek Thompson Sports Reporter Samford takes down Auburn at home In-state opponent Samford defeated Auburn 6-0 Tuesday, March 10 at Plainsman Park. It was all Samford (5-8) as the Tigers committed six errors, gave up three unearned runs and couldn’t get the bats going against Bulldog’s pitcher Parker Curry. Curry picked up the win after the junior gave up only five hits, allowed zero runs, no walks and recorded seven strikeouts through eight innings. “We looked at the pitch count,” said head coach Sunny Golloway.

Errors doom Tigers against Samford

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 11

“We looked at the pitch count,” coach Sunny Golloway said. “They had 41 pitches thrown through five complete innings. I know for a fact that is the least amount of pitches against a program I have ever had the fortune to be in charge of. That can’t happen. Our approach was not good tonight.”

Melvin Gray delivers walk off hit, Auburn wins in 11

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 8

For nearly four hours, Auburn and Xavier were neck-and-neck. But in the 11th inning, reserve infielder Melvin Gray dribbled a single up the middle, and the throw went wide, scoring Jordan Ebert from second base to give Auburn a walkoff win. “I just had a gut feeling about Melvin,” head coach Sunny Golloway said.

Auburn beats Xavier to finish series sweep

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | March 8

Auburn faced Xavier on Sunday, March 8, in the final game of a weekend long series between the Tigers and the Musketeers.

Base-clearing triple keeps the Tigers out of reach in series opener

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 6

Auburn (11-3) picked up its ninth win in its last ten games with a 7-2 win over Xavier (4-7) Friday at Plainsman Park. Auburn catcher Blake Logan’s triple off Xavier’s Brad Kirschner, who has allowed only one run all season, sealed the victory in the first ever meeting between the two teams. The Tigers already had a 3-0 lead when Auburn’s Jackson Burgreen singled on a bunt to load the bases in the bottom of the fifth for Logan to clear the bases with a shot to left-center and make it 6-1. The Tigers’ first three points came early. Junior Cody Nulph, who had three hits on the day, hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning to put the Tigers on the board and junior Alex Polston scored on a sac fly from sophomore Damon Haecker in the second inning. Another Tiger run scored in the seventh inning from a sophomore J.J.

Thompson shuts down Alabama, Tigers take Capital City Classic

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 3

For the sixth time in seven years, the Auburn Tigers took down rival Alabama in a nonconference game in Montgomery, winning 5-3 behind a stellar pitching performance from Keegan Thompson. Thompson pitched 7.1 innings, allowing three runs and striking out 12 to pick up his second win of the season.