May 17, 2008
AUBURN, Ala. -
Mike Bianucci and Trent Mummey both hit three-run home runs but LSU's unrelenting offense was too much for Auburn as Auburn fell, 11-7, in the season finale on Saturday afternoon at Plainsman Park. Auburn finished the season 28-28, 11-19 SEC while LSU is 39-16-1, 18-11-1 SEC.
Bianucci's blast came in the third inning with Auburn down 4-0. The rising shot over the 30-foot-high wall in left was the 13th of the season for the junior, who now has 35 for his career.
After the two squads traded runs in the fourth, Auburn took its first lead of the game in the sixth when Trent Mummey put one out over the wall in right-center for his fourth round-tripper of the season, giving Auburn a 7-5 lead.
LSU would not surrender however and answered Auburn's three with five runs of its own in the top of the fifth, collecting four hits, three of which went for extra-bases, a walk and a hit batsman.
LSU tacked on an insurance run in the ninth to bring the final tally to 11-7.
LSU reliever Austin Ross (2-1) earned the win, tossing 3.0 innings after starter Anthony Ranaudo was tagged for three runs in the first 3.0 innings.
Louis Coleman picked up his second save of the season with a scoreless final 3.0 innings.
Michael Hurst (3-5) took the loss for Auburn, allowing four runs on two hits and a walk in 2.1 innings, hitting one batter.
Auburn finished the season with 135 doubles, seventh-best all-time, 58 home runs, seventh-best all-time and 208 extra-base hits, also seventh-best in Auburn history.
Prior to the game, Auburn presented a check to the family of Barbara Sanders, mother of sophomore infielder Joseph Sanders, in the amount of $1,775 for the American Cancer Society.