May 21, 2015
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Auburn baseball was eliminated from the 2015 SEC Baseball Tournament on Thursday with an 11-2 loss to Florida at the Hoover Met.
"Reflecting on the tournament, the kids did a really good job of coming in winning and playing hard-fought contests," Auburn head coach Sunny Golloway said. "Really two innings - the six run inning against LSU yesterday and the eight run inning today. That's tough for any team to overcome."
JJ Schwarz's sac fly to right put the Gators on top 1-0 in the second. In the third Florida stretched its lead with eight two-out runs to chase Auburn starter Dalton Rentz (L, 3-4). The junior allowed eight runs (four earned) on seven hits in 1.2 innings pitched.
Florida (41-16) added two more off reliever Robby Clements to take a 9-0 lead at the end of the third.
Clements pitched 3.1 innings and allowed three runs with five strikeouts and no walks. Justin Camp pitched 2.1 innings with two strikeouts. Will Thompson got the final two outs
The Gators scored two more in the sixth on RBI singles by Josh Tobias and Peter Alonso.
Tobias was 4-for-5 with two RBIs. Alonso drove in three with three hits.
Logan Shore (7-6) got the win for the Gators with 7.2 innings, seven strikeouts and no walks.
Austin Murphy plated a run for Auburn in the fourth with a RBI single to center that scored Melvin Gray. The Tigers added another run in the sixth as Grier tripled, then came home on a groundout by Gray.
Gray had a double, an RBI and his 18th stolen base. Daniel Robert had two hits.
The Tigers (35-24) will now await a NCAA Regional bid on Monday.
NOTES: Auburn finishes 1-2 in the SEC Tournament and is now 35-23 on the season. The Tigers' all-time record in SEC Tournament play is 31-44 ... With two stolen bases on Thursday, Auburn has now stolen 34 bases in its past 23 games after stealing 23 bases in the first 36 games ... Anfernee Grier's triple today was Auburn's 17th of the season, which is the most for the Tigers since recording 19 in 2012 ... For the third time this season, Auburn's pitching staff did not walk a batter. Previously, the Tigers didn't allow a walk vs. Georgia State on April 8 and vs. Kennesaw State on April 29 ... Auburn's three extra base hits on Thursday give the Tigers 137 on the season, the team's most since collecting 167 in 2012. Auburn has at least one extra base hit in 11 consecutive games.