Feb. 19, 2017
Auburn Baseball Notebook
Overall: 3-1
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 3-1
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Feb. 17 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. George Washington (W, 9-0)
Feb. 18 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. George Washington (W, 2-0)
Feb. 18 vs. George Washington (L, 9-5)
Feb. 19 vs. George Washingotn (W, 4-3)
This Week's Schedule:
Feb. 21 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Jacksonville State (SECN+)
Feb. 22 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Florida A&M (SECN+)
Feb. 24 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross
Feb. 25 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross
Feb. 26 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross (SECN+)
Last Week's Top Performers
Keegan Thompson ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" R-Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Cullman, Ala.
- Pitched 6.0 innings on Opening Day in his return to the mound for Auburn
- In his first outing since May 30, 2015, Thompson scattered four hits and did not allow a run to earn the win
- Thompson is now 8-2 in his career at Plainsman Park
Daniel Robert ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Sr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" UTIL ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Hoover, Ala.
- Started all four games at either first base or in right field
- Batted a team-high .500 (8-for-16) over opening weekend with one RBI and three RBI
- Also pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings on Sunday with two strikeouts and no hits allowed
Casey Mize ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" So. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Springville, Ala.
- Struck out seven with no walks in his first start of the season to get a win
- Allowed only two hits in five innings pitched
- Seven strikeouts on Saturday were a career high for a home start
Team Notes
Auburn opened the season with a 3-1 series victory over George Washington ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the Tigers picked up a 9-0 win on Opening Day behind six scoreless innings from Keegan Thompson ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the start was Thompson's first since returning from Tommy John surgery ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ His last outing was May 30, 2015 and his last appearance at Plainsman Park was April 18, 2015 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the victory was Auburn's seventh consecutive Opening Day win ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn head coach Butch Thompson is 2-0 on Opening Day ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ it was the third time since 2014 that the Tigers posted a shutout on Opening Day ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Damon Haecker made his first career start behind the plate in the season opener ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ it was Haecker's fourth consecutive Opening Day start and at his third different position ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the senior started at second base from 2014-15 and at third base in 2016 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Haecker is the first Tiger since Justin Hargett (2008-2011) to start four consecutive opening day games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn split a Saturday doubleheader with Casey Mize and Cole Lipscomb supplying strong pitching in the early game a 2-0 shutout ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mize struck out seven with no walks in five innings and Lipscomb followed with four scoreless innings with four punch outs for his second career save and first since Opening Day 2015 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ It was the first time Auburn posted consecutive shutouts to open a season since 1928 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Freshman Davis Daniel made his college debut with 4.1 innings on Sunday and a no decision ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Andrew Mitchell picked up his first career victory as a reliever with two innings and only one unearned run allowed ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Corey Herndon closed the door in the ninth for his first career save ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦. Daniel Robert had a hit in all four games on the weekend and led the team with a .500 average (8-for-16) ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He has now reached base in 19 straight games in which he has a plate appearance dating back to March 13, 2016 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He missed the final six weeks of the 2016 season in the field and at the plate due to a wrist injury ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Robert also carries a six-game hitting streak from 2016 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Auburn pitching staff recorded only five walks in 27 innings on the weekend with a 2.50 ERA ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ With Sunday's win, Auburn matched its win total in one-run games from a season ago ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers were 1-11 in one-run games in 2016 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Robert, Luke Jarvis and Jonah Todd each had a hit in all four games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ In his Auburn debut, junior DH Dylan Ingram hit .444 (4-for-9) in three games and drove in a team-high five runs ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Senior outfielder Bo Decker had a career-high three hits on Sunday ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" the most for the Florida native since recording two hits on Opening Day 2015 against Binghamton ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn hit .295 as a team against GW