Feb. 26, 2017
Auburn Baseball Notebook
Overall: 7-1
Last Week: 4-0
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 7-1
Streak: W5
Last Week's Results:
Feb. 22 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Florida A&M (W, 12-8)
Feb. 24 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross (W, 7-0)
Feb. 25 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross (W, 4-0)
Feb. 26 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Holy Cross (W, 13-4)
This Week's Schedule:
Feb. 28 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Samford (SECN+)
March 3 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Lipscomb (SECN+)
March 4 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Lipscomb
March 5 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Lipscomb (SECN+)
Last Week's Top Performers
Keegan Thompson ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" R-Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Cullman, Ala.
- Improved to 2-0 on the season with his second quality start of the season in Friday win
- Struck out six and allowed just two batters to reach with streak of 19 straight retired
- Has now pitched into the eighth inning 10 times in his career
- Holds a 0.00 ERA this season and opponents are batting just .114 against him
Cole Lipscomb ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" R-Sr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Prattville, Ala.
- Made two appearances on the week and struck out five in 5.1 innings pitched
- Allowed just two hits and no runs; picked up his first win of the season and 11th of his career on Tuesday
- Has not allowed a run in three appearances this season with nine strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched
Bo Decker ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" R-Sr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" OF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Clermont, Fla.
- Batted .500 (6-for-12) for the week with five RBI and two runs scored
- Stole two bases during the week, the first two steals of his career
- Batting .375 on the season with six RBI and a team-best three three-hit games
Casey Mize ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" So. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Springville, Ala.
- Set a new career high with 12 strikeouts in 5.0 innings vs. Holy Cross
- Scattered four hits with one walk and did not allow a run to improve to 2-0
- 12 Ks are most for Auburn player since 2015; 19 K in 10.0 IP this season
Team Notes
Auburn posted a 4-0 week including a weekend sweep of Patriot League preseason pick Holy Cross ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn made a momentous comeback on Tuesday rebounding from a 7-0 deficit to defeat Florida A&M 12-8 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ It was Auburn's largest comeback since May 7, 2013 against Jacksonville State ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the Tigers trailed 8-0 in that contest and won 12-8 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Keegan Thompson and Corey Herndon combined for a 1-hit shutout on Friday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Thompson retired 19 in a row after a one-out double in the first all the way into the seventh ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Thompson retired 24-of-27 batters overall ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Bo Decker led the Tigers at the plate with his third consecutive three-hit game ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn posted its second-straight shutout with a 4-0 win behind Casey Mize and Cole Lipscomb on Saturday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The duo combined to strikeout 16, the most for an Auburn team since 2/28/2010 vs. Florida Atlantic ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The trio of Cole Nelson, Bradley Hendrix and Garrett Bush combined for 16 strikeouts that day ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mize's 12 Ks alone were a new career high ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He has 20 Ks in 10.0 innings this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn completed the sweet with 13-4 win on Sunday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ it was the first sweep by the Tigers since March 23-25, 2015 vs. Georgia ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the victory also improved Auburn to 7-1 on the season for the first time since 2007 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's 13 runs on Sunday were a season high ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Starter Davis Daniel allowed a third-inning run ending Auburn's streak of 23.2 scoreless dating back to the Tuesday win over FAMU ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Robert reached base in all four games over the week running his reached-base streak to 23 games dating back to 2016 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd is the only Tiger with a hit in all eight games this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Birmingport, Ala. native is batting .393 this season with nine runs scored and seven RBI ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ he's tied with Bo Decker and Daniel Robert with three multi-hit games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn has double-digit hits in four of the last five games and five of eight games in 2017 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn pitchers have struck out 68 batters compared to only 18 walks in 72.0 innings this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers hit .336 as a team this week and is batting .315 this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn hosts Samford (2-4) on Tuesday before welcoming Atlantic Sun preseason favorite Lipscomb (5-2) to Plainsman Park this weekend