March 21, 2017
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ATLATA, Ga. -- Jonah Todd had two of No. 16 Auburn baseball's six doubles as the Tigers defeated Georgia Tech 7-4 for their eighth-straight win Tuesday at Russ Chandler Stadium.
"Once we got up and worked and played good baseball and got up seven runs, they hit three home runs," Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. "No lead is safe here. It's a very offensive ballpark. This was probably the best offensive club we have faced thus far. You never felt like any lead was safe. Then Cole [Lipscomb] came in and did a good job there in the ninth."
The Tigers improved to 18-5 on the year. The eighth consecutive victory gives Auburn its longest win streak since 2009.
Todd drove in the game's first run as Auburn took a 1-0 lead in the third. Connor Davis picked up a RBI and another came in to score after an error in left field as the Tigers stretched their lead to 3-0 in the fourth.
Todd and Davis each had two hits on the day. Estes drove in two.
The Tigers scored two more in the fifth on a 2-run double by Jay Estes, his eighth double of the season. Will Holland tallied a RBI double and Bowen McGuffin laced a RBI single in the sixth to extend the Auburn lead to 7-1.
Holland finished with two hits, two runs and one RBI. Daniel Robert added a two-hit game.
Auburn tied its season high with six doubles. The Tigers have 15 doubles in their last four games.
Georgia Tech (12-7) homered three times in the game including a 2-run shot in the seventh that closed the Jackets to 7-4.
Auburn starter Christian Camacho allowed one run in 4.1 innings pitched. Calvin Coker got the win after getting the final two outs in the fifth. He improved to 1-1. Cole Lipscomb pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save.
Ben Schniederjans took the loss for the Yellow Jackets with two earned in four innings. He dropped to 0-1 on the year.
Auburn is in action next Friday as it opens a three-game series at Georgia.