Auburn Baseball Notebook - March 26

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March 26, 2017


Auburn Baseball Notebook

Overall: 20-6
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 5-1
Non-Conference: 15-5
Streak: W1

Last Week's Results:
March 21 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Georgia Tech (W, 7-4)
March 24 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Georgia (W, 2-1)
March 25 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Georgia (L, 4-1)
March 26 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Georgia (W, 4-1)

This Week's Schedule:
March 28 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Capital City Classic vs. Alabama, 7 pm (ESPNU)
March 31 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. South Carolina, 6 pm (SECN+)
April 1 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. South Carolina, 5 pm (ESPNU)
April 2 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. South Carolina, 1 pm (SECN+)

Last Week's Top Performers

Luke Jarvis ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" IF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" San Diego, Calif.

  • Batted .467 (7-for-15) on the week as Auburn posted a 3-1 record
  • Drove in two runs with four runs scored including his second homer and triple of the season
  • Perfect in 16 chances at shortstop and helped turn four double plays on the week
  • Hit .500 (6-for-12) in UGA series with a key triple Friday and 2-run homer Sunday
  • Jarvis is batting .435 (10-23) with four runs, four RBI and three XBH in his first six SEC games

Jonah Todd ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" OF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Birmingport, Ala.

  • Hit .438 (7-for-16) on the week as the Tigers went 3-1 with four doubles
  • Batted .455 (5-for-11) against Georgia including two doubles with two runs scored and a steal
  • Scored go-ahead run on Sunday vs. UGA and made game-clinching diving catch in outfield in ninth
  • Lead team with .351 BA and eight doubles on the season
  • Leads team with 10 multi-hit games this season

Davis Daniel ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Fr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Montgomery, Ala.

  • Turned in his best performance of season to clinch series with Georgia on Sunday
  • Pitched six shutout innings with four hits allowed and six strikeouts to earn first SEC victory
  • Allowed just five base runners as he improved to 2-0 on the season and helped Auburn to 5-1 SEC start
  • Key sequence came in the sixth when he struck out UGA's No. 3 and No. 4 hitters with a runner at second in a 2-0 game to end the inning
  • Has 25 strikeouts in 26.1 innings pitched this season and only six walks

Team Notes

Auburn enjoyed a 3-1 week with a midweek victory over Georgia Tech and a series win at rival Georgia ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn broke into the top 25 in four different polls with a top rank of 16 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd had two of Auburn's season high tying six doubles in the 7-4 win over GT ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Right-hander Cole Lipscomb had the first of two saves on the week ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn extended its winning streak to nine games with a 2-1 nail-biter on Friday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Robert delivered the go-ahead hit in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings to get the first victory of his career ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ It was Auburn's first 4-0 start to SEC play since 1976 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the nine-game win streak was the longest since 2009 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Cole Lipscomb got the final three outs on Friday for his fifth save, the most for an Auburn pitcher since Terrance Dedrick had 10 in 2013 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Relievers Ryan Watson, Calvin Coker, Corey Herndon, Robert and Lipscomb combined to pitch five innings and allow just one run after Keegan Thompson was lifted as a precaution after four innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd and Damon Haecker both had two hits in the Saturday loss ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Luke Jarvis homered and Davis Daniel pitched a career-best six scoreless in Sunday's 4-1 win ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The victory is Auburn's 20th of the season in its first 26 games, the fastest the Tigers have reached 20 wins since opening the 2004 season 20-6 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jarvis had three hits for the second time in six games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn has won its first six series for the first time since winning its first 10 series in 2003 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Will Holland was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn starting pitchers combined to pitch 17 innings (1.59 ERA) with three runs allowed and 14 strikeouts with two walks vs. Georgia ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ By winning 10 of its last 11 games, Auburn has lowered its team ERA from 4.37 to 3.22 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The team ERA in the last 10 games is 1.82 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers have fielded .981 with only seven errors in its last 10 games with nine double plays ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers are 11-for-12 in stolen bases over the last 10 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is second in the SEC with 56 doubles including 17 in the last seven games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is the toughest team to strikeout in the SEC with only 146 as a team ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn pitchers have allowed the fewest home runs (8) in the league ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers lead the SEC with 26 double plays turned ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's pitching staff owns the lowest ERA and opponent batting average in league games with 2.21 and .214 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ After a 1-11 record in one-run games in 2016, Auburn is 5-2 in one-run games this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers are 8-2 in games decided by two runs or less ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd leads Auburn with 10 multi-hit games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd has reached base in eight straight ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn faces Alabama in Montgomery in the MAX Capital City Classic ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is 7-1 all-time in the Capital City Classic ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers host South Carolina at Plainsman Park this weekend in a battle of SEC division leaders