April 30, 2017
Auburn Baseball Notebook
Overall: 32-14
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 14-7
Non-Conference: 18-7
Streak: W2
Rank: 5 (BA), 7 (D1), 9 (NCBWA), 8 (CB), 9 (USAT)
Last Week's Results:
April 25 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Troy (L, 5-2)
April 28 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Mississippi State (L, 5-2)
April 29 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Mississippi State (W, 17-8)
April 30 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Mississippi State (W, 5-3)
This Week's Schedule:
May 5 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Alabama, 6 pm (SECN+)
May 6 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Alabama, 2 pm (SECN+)
May 7 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Alabama, 4 pm (SEC Network)
Last Week's Top Performers
Jonah Todd ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" OF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Birmingport, Ala.
- Batted .571 (8-for-14) on the week with five runs scored, four RBI and one stolen base
- Walked five times over the four-game stretch compared to just one strikeout
- Had career-high four RBI in double-header lid lifter with Mississippi State on Saturday
- Four hits in seven at-bats and reached base eight times in doubleheader sweep
Dylan Ingram ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Jr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" IF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Pike Road, Ala.
- Homered twice in doubleheader sweep at Mississippi St. to increase his team-best homer total to seven
- Hit his second grand slam of the season in the first game of doubleheader, the first Auburn player with two in a season since 2012
- Both homers came with two outs, to increase hit 2-out RBI total to 25 in 2017
Elliott Anderson ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Fr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" LHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Cartersville, Ga.
- Made two appearances on season including earning first career victory in series clincher at MSU
- Pitched career-long 2.1 innings at Mississippi State with one run allowed
- Held Troy scoreless for 1.2 innings Tuesday with two strikeouts
Team Notes
Auburn posted a 2-2 record on the week ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ After dropping a midweek match-up, the Tigers went on the road and took down a top 10 opponent for the third time in 2017 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn has won three SEC road series for the first time since 2010 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ On Friday, Keegan Thompson pitched 6.2 innings against the Bulldogs, a season-long in a SEC game ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Cole Lipscomb pitched a season-long 4.2 innings in relief in a 17-8 win by the Tigers in game one of a doubleheader Saturday at MSU ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's 17 runs were a season high and the most in a SEC game since an 18-4 victory over Ole Miss in 2010 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Will Holland had three RBI in the win ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Josh Anthony had two hits, two RBI and three runs ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers dropped seven runs in the fourth inning ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Dylan Ingram's second grand slam of the season was the big blow ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd had a career-best four RBI ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The grand slam was Auburn's third in 11 games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn went 276 games between grand slams from 2012-16 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's seven-run fourth inning was its eighth seven-run inning of the season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Ingram scored a career-best four runs in the game ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jeremy Johnson had a career-high three hits in the Saturday night cap ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Ingram hit a 2-run homer, the first time this season an Auburn hitter has homered in back-to-back games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ he leads the team with seven ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The victory gave Auburn its sixth series win in seven conference match-ups in 2017 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ It was the first doubleheader sweep for Auburn in SEC play since taking two at Alabama in 2011 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Freshman Elliott Anderson pitched a career-long 2.1 innings in the win ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Andrew Mitchell allowed just one run in 4.1 innings in his first SEC start of the season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Conor Davis and Jonah Todd both had hits in both games Saturday ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd has a career-best 13 game hitting streak ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Davis has a hit in 13 consecutive starts ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd has reached base in 19 straight ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jay Estes has reached base in 12 consecutive games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd leads the team with 20 multi-hit games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Robert holds the team lead with 12 multi-RBI games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd is batting .500 (27-for-54) in 15 games away from Plainsman Park ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn has scored 15 or more runs four times in last 12 games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Cole Lipscomb owns a 1.06 ERA in three career games against Mississippi State ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Dylan Ingram became first Auburn player to score four runs in a SEC game since Cullen Wacker in 2012 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn scored 12 combined runs in fourth inning of doubleheader vs. MSU ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ 25 of Ingram's 35 RBI on the season have come with 2 outs ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers are 22-5 when scoring first in 2017 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is outscoring its opponents 155-64 in the 3-5 innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd is batting .526 (20-for-38) with 10 RBI over the last 10 games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Ingram is .303 (10-33) with 13 runs, five homers, two doubles and 15 RBI in last 10 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jeremy Johnson batted 4-for-10 (.400) in his first three SEC starts with a .500 OBP ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd is batting .419 in SEC play ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ With Georgia's Sunday loss, Auburn clinched a spot in the SEC Tournament ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's RPI was up to No. 19 on Sunday following the series win at MSU ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn hosts rival Alabama at Plainsman Park this weekend ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers defeated Alabama 4-3 in the ninth annual MAX Capital City Classic in March ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn has not won a series with the Crimson Tide since 2011