April 9, 2017
Auburn Baseball Notebook
Overall: 24-10
Last Week: 1-3
SEC: 8-4
Non-Conference: 16-6
Streak: L2
Last Week's Results:
April 4 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" vs. Georgia Tech (L, 11-8)
April 7 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Texas A&M (W, 2-1)
April 8 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Texas A&M (L, 6-3)
April 9 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Texas A&M (L, 3-1)
This Week's Schedule:
April 11 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Samford, 6 pm (YouTube)
April 13 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Tennessee, 6:30 pm (SECN)
April 14 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Tennessee, 5 pm (SECN+)
April 15 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" at Tennessee (No TV)
Last Week's Top Performers
Conor Davis ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Fr. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" IF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Roswell, Ga.
- Batted .500 (4-for-8) on the week with three doubles, two runs scored and one RBI
- Had a season high two doubles on Sunday at Texas A&M
- Walked three times on the week with just one strikeout in three games (three starts)
- Batting .309 on the season with seven doubles, one homer and 11 RBI in 25 games (14 starts)
Casey Mize ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" So. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" RHP ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Springville, Ala.
- Picked up his team-high fifth win of the season in a Friday victory at Texas A&M
- Tied his career high for the second-straight week with 12 strikeouts, his fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season
- Allowed only three baserunners (two hits, one walk) in seven shutout innings against the Aggies
- On the season, leads the SEC with 75 strikeouts and ranks fourth with a 1.37 ERA
Team Notes
Auburn recorded a 1-3 record ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers dropped a Tuesday game with rival Georgia Tech 11-8 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Sprinkle recorded a season-high five strikeouts in 3.1 relief innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mike Rojas hit a 3-run double, his first career extra-base hits and RBI ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Casey Mize picked up his team-leading fifth win on Friday at Texas A&M ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mize tied his career high for the second-straight week with 12 strikeouts ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He has four double-digit strikeouts games in 2017 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mize allowed only two hits and one walk in seven shutout innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Andrew Mitchell pitched the ninth for his second save ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Mize increased his SEC leading strikeout total to 75 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The win gave Auburn 24 on the season, eclipsing the team's 2016 win total (23) ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The victory was the eighth in SEC play, matching Auburn's 2016 total ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The win also improved Auburn to 9-2 in one-run games after posting a 1-11 mark in those games a season ago ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jay Estes had two doubles and two RBI in the game ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Blake Logan hit his second homer of the season and the fifth of his career to stake Auburn to a 3-0 first-inning lead ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ that would be it for Auburn's scoring as the Aggies scored six unanswered in a 6-3 loss ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Keegan Thompson allowed four runs in four innings in his first start since March 24 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He was charged with his first loss of the season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Calvin Coker pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ He has allowed just one earned run in his last eight appearances (16.2 innings) ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Freshman Conor Davis had two doubles in a Sunday loss ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Andrew Mitchell and Cole Lipscomb combined for 2.2 scoreless relief innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The series loss was the first of the season for Auburn ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers turned five double plays on the week and lead the SEC with 34 on the year ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Tigers are three games (1-2) into a season-long eight game road trip ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Casey Mize was named a D1 Baseball midseason All-American and head coach Butch Thompson was named the midseason Coach of the Year ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn hitters tallied six doubles against Texas A&M and have 70 total on the season which ranks second in the SEC and top 25 in the country ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn's rank of No. 7 in last week's Baseball America poll was its highest since 2004 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd leads the Auburn lineup with a .350 average in SEC play ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ The Auburn pitching staff owns a 3.26 ERA and .231 BAA in conference action ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Tiger hurlers have walked only 20 batters in 105.0 league innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd is the top hitter over the last 10 games at .324 (11-for-34) with four doubles and six runs scored ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Robert is next at .306 (11-for-36) with five runs, six RBI and four stolen bases ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Conor Davis is batting .556 (5-for-9) with three doubles, three runs scored, one homer and four RBI in the last five games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd is 6-for-15 (.400) over the last five ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is now 4-3 on the road ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Conor Davis (.438) is the top hitter away from Plainsman Park ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Tiger pitchers own a 2.85 ERA and .226 BAA in seven games away from the Plains ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Dylan Ingram and Josh Anthony are tied for the team lead with 11 two-out RBI ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Daniel Robert is hitting .369 as the cleanup hitter in 18 games with nine RBI ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn is out-scoring its opponents 66-39 in the fourth and fifth innings ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Jonah Todd leads Auburn with 12 multi-hit games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Robert and Jay Estes both have 11 ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Robert is the team leader with 10 multi-RBI games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Todd has reached base in seven straight