Overall: 2-1
Last Week: 2-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 2-1
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Friday – vs. Georgia Southern (W, 11-2)
Saturday – vs. Georgia Southern (L, 5-7 – 13 innings)
Sunday – vs. Georgia Southern (W, 4-3 – 13 innings)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Alabama A&M (4 p.m.)
Wednesday – vs. Alabama A&M (4 p.m.)
Friday – at UCF (5 p.m.)
Saturday – at UCF (5 p.m.)
Sunday – at UCF (5 p.m.)
Last Week's Top Performers
Elliott Anderson – Jr. – LHP – Cartersville, Ga.
1 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
- Matched a career high in innings pitched and strikeouts in the season opener.
- Picked up the win to improve his career record to 7-0.
- Held the opponents to just a .143 batting average.
Kason Howell – Fr. – OF – Argyle, Texas
3 GP/GS, .333/.467/.417, 4-for-12, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB
- Drew the bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the series finale in walk-off fashion.
- Drove in the game-tying run with one out in the bottom of the ninth in the second game of the series.
- Made multiple diving catches while patrolling center field all 35 innings of action over the weekend.
Edouard Julien – So. – 3B – Quebec City, Quebec
3 GP/GS, .385/.471/.692, 5-for-13, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1-1 SB
- Hit the team's first inside-the-park home run since 2013 in the series finale.
- Led the team in runs, home runs, RBI, average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
- Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning in the series finale.
Jack Owen – So. – LHP – Aliso Viejo, Calif.
1 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
- Picked up the win in the decisive series finale, marking his first career win on the weekend.
- Escaped a bases-loaded jam with one out in the 11th inning.
- All four of his hits allowed were singles.
Team Notes
Auburn's series win against Georgia Southern was the team's 11th straight non-conference series win dating back to the season-opening series in 2016 … the Tigers improved to 23-5 in weekend non-conference games since the start of the 2017 season … the pitching staff turned in a 2.31 ERA in 35.0 innings pitched over the three games … five pitchers who pitched 3.0 or more innings didn't allow an earned run … the staff struck out 30 batters and issued 10 walks on the weekend while holding the Eagles to a .238 batting average … seven pitchers and seven position players made their Auburn debuts during the weekend … Edouard Julien led the way offensively as he went 5-for-13 with four runs scored, a double, an inside-the-park home run and six RBI … Julien scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning in the decisive series finale … Kason Howell drew the bases-loaded walk that scored Julien to give the Tigers the series win … Howell went 4-for-12 on the weekend with a double and three RBI … Judd Ward matched Julien with a team-high five hits on the weekend … Elliott Anderson matched a career-high in both innings pitched (4.0) and strikeouts (seven) en route to improving his career record to 7-0 with the win Friday night … Jack Owen pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless relief in the finale and picked up his first career win on the weekend.