AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn baseball team is halfway through an eight-game road swing and takes on Alabama in the 11th annual Capital City Classic in Montgomery Tuesday before traveling to Columbia, S.C., for a weekend series against the Gamecocks. Listen here as head coach Butch Thompson and Andy Burcham discuss it all on the latest This Week in Auburn Baseball.
Overall: 20-4
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 4-2
Non-Conference: 16-2
Streak: L2
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday – at UAB (W, 13-5)
Friday – at No. 4 Mississippi State (W, 6-5)
Saturday – at No. 4 Mississippi State (L, 2-15)
Sunday – at No. 4 Mississippi State (L, 15-20)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Alabama (6 p.m.) – Capital City Classic in Montgomery
Friday – at South Carolina (6 p.m.)
Saturday – at South Carolina (12 p.m.)
Sunday – at South Carolina (11 a.m.)
Last Week's Top Performers
Ryan Bliss – Fr. – 2B – LaGrange, Ga.
4 GP/GS, .467/.556/.667, 7-for-15, 2 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP
- Collected a season-high three hits in a pair of games
- Gave Auburn its first lead of the series finale at Mississippi State with a two-RBI double in the third inning
- Matched a season high with two runs scored and two RBI in the contest
- Turned in a season-high six assists in the field in the series finale in Starkville
Conor Davis – Jr. – DH – Roswell, Ga.
4 GP/GS, .400/.500/.733, 6-for-15, 4 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HBP
- Collected a hit in all four contests, including a season-high three hits in the series finale at Mississippi State
- Also matched a season-high with two runs scored in the rubber game
- Broke a 4-4 tie with the first grand slam of his career Tuesday at UAB
- Leads the team with a .382 batting average in the last 10 games
Judd Ward – So. – OF – Russellville, Ala.
3 GP/GS, .333/.333/.667, 4-for-12, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI (at Mississippi State)
- Turned in his fifth multi-hit game of the season and drove in a career-high four runs in the series finale at Mississippi State
- Gave Auburn a 15-13 lead with a three-run home run in the seventh inning Sunday
- Made a diving play down the left-field line in the eighth inning of the series opener to help preserve a one-run lead
- Ranks second on the team with a .350 batting average and six RBI in SEC play
Team Notes
Auburn extended its win streak to 15 games with a win at UAB Tuesday and win in the series opener at Mississippi State Friday … the 15-game winning streak was the second longest in the country and tied for the third longest in program history … Auburn came back from deficits of four and five runs, respectively, in the two wins … the five-run comeback win at Mississippi State was the team's largest in a conference game since 2016 … trailing 5-0 through five innings, the team scored two runs in each of the sixth through eighth innings to complete the comeback … Auburn's 15 runs Sunday matched a season high … the team's 21 hits were also a season high and marked the most hits in a conference game since 2010 … all nine members of the starting lineup recorded a hit, while eight players tallied two or more.