Overall: 9-2
Last Week: 3-0
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 9-2
Streak: W4
Last Week's Results:
Friday – vs. Cincinnati (W, 5-0)
Saturday (Game 1) – vs. Cincinnati (W, 5-0)
Saturday (Game 2) – vs. Cincinnati (W, 9-5)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. UT Martin (4 p.m.)
Wednesday – vs. UT Martin (4 p.m.)
Friday – vs. UTSA (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. UTSA (2 p.m.)
Sunday – vs. UTSA (1 p.m.)
Last Week's Top Performers
Tanner Burns – So. – RHP – Decatur, Ala.
1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 15 K
- Matched the Auburn single-game record with 15 strikeouts in the series opener vs. Cincinnati – joined the 15-strikeout club of Casey Mize (2018), Chris Bootcheck (1999), Tim Hudson (1997), John Powell (1994) and Mark Chapman (1986)
- Turned in the first complete-game shutout in the SEC this season and the first of his career
- Struck out a batter in eight of nine innings pitched and a pair of batters in six innings
- Retired the first 11 batters he faced in the contest and faced just two batters over the minimum as he didn't issue a walk
Steven Williams – So. – RF – Albany, Ga.
3 GP/GS, .583/.615/.917, 7-for-12, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
- Reached base in eight of 13 plate appearances vs. Cincinnati
- Homered in his second straight game with a two-run bomb in the seventh inning of the series opener against the Bearcats
- Has multiple hits in four straight games, including three hits in a pair of contests, and has raised his batting average 192 points during the span
- Scored a season-high three runs in the series clinching win vs. Cincinnati
Jack Owen – So. – LHP – Aliso Viejo, Calif.
1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K
- Made his first career weekend started and pitched a career-high 7.0 innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts
- Retired 12 straight batters from the fourth through the seventh inning with eight strikeouts during the span
- Hasn't allowed an earned run in 16.0 innings to start the season
- Has posted a 22-2 K-BB ratio in his first three appearances
Rankin Woley – Jr. – 1B – Atlanta, Ga.
3 GP/GS, .462/.462/.692, 6-for-13, 3 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI
- Turned in a pair of hits and scored a run in all three games vs. Cincinnati
- Drove in six runs in the series, including a season-high three runs in the finale
- Three of his four hits in Saturday's doubleheader were extra-base hits
- Has reached base in 11 straight games to start his Auburn career
Team Notes
Auburn's sweep of Cincinnati was the team's fourth in the last seven series against non-conference opponents … the Tigers are 18-3 overall against non-conference foes during the span … the five runs allowed over the weekend were the third-fewest in a three-game series under head coach Butch Thompson … the first two games of the series also marked the first back-to-back shutouts since 2017 … the 37 strikeouts were the most in a three-game series since also striking out 37 batters at Ole Miss from May 9-11, 1997 … the Auburn pitching staff walked just two batters in the three-game series … the two walk were the fewest in a three-game series since also walking two batters against Alabama from May 12-14, 1995 … Burns matched the program record with 15 strikeouts and didn't issue a walk in the series opener vs. Cincinnati … he joined Casey Mize (2018), Chris Bootcheck (1999), Tim Hudson (1997), John Powell (1994) and Mark Chapman (1986) in the 15-strikeout club … Burns' complete-game shutout was the first in the SEC this season and the first of his career … Owen backed up Burns effort with a career-high 7.0 scoreless inning and career-high 10 strikeouts in the series clinching win versus the Bearcats … it marked the first weekend start of Owen's career … Williams has multiple hits in four straight contests and 10 total hits during the span, raising his average 192 points … he has reached base in 17 straight contests dating back to the end of last season … Woley turned in a pair of his in all three contests vs. Cincinnati and drove in a season-high three runs in the finale against the Bearcats … he joined Williams and Judd Ward as the only Auburn players to reach base in all 11 games this season … Ryan Bliss broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the third inning with the first home run in his Auburn career … Bliss is currently riding a season-high nine game hitting streak … Auburn's four-game winning streak in the team's longest of the season.