WEEK AT A GLANCEOverall: 2-1
Streak: W2
Last Week's Results:
Friday – vs. Oklahoma: L, 0-3
Saturday – vs. No. 12 Texas Tech: W, 2-1
Sunday – vs. Kansas State: W, 12-1
This Week's Schedule:
Wednesday – vs. Troy (5 p.m.)
Friday – vs. Yale (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. Yale (2 p.m.)
Sunday – vs. Yale (1 p.m.)
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKSonny DiChiara - Sr. - 1B - Hoover, Ala.
3 GP/GS, .556/.692/.889, 5-for-9, 3 R, 3 2B, 2 BB, 2 HBP
- Collected a hit in all three contests, including two apiece in the first and last games of the weekend, en route to leading the State Farm Showdown field in average, on-base percentage and doubles.
- Reached base multiple times in all three games, including five times against Kansas State – two hits, two hit by pitches and one walk.
- Notched a career high with two doubles in the season opener against Oklahoma, the first coming in his first Auburn at-bat.
PITCHER OF THE WEEKJohnny Wholestaff
3 G, 2-1, 1.38 ERA, 1 SV, 26.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 15 BB, 25 K
- The Tigers held three Power 5 opponents in Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Kansas State to four earned runs, marking the fewest earned runs in three games against Power 5 competition since 2019.
- The pitching staff led the teams included in the State Farm Showdown in ERA by nearly 2.30 points.
- Starting pitchers went 2-0 and didn't allow an earned run with 11 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work.
- Five pitchers who made their Auburn debuts didn't allow an earned run and struck out 11 in a combined six appearances and 8.2 innings.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKBrody Moore – Sr. – SS – Oneonta, Ala.
3 GP/GS, 2-for-9, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 DP, 4 PO, 6 A, 0 E
- Playing a premium position, Moore anchored Auburn's defense that didn't make an error on 53 balls put in play and ended up leading the teams in the State Farm Showdown in fielding percentage (.991) and double plays (four).
- Was second on the team with six assists and made four putouts.
- Started a double play to keep the season opener against Oklahoma scoreless in the middle innings.
TEAM NOTESAfter dropping the season opener for the first time since 2010, Auburn followed up a loss in the first game of a weekend on the road or at a neutral site with back-to-back wins for just the third time in the last seven seasons … along with allowing just four earned runs, Auburn's pitching staff held the opponent to four or fewer hits in all three contests – four vs. Oklahoma and three apiece against Texas Tech and Kansas State … the 10 total hits were the fewest in a three-game span since allowing nine hits in three games against Radford in 2015 … 11 of 13 pitchers who took the mound didn't allow an earned run … 11 players, including six positions players and five pitchers, made their Auburn debuts in Arlington … DiChiara and fellow newcomer Blake Rambusch led the way from the plate, going a combined 9-for-22 and scoring seven runs.