Auburn baseball notebook - Mar. 14

This Week in Auburn Baseball
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WEEK AT A GLANCEOverall: 13-4
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 13-4
Streak: L1

Last Week's Results:
Wednesday – vs. Tennessee Tech: W, 4-3
Friday – vs. Middle Tennessee: L, 8-10
Sunday (Game 1) – vs. Middle Tennessee: W, 10-7
Sunday (Game 2) – vs. Middle Tennessee: L, 3-4 (8)

This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Kennesaw State (6 p.m.)
Thursday – vs. #3 Ole Miss (6 p.m.)
Friday – vs. #3 Ole Miss (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. #3 Ole Miss (2 p.m.)OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Blake Rambusch – R-Jr. – 3B – Austin, Texas
 
4 GP/GS, .438/.471/.563, 7-for-16, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB

  • Led the team with seven hits in four games last week.
  • Is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak and has multiple hits four times during the stretch.
  • Hit a RBI triple in the seventh inning of Auburn's comeback win against Tennessee Tech.
  • Matched a season high with three hits in the series finale vs. Middle Tennessee, marking his fourth three-hit game of the season.

Brody Moore – Sr. – SS – Oneonta, Ala.

4 GP/GS, .385/.529/.615, 5-for-13, 3 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 1-1 SB

  • Tied for the team lead with five hits and five RBI in three games against Middle Tennessee.
  • Collected a season-best three hits and four RBI in the series opener against the Blue Raiders.
  • Hit his first home run of the season in game one, a three-run shot in the ninth inning.
  • Recorded his 100th career hit, a RBI single in the first inning, in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.

PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Blake Burkhalter – Jr. – RHP Dothan, Ala.

3 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

  • Made three appearances and factored into a pair of decisions against Tennessee Tech (win) and Middle Tennessee (save).
  • Retired 13 of the 14 batters he faced with the lone batter reaching on a hit-by-pitch.
  • Earned his first win of the season in a comeback win against Tennessee Tech, striking out all four Golden Eagles he faced on 19 pitches in the eighth and ninth innings.
  • Pitched in both games of Sunday's doubleheader against Middle Tennessee, earning his third save of the season in game one.
  • Pitched 2.0 scoreless and retired six of the seven batters he faced with two strikeouts in the first game before setting down the Blue Raiders in order in the seventh inning of a tie game in the second contest.

Chase Allsup – Fr. – RHP – Dothan, Ala.

2 APP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R/0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

  • Made a pair of appearances in the same week for the first time this season.
  • Pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh inning with three strikeouts to strand four runners in Auburn's comeback win against Tennessee Tech.
  • Matched a season high with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings in the series finale vs. Middle Tennessee.

TEAM NOTES
Auburn went on a seven-game win streak from Mar. 1-9, outscoring the opponents 82-14 during the stretch … with the seven game win streak, the Tigers 12-2 start to the season was the team's best since starting the 2019 season a program best 20-2 … Auburn allowed 28 runs in the first 14 games, marking the fewest runs in the first 14 games of a season since allowing 24 runs in the first 14 recorded scores from 1940 … Auburn's pitching staff struck out 10 or more batters in eight straight games from Feb. 26-Mar. 9 … it was the longest such streak since doing it in 14 straight games to start the 2020 season … Trace Bright turned in his third straight quality start in the series finale against Middle Tennessee … he is the first Auburn pitcher to turn in three straight quality starts since Tanner Burns did it two different times in 2019.