WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 12-3-1
Last Week: 3-2
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 12-3-1
Streak: L2
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday – vs. UAB: W, 4-1
Wednesday – at Jacksonville State: W, 6-3
Friday – vs. Southeastern: W, 7-1
Saturday (Game 1) – vs. Southeastern: L, 3-8
Saturday (Game 2) – vs. Southeastern: L, 7-8
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Georgia Tech (6 p.m.)
Friday – at No. 3 Arkansas (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday – at No. 3 Arkansas (2 p.m.)
Sunday – at No. 3 Arkansas (2 p.m.)
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Cole Foster – Jr. – IF – Plano, Texas
3 GP/GS, .692/.714/1.000, 9-for-13, 4 R, 1 2B,1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB
- Led the league with a .692 average and led the team with nine hits in three games last week
- Matched a career-high with four hits in back-to-back games at Jacksonville State and against Southeastern
- Became the first Auburn player to register two straight four-hit games since Hunter Morris in 2010
- Hit his second homer of the season and drove in a season-high four runs in the series opener against Southeastern
Chris Stanfield – Fr. – OF – Tallahassee, Fla.
5 GP/GS, .389/.500/.722, 7-for-18, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SB
- Registered multiple hits and multiple RBI in three of the last four games during the week
- Also reached base three times in three of the last four contests of the week
- Got Auburn's scoring started with a two-run homer in the second inning of the middle game against Southeastern, marking his first career home run
- Drove in the team's first run in the finale and drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the team's five-run ninth inning that almost resulted in a furious two-out comeback
Ike Irish – Fr. – IF/DH – Hudsonville, Mich.
5 GP/GS, .364/.391/.591, 8-for-22, 1 R, 5 2B, 7 RBI, 1 BB
- Tied for the SEC lead with five doubles and led Auburn with seven RBI in five games last week
- Registered multiple hits and doubled in four straight games at Jacksonville State and against Southeastern, adding up to his team best 12th multi-hit game this season
- Leads the league with 11 doubles and is tied for second with 31 hits
- Matched a season high with three RBI on a two-out, bases-clearing double to cut Auburn's deficit to one in the ninth inning in game two Saturday
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tommy Vail – Gr. – LHP – Seattle, Wash.
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 5.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 8 K
- Turned in a season high from an Auburn pitcher in both innings pitched and strikeouts in his second midweek start vs. UAB
- Retired the first 17 batters he faced before issuing back-to-back walks in the sixth inning
- His 5.2 innings marked a career best and his eight strikeouts came up one shy of a career high previously set at Notre Dame
- Has not allowed a hit in 9.2 innings as a starter and is holding opponents to a .024 batting average against this season
Konner Copeland – Sr. – LHP – Mobile, Ala.
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Turned in an Auburn career best in innings pitched and matched a season high with six strikeouts at Jacksonville State
- He is one of two pitchers to strike out six or more batters in multiple start this season
- Improved his ERA to 0.60 in four starts in an Auburn uniform dating back to last season
Zach Crotchfelt – Fr. – LHP – Jackson, N.J.
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Making his second start, turned in 5.0 scoreless innings in the middle game vs. Southeastern
- Made a spectacular diving catch that resulted in a double play to end the third inning
- Struck out the side in the fifth to end his outing, and now leads the team in innings pitched
John Armstrong – So. – RHP – Marietta, Ga.
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Factored into the decision in his fifth straight appearance as he earned his first career save in the series opener against Southeastern
- Matched a season and career high with 3.1 innings in the contest
- Leads the team with seven appearances and has held the opponent scoreless in five of those trips to the mound, including three outings of 3.0 or more innings
TEAM NOTES
Auburn starting pitchers turned in a 1.59 ERA with 25 strikeouts and eight walks in five games and 22.2 innings last week … three of five starters didn't allow a run in 5.0 or more innings, matching or marking the most innings pitched by a starting pitcher entering the week … the Tigers have at least two extra-base hits in every game this season, including a homer in 14 of 16 games … Auburn has double digit hits in nine games and are 8-0-1 in those contests … the Tigers are 11-0 when outhitting the opponent … Wednesday's win at Jacksonville State marked the team's sixth comeback win of the season … Friday's win in the series opener was the team's seventh straight and extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games, marking the longest since winning 15 games in a row in 2019 … Saturday marked just the fifth time in the last two seasons Auburn has lost back-to-back games … the team hasn't lost three straight games since Apr. 9-11, 2021.