WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 18-9-1
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 3-6
Non-Conference: 15-3-1
Streak: L2
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday – vs. North Alabama: W, 14-1 (7)
Friday – at No. 2 Florida: W, 10-1
Saturday – at No. 2 Florida: L, 5-12
Sunday – at No. 2 Florida: L, 8-17
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – at UAB (6 p.m.)
Thursday – vs. Texas A&M (7 p.m.)
Friday – vs. Texas A&M (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. Texas A&M (3:30 p.m.)
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Ike Irish – Fr. – DH – Hudsonville, Mich.
4 GP/GS, .474/.500/.947, 9-for-19, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 1 BB
- Led the league with 10 RBI and tied for the league lead with 18 total bases.
- Five of his nine hits were for extra bases, including three doubles and two homers.
- Collected multiple hits in three of four games, starting the week by matching a season high with four hits and driving in a season high five runs Tuesday vs. North Alabama.
- Homered in back-to-back games against the Lions and in the series opener at Florida, marking his third homer in a span of four games.
- Drove in four runs in his first two at-bats in Gainesville, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning and two-run ground-rule double in the second, to lead Auburn to the series-opening win.
Cooper McMurray – R-So. – IF – Tulsa, Okla.
Last week: 4 GP/GS, .333/.600/.750, 4-for-12, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 BB
- Started his first game since Mar. 4 last Tuesday vs. North Alabama and went 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBI.
- Has a hit in six straight games since his return, going 6-for-14 (.429) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI.
- Reached base 12 times in 20 plate appearances last week – four hits and eight walks – and three of his four hits were for extra bases.
- Hit his third homer of the season to get Auburn's scoring started in the series finale at Florida.
Bobby Peirce – R-Sr. – OF – Scottsdale, Ariz.
4 GP/GS, .438/.550/.813, 7-for-16, 8 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP
- Started in left field for the first time since Feb. 26 last Tuesday vs. North Alabama and scored a season high three runs.
- Ranked tied for second in the league with eight runs scored during the week.
- Collected multiple hits in all three games at Florida, leading the team with six hits and a .462 average during the weekend.
- Hit his second homer of the season to give Auburn a 3-2 lead in the third inning of the middle game against the Gators.
- Reached base a season high four times in the contest.
Bryson Ware – Sr. – IF – Madison, Miss.
Last week: 4 GP/GS, .333/.421/.933, 5-for-15, 5 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SB
- Led the team with seven RBI in the three games at Florida.
- Has driven in multiple runs in five straight games and six of the last seven, totaling 15 RBI during the span.
- Has hit five homers in the last seven games and seven homers in the last 10.
- Ranks second in the league with six homers during SEC play, tied for second with 32 total bases, fourth with a .865 slugging percentage and fifth with 15 RBI.
- Is riding his second hit streak of 10 or more games (12) and has reached base in 29 straight games dating back to the end of last season.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tanner Bauman – Jr. – LHP – Jacksonville, Fla.
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 APP, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Earned his first SEC win by holding the nation's ninth-highest scoring offense scoreless for 4.0 innings in relief in the series opener at Florida.
- Induced a double play against the first batter he faced to erase an inherited runner and ultimately allowed just four baserunners in his outing.
- His 4.0 innings matched a season high and his four strikeouts were one shy of his high mark.
Will Cannon – So. – RHP – Phenix City, Ala.
0-0, 2.25 ERA, 1 GS, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Made his first start in an Auburn uniform in the series opener at Florida and held the nation's ninth-highest scoring offense entering the weekend to a season low one run.
- Struck out Florida's two-hole hitter to strand the bases loaded and preserve a seven-run lead in the fourth inning of the series opener.
- Leads the team with a 1.54 ERA in SEC play – two earned runs in 11.2 innings pitched.
TEAM NOTES
Auburn outscored the opponent 24-2 in the first two games of the week … the Tigers' 14 runs in the seven innings against North Alabama were the second most in a game this season … seven of the 13 hits in the contests were for extra bases – four doubles and three homers … the teams' nine-run win in the series opener at No. 2 Florida was the team's largest margin of victory in a road SEC game since defeating Alabama 20-5 on Apr. 21, 2018 … it was the first time Florida lost a game with ace Brandon Sproat on the mound since Apr. 23, 2022 … it also marked the fewest runs the Gators scored this season and the third most runs they had allowed … the Tigers homered six times in the three-game series at Florida, tied with the USC series for the most homers in a weekend this season … the team has homered in eight straight games, including multiple homers on five occasions during the span … Auburn's three homers in the series finale marked the fourth game with three homers this season, including its second during the week.