WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 25-18-1
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 9-12
Non-Conference: 16-6-1
Streak: W2
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday – vs. Troy: L, 7-8
Friday – at No. 2 South Carolina: W, 8-3
Saturday – at No. 2 South Carolina: W, 9-5
Sunday – at No. 2 South Carolina: L, 7-8
This Week's Schedule:
Friday – vs. No. 1 LSU (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. No. 1 LSU (8 p.m.)
Sunday – vs. No. 1 LSU (1 p.m.)
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Bobby Peirce – R-Sr. – OF – Scottsdale, Ariz.
4 GP/GS, .500/.500/.850, 10-for-20, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB
- Tied for the league lead in hits and total bases (17) and led the team in average for the week and in the series at South Carolina (.400).
- Started the week with his second game this season with four or more hits and threw out a pair of runners from left field at third and home in the midweek vs. Troy.
- Collected multiple hits in all three games in the series win at South Carolina and has multiple hits in five straight games and six of the last eight, hitting .472 (17-for-36) during the span.
- Homered in back-to-back games in the final two games vs. the Gamecocks.
- His home run Saturday capped off six runs in the first two innings and his home run Sunday made it a one-run game in the ninth inning.
Cooper McMurray – R-So. – IF – Tulsa, Okla.
4 GP/GS, .429/.600/.857, 6-for-14, 4 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB
- The Reigning SEC Player of the Week picked up where he left off, collecting multiple hits and driving in multiple runs in the first three games of the week.
- Turned in his third multi-homer game of the season in the series-clinching win at South Carolina, including his second multi-homer game in the last three SEC contests dating back to the series finale vs. Mississippi State.
- Became the first Auburn player with three multi-homer SEC games since 2010.
- Homered seven times and drove in 16 runs in a seven-game span from Apr. 18-29.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tommy Vail – Gr. – LHP – Seattle, Wash.
1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 6 BB, 7 K
- Earned his second SEC win in his last three starts as Auburn held South Carolina to three or fewer runs for just the second time in league play in the series opener.
- Struck out seven Gamecocks hitters, marking his team-best fourth game this season with seven or more strikeouts, including his second straight.
- Has posted a 1.08 ERA in his last three starts with 21 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched.
Konner Copeland – Sr. – LHP – Mobile, Ala.
1-0, 4.50 ERA, 1 APP, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- After not making the travel roster three weeks ago, earned his second straight SEC decision in the decisive game of a SEC series, this weekend in game two against the Gamecocks.
- Threw 36 of his 56 pitches for strikes and didn't walk a batter for the second straight outing (8.1 innings pitched).
- Allowed just two batters to reach on a hit batter and home run and retired the last seven batters he faced after allowing the two-run homer in the seventh.
TEAM NOTES
The series win at No. 2 South Carolina was the program's highest ranked road series win since at least 2005 … it marked Auburn's fifth straight series win against South Carolina dating back to 2015 … the team is 11-4 against the Gamecocks during the span … the last time the Tigers defeated a team ranked in the top two in a series was against No. 2 Kentucky at home in 2008 … the series opener marked the fourth time this season South Carolina had been held to three or fewer runs, including the second time in Southeastern Conference play … it also marked the fifth time the Gamecocks hadn't homered in a game this season … Auburn's four home runs in the series-clinching win Saturday matched last Sunday's total vs. Mississippi State for a then-season high … the Tigers followed it up with a season high five homers in the series finale, marking the most home runs in a SEC game since hitting six against Texas A&M on May 15, 2021 … the team homered 10 times in the series, marking the most home runs in a SEC series since homering 12 times vs. Mississippi State from May 7-9, 2010 … five players hit two home runs on the week … the Tigers have homered 17 times in the last six conference games … the team has double digit hits in six straight games and has totaled 53 runs on 68 hits during the span … the 24 runs at South Carolina matched the Mississippi State series for the most in a SEC series this season … the 33 hits against the Gamecocks were the most in a conference weekend this season … McMurray recorded his third multi-homer game of the season in the series clincher, all coming in a span of nine SEC games … McMurray's three multi-homer SEC games are the most by an Auburn player since Brian Fletcher (four) and Hunter Morris (three) in 2010 … Bryson Ware collected multiple home runs for the second time this season in the finale … Tommy Vail and Christian Herberholz have turned in a combined 1.52 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 29.2 innings over the last three SEC weekends … coming into the weekend, South Carolina boasted a 24-1 home record with the lone loss coming against No. 1 LSU … Auburn handed the Gamecocks their second and third home losses and first home series loss of the season … South Carolina had hit 92 home runs in 40 games entering the weekend, good for the second highest total in the country … Auburn held the Gamecocks to two home runs in the series … next weekend vs. No. 1 LSU will mark Auburn's fourth series against a team ranked in the top three, including its second straight.