WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 27-19-1
Last Week: 2-1
SEC: 11-13
Non-Conference: 16-6-1
Streak: W2
Last Week's Results:
Friday – vs. No. 1 LSU: L, 0-3
Saturday – vs. No. 1 LSU: W, 8-6
Sunday – vs. No. 1 LSU: W, 12-2 (8)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Samford (6 p.m.)
Thursday – at Ole Miss (7 p.m.)
Friday – at Ole Miss (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday – at Ole Miss (2 p.m.)
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kason Howell – Sr. – OF – Argyle, Texas
3 GP/GS, .364/.417/.727, 4-for-11, 2 3B, 5 RBI, 1 BB
- Collected multiple hits in two of three games in Auburn's series win vs. No. 1 LSU.
- Went 2-for-3 and reached base three times while matching a career high previously set in 2021 with five RBI in the series-clinching win against the visiting Tigers.
- His five RBI tied for the most by an Auburn player since 2011, and the game marked with fourth with four or more RBI in the last 11 contests.
- Hit a pair of two-out, two-RBI triples in the middle innings to distance the decisive game from a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the fourth to an 11-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
- Became the first Auburn player with two triples in a game since 2012 and the first with two triples in a SEC game since 1999.
Bryson Ware – Sr. – IF – Madison, Miss.
3 GP/GS, .375/.615/.875, 3-for-8, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB
- Led the team with a .375 average and six runs in the three games vs. LSU.
- Collected his 18th multi-hit game of the season in the series opener and hit his team-best 19th home run of the season in the middle game.
- His 19 home runs on the season are tied for the ninth most in program history, including the second most to Sonny DiChiara (22) since 2010.
- Matched a season high with three runs in each of the last two games of the series, reaching base a combined eight times in the contests.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Christian Herberholz – R-Jr. – RHP – Scottsboro, Ala.
1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R/1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Earned his first win in an Auburn uniform in the decisive game three against No. 1 LSU, helping hold the visiting Tigers to a season low in runs in the game.
- Matched a season high with 5.0 innings pitched and held the opponent to two or fewer runs in his fourth straight SEC start.
- Is 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 18.0 innings pitched during the four-week span.
- Leads the team with a 2.45 ERA in nine appearances in SEC play.
Drew Nelson – Fr. – LHP – Troy, Ala.
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 APP, 1 SV, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- Earned his first career save in a 3.0-inning effort in the decisive game three vs. No. 1 LSU, combining with Herberholz to hold the visiting Tigers to a season low in runs.
- Retired the last nine batters he faced and threw 30 of his 40 pitches for strikes.
- His 3.0 innings of work and three strikeouts were both the most since his 7.0-inning complete game vs. North Alabama on Mar. 28.
TEAM NOTES
As far as records indicate, last weekend's series win vs. No. 1 LSU was the program's first series win against a top-ranked team in program history … the Tigers have now defeated the No. 2 ranked team on the road and the No. 1 ranked team in back-to-back weekends … after being the first team to defeat South Carolina in a series at Founders Park last weekend, Auburn became the first team to defeat LSU in any series this season … the end of the series marked the first time the visiting Tigers lost back-to-back games all year … it also marked the first time LSU lost the last two games of a series after winning the opener since 2021 … Auburn is the only team in the SEC to have won three straight series … the 6-3 record in the second half of SEC play is one game behind LSU and Tennessee for the best in the league during the last three weekends … the team's staff ERA of 3.12 was nearly two points lower than the previous best in a SEC series this season … the Tigers' rotation of Chase Allsup, Tommy Vail and Christian Herberholz turned in a combined 2.77 ERA with 13 strikeouts and five walks in 13.0 innings pitched … Vail and Herberholz have a combined 1.63 ERA – seven earned runs in 38.2 innings – the last four SEC weekends … Auburn turned in an 8.83 ERA the first four weekends of SEC play … the Tigers have turned in a 5.02 ERA the last four weekends of SEC play … LSU entered the weekend as the nation's second-highest scoring offense and had scored less than four runs on just two occasions in the first 44 games of the year … Auburn held the visiting Tigers to three or fewer runs in both the series opener and finale … the 11 runs scored in the series were seven fewer than LSU had scored in any other three-game series this season … all three games against LSU and now all 12 SEC home games have been sellouts … Auburn also had four student-athletes and an equipment manager participate in commencement ceremonies over the weekend – Ryan Dyal, Kason Howell, Bobby Peirce, Bryson Ware and Trenton Reynolds.