BILOXI, Miss. – Auburn baseball wrapped up its fall exhibition schedule with a seven-inning doubleheader sweep of Louisiana Tech Saturday in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 5-0 in game one at MGM Park before posting a similar win of 5-1 in game two.
Auburn pitchers allowed just one run on four hits and struck out 17 batters while issuing just two walks in 14.0 innings. Offensively, the Tigers tallied seven extra-base hits, including five home runs that accounted for six of the team's 10 runs.
GAME ONE
After Chase Allsup worked a clean first inning with a pair of strikeouts, Cooper Weiss got the scoring started with a solo home run to left field on the sixth offering from Louisiana Tech starting pitcher Reed Smith.
Allsup returned to the mound and worked out of traffic with two on and nobody out in the second, retiring three straight batters on a strikeout, lineout and popup to get out of the inning unscathed. The right hander ultimately struck out four in 3.0 scoreless.
Weiss drew a full-count walk to start the fourth inning and eventually stole second with two outs in the frame before Bobby Peirce hit a line-drive homer down the left field line to extend the lead to 3-0.
With Carson Myers, John Armstrong and Tanner Bauman continuing to hold Louisiana Tech in check on the mound, Auburn added to its advantage with a RBI groundout from Deric Fabian in the fifth and capped off the scoring with a solo homer from Caden Green in the seventh.
GAME TWO
Auburn wasted no time in scoring in the second game as Ike Irish and Gavin Miller turned in back-to-back singles in the bottom of the first before Christian Hall drew a walk to load the bases with one out. Cole Edwards then legged out a fielder's choice to score the run from third.
Conner McBride turned in 2.0 scoreless with three strikeouts in the start, and Konner Keplinger pitched a clean third inning.
Louisiana Tech evened things up with a solo homer to right field in the top of the fourth, but Auburn answered back with a solo homer from Javon Hernandez and RBI double from Chris Stanfield in the home half to make it a 3-1 game. Hernandez went 3-for-3 in the contest.
Freshman right-hander Cam Tilly led all pitchers Saturday with five strikeouts in 3.0 innings.
The Tigers tacked one on with an opposite field home run from Christian Hall in the fifth and capped off the scoring with a RBI single from Alex Wade after a Cade Belyeu triple in the sixth.
Auburn concludes its fall practice schedule with the annual Orange vs. Blue Fall World Series beginning Thursday, Nov. 9 at Plainsman Park.
Auburn defeats Louisiana Tech in seven-inning doubleheader
