WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 12-3
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 12-3
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Wednesday – vs. Air Force: W, 8-4
Friday – vs. Austin Peay: W, 7-6
Saturday – vs. Austin Peay: L, 5-16
Sunday – vs. Austin Peay: W, 24-5 (7)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday – vs. Troy in Madison, Ala. (6 p.m.)
Friday – at No. 8 Vanderbilt (6 p.m)
Saturday – at No. 8 Vanderbilt (2 p.m.)
Sunday – at No. 8 Vanderbilt (1 p.m.)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Cooper Weiss – Gr. – IF – Fort Myers, Fla.
Week 4: 4 GP/GS, .563/.588/1.063, 9-for-16 7 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 2-2 SB
vs. Austin Peay: 3 GP/GS, .500/.667/.917, 6-for-12, 6 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB
- Collected a hit in all four contests, including multiple hits in three of four, and led the team with eight RBI and 17 total bases.
- Also drove in multiple runs in three of four contests, including a season-high four runs on a single and two doubles in the series finale vs. Austin Peay.
- Homered twice and matched a season-high with three hits twice.
- Turned in his fifth game with multiple stolen bases in the midweek vs. Air Force.
Cooper McMurray – R-Jr. – IF – Tulsa, Okla.
Week 4: 4 GP/GS, .533/.611/1.000, 8-for-15, 4 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB
vs. Austin Peay: 3 GP/GS, .636/.692/.1.182, 7-for-11, 3 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB
- Collected a hit in all four contests, including a career-high four hits and three double in the series-clinching win vs. Austin Peay.
- Went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a homer and four RBI in the finale, becoming the first Auburn player since Cole Foster in the 2022 Auburn Regional with four extra-base hits in a game.
- Has now reached base in all 15 games this season, including multiple times in 10 straight, and in 27 straight games dating back to last year.
Mason Maners – Sr. – OF – Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Week 4: 4 GP/GS, .600/.688/.1.200, 6-for-10, 8 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP
vs. Austin Peay: 3 GP/GS, .571/.667/1.143, 4-for-7, 6 R, 1 2B , 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP
- Hit a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning in the series opener against Austin Peay.
- Collected a hit in all four games, including multiple hits in the first two games of the week, and led the team with a .688 on-base percentage.
- Reached base three times and recorded a sacrifice fly while also scoring a season-high three runs in the series finale vs. Austin Peay.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tanner Bauman – Sr. – LHP – Jacksonville, Fla.
Week 4: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K, .000 B/AVG
vs. Austin Peay: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K, .000 B/AVG
- Entered Tuesday's game in the seventh inning with the tying run at the plate and needed just one pitch to force a flyout to right field.
- Earned the win in the series opener vs. Austin Peay, recording the final four outs in scoreless fashion to set the stage for Auburn's walk-off win.
- Leads the team with six appearances this season, five of which have been scoreless outings.
Parker Carlson – Jr. – RHP – Mobile, Ala.
Week 4: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 APP, 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K, .000 B/AVG
vs. Austin Peay: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 APP, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K, .000 B/AVG
- Turned in a scoreless inning with a strikeout in the midweek vs. Air Force.
- Pitched a season-high 1.1 scoreless inning in the middle game vs. Austin Peay.
- Has now turned in four straight scoreless outings to start the season and has allowed just one hit and four baserunners.
Conner McBride – Jr. – RHP – San Diego, Calif.
Week 4: 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K, .318 B/AVG
- Earned his second straight midweek win vs. Air Force, matching a season-high with 5.0 innings pitched.
- Allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
- Lead the team with a 2.63 ERA and has turned in 13 strikeouts to two walks on the season.
TEAM NOTES
Auburn finished every non-conference weekend with a winning record for the first time since 2019 … the Tigers have continued to homer in every game to start the season, including eight straight games with multiple home runs … Auburn and Tennessee are the only two SEC teams to homer in every game this season … the team's 33 home runs through 15 games are the most since also homering 33 times through 15 games in 2009 … the 15 straight games with a home run is the longest streak since 2010 (26) … the eighth straight games with multiple home runs is the longest streak since homering multiple times in nine straight games from the end of the 2008 season (two games) through the beginning of the 2009 season (seven games) … Mason Maners' walk-off homer Friday was Auburn's first since Kason Howell hit a walk-off homer vs. Yale on Feb. 26, 2022 … Auburn's 24 runs scored in the series finale were the most in a game since scoring a program-record 33 runs vs. Alabama A&M on Feb. 24, 2021 … the 19-run margin of victory was also the largest since that game against Alabama A&M … the game marked the first time Auburn scored in every inning in a game since 2014 … the team's four homers and seven doubles in the series finale were both season highs … the 11 extra-base hits were the most in a game since recording 14 extra-base hits in the game with Alabama A&M … 17 position players and 19 pitchers saw action in the four games last week … the Tigers hit .331 and scored 45 runs on 42 hits … the team's .331 average was good for fourth in the league … five qualified hitters turned in a .400 or better average last week … the team walked more times than they struck out in the four games – 21 walks to 17 strikeouts … Gavin Miller and Cade Belyeu hit their first career home runs ... Ty Mauldin recorded his first career hit … Ben Schorr and Alex Petrovic made their first career appearances on the mound.