This Week in Auburn Baseball - Mar. 4

This Week in Auburn Baseball
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Grayson Belanger/Auburn Tigers

WEEK AT A GLANCE
Overall: 9-2
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 9-2
Streak: W1

Last Week's Results:
Tuesday – vs. Samford: W, 12-3
Saturday (Game 1) – vs. UConn: W, 8-1
Saturday (Game 2) – vs. UConn: L, 4-8
Sunday – vs. UConn: W, 8-2

This Week's Schedule:
Wednesday – vs. Air Force (1 p.m.)
Friday – vs. Austin Peay (6 p.m.)
Saturday – vs. Austin Peay (1 p.m.)
Sunday – vs. Austin Peay (1 p.m.)
 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Ike Irish – So. – C – Hudsonville, Mich.

Week 3: 4 GP/GS, .500/.579/.1.125, 8-for-16, 6 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 1-1 SB
vs. UConn: 3 GP/GS, .500/.600/.1.250, 6-for-12, 4 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 1-1 SB

  • Collected a hit in all four games, including multiple hits in three of four contests, to extend his hitting streak to nine games.
  • Ranked tied for third in the league with three homers, tied for fourth with eight hits and fifth with 18 total bases on the week.
  • His solo homer in the first inning of game two vs. UConn marked his 100th career hit in his 68th career game played, making him the fourth fastest player in program history to reach the milestone.
  • Turned in his first multi-homer game of his career with a pair of two-out, two-run home runs in the sixth and eighth innings of Auburn's series-clinching win.
  • Went 3-for-5 in the game and matched a season-high with four RBI in the finale.


Mason Maners – Sr. – OF – Vestavia Hills, Ala.

Week 3: 4 GP/3 GS, .462/.462/.692, 6-for-13, 4 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3-3 SB
vs. UConn: 3 GP/2 GS, .556/.556/.556, 5-for-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3-3 SB

  • Hit his second home run of the season to cap off the scoring in the 12-3 win vs. Samford Tuesday.
  • Collected a season-high three hits and drove in a season-high two runs in the series-opening win vs. UConn.
  • Turned in his second multi-hit game of the week and third of the season and stole a pair of bases in the series-clinching win vs. the Huskies.
  • Reached base prior to and scored on each of Irish's two-run homers in the sixth and eighth innings of the win in the finale.

 

PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Chase Allsup – Jr. – RHP – Dothan, Ala.

Week 3/vs. UConn: 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K, .261 B/AVG

  • Earned his first win of the year in the series-opening win against UConn.
  • Turned in a season-high 6.0 innings with a season-high six strikeouts.
  • Held the Huskies scoreless and allowed five baserunners in the final 5.0 innings he pitched.
  • The quality start was his first of the season and second of his career.  


Cam Tilly – Fr. – RHP – Newburgh, Ind.

Week 3/vs. UConn: 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K, .200 B/AVG

  • Earned the win in his second straight outing, turning in a season-high 4.0 innings in the series-clinching win against UConn.
  • Entered the game with a two-run lead in the fifth and held the Huskies in check in the middle innings while the offense extended Auburn's lead.
  • Allowed three baserunners in his first inning of work but retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced in his outing.

 

TEAM NOTES
Auburn improved to 7-1 at home this season and is outscoring the opponent 71-24 in eight home contests … the team continues a eight-game homestand, including a stretch of seven games in nine days, with four more home games this week … the Tigers extended their season-opening homer streak to 11 games, marking the longest streak since at least 1979 … the previous longest streak since 1979 was seven games (most recently in 2016) … the stretch of 11 straight games with a homer is the longest streak at any point in a season since 2010 … the team's 22 homers through 11 games are the most since 2009 (26) … the team is fifth in the league and 16th in the country in the category … Auburn homered multiple times in all four games last week … 19 of the team's 32 runs scored during the week were via a home run … the four straight games with multiple homers in the longest stretch since 2021 … Auburn is second in the SEC and tied for 11th in the NCAA in stolen bases with 29 … the team didn't steal its 29th base last year until Apr. 22 (39 games) … the team has stolen three or more bases in six games this season, including three of four games last week … Cooper Weiss has set the single-game record with four stolen bases twice this season … he leads the SEC and is tied for second in the country with 12 stolen bases … the Tigers have drawn 86 walks through 11 games, good for fourth in the SEC and eighth in the country … Ike Irish became the fourth fastest player in program history to reach 100 career hits with a solo homer in his 68th career game played … the only players in program history to reach the milestone faster than Irish are Scott Pratt (61 games), Todd Faulkner (63 games) and Tim Hudson (66 games).