Week at a Glance
Overall: 16-4
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 2-1
Non-Conference: 14-3
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. UT Martin: W, 6-1
Friday vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt: W, 6-2
Saturday vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt: L, 6-8
Sunday vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt: W, 7-6
This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday vs. Alabama State: 6 p.m.
Friday at No. 24 Kentucky: 5:30 p.m.
Saturday at No. 24 Kentucky: 1 p.m.
Sunday at No. 24 Kentucky: 1 p.m.
Players of the Week
Bub Terrell – Fr. – OF/IF – Alabaster, Ala.
4 GP/GS, .538/.588/.615, 7-for-13, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP
- Ranked tied for fifth in the league with a .538 average and collected multiple hits in three of four games for the week.
- Went 3-for-4 with a run in Auburn’s series-opening win and his SEC debut vs. Vanderbilt.
- Drove in a run in each of the last two games against the Commodores.
- Started the scoring with a RBI single in the third inning of the series finale after doubling off the wall in left field in his first at-bat of the game.
Lucas Steele – Jr. – C/OF – Hoover, Ala.
3 GP/GS, .455/.500/.909, 5-for-11, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 SB
- Collected a hit in all three games he played to extend his hit streak to four games dating back to the series finale vs. Old Dominion.
- Went 3-for-4 with a double, his first home run in an Auburn uniform and a season-high four RBI in the middle game vs. Vanderbilt.
- Drove in a run in three of his four at-bats in the game.
- Extended the eighth inning of the series finale with a two-out single to load the bases for Cade Belyeu’s go-ahead grand slam.
Pitchers of the Week
Andreas Alvarez – Fr. – RHP – Seminole, Fla.
2 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K, .158 B/AVG
- Made his first relief appearance of the season vs. UT Martin Tuesday and faced the minimum in 2.0 innings of work thanks to a runner caught stealing and double play.
- Turned in 4.0 scoreless innings and earned his first career win in his SEC debut and the team’s series-clinching win vs. Vanderbilt.
- Faced just one batter over the minimum and retired the last eight Commodores he faced to allow for Auburn to comeback from a five-run deficit in the finale.
- Thirty-five of the 50 pitches he offered were for strikes, good for a 70 percent rate.
Samuel Dutton – Sr. – RHP – Southside, Ala.
1 GS, 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 K, .231 B/AVG
- Earned the win in his first SEC start in an Auburn uniform.
- His 7.0 innings pitched were a career high and the most by an Auburn pitcher since Chase Allsup also turned in 7.0 innings vs. Missouri on May 19, 2023.
- Allowed a two-run home run in the third inning but retired 14 of the last 17 batters he faced from the end of the third through the rest of his outing.
- Saved arguably his best for last as he retired Vanderbilt in order on just 11 pitches in his seventh and final inning of work.
Alex Petrovic – So. – RHP – Cypress, Texas
1 GS, 1-0, 1.69 ERA, 5.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 K, .059 B/AVG
- Earned his first career win in a career-best outing of 5.1 innings vs. UT Martin, making just his second start in the contest.
- Retired the first 16 batters he faced and needed just 53 pitches to do so.
- Struck out five batters the first time through the order and ultimately registered a career high with eight in the game.
- Ultimately delivered a career-high 61 pitches, 41 of which were strikes.
Team Notes
Auburn won its seventh straight series dating back to the final two series of last season with a pair of wins against No. 13 Vanderbilt … the seven straight series wins are the most since winning seven straight series to begin the 2017 season … it marked the team’s first SEC series opening win since 2019 after playing the No. 4, No. 1, No. 3 and No. 8 teams in the country to open league play the last four conference seasons … the Tigers improved to 4-1 vs. ranked opponents this season with the series win against the Commodores … the team’s comeback win in the series finale marked the first time winning a game when trailing by three or more runs through seven innings since 2023 … Belyeu’s grand slam marked the team’s first of the season … it was the program’s first go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning or later since Jonathan Schuerholz hit an eighth-inning grand slam in a 6-3 win at Alabama on May 6, 2000 … the team’s top five hitters in the SEC opening series were all newcomers – Steele (4-for-8), Terrell (5-for-11), Chris Rembert (4-for-10), Chase Fralick (4-for-11) and Bristol Carter (2-for-7) … newcomer pitchers in Dutton and Alvarez also earned the decision in both wins with another newcomer in Ryan Hetzler locking down his first save in the series finale ... … Auburn enters the week ranked in the top 25 in a number of pitching categories including shutouts (two), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.10), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (10.8) and WHIP (1.23) … the Tigers also rank in the top 25 in batting average (.318), double plays (20) and fielding percentage (.980).