Week at a Glance
Overall: 20-8
Last Week: 1-3
SEC: 4-5
Non-Conference: 16-3
Streak: L3
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. South Alabama (Montgomery): W, 13-5
Friday at No. 2 Georgia: L, 1-4
Saturday at No. 2 Georgia – Game 1: L ,7-11
Saturday at No. 2 Georgia – Game 2: L, 6-9 (10)
This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday vs. UAB: 6 p.m.
Friday vs. No. 8 Alabama: 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. No. 8 Alabama: 7 p.m.
Sunday vs. No. 8 Alabama: 2 p.m.
Player of the Week
Ike Irish – Jr. – C/OF – Hudsonville, Mich.
4 GP/GS, .444/.500/1.278, 8-for-18, 6 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP
- Hit four home runs in four games last week and six homers in the last six games dating bac to the series-clinching win at Kentucky.
- Ranked tied for second in the league in home runs and RBI (nine) and tied for third in hits (eight).
- Turned in his second multi-homer game in a three-game span in Tuesday’s win vs. South Alabama.
- Added a single and a double in his four-hit effort and matched a career high with five RBI.
- Homered in back-to-back games to finish the series at Georgia.
- Is hitting .469 (15-for-32) with nine runs, four doubles, six homers and 11 RBI in seven games since his return from an injury.
Pitchers of the Week
Carson Myers – Sr. – LHP – Bowling Green, Ky.
1 APP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 10 K, .133 B/AVG
- Turned in a season-high 4.2 scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 10 batters in the series finale at Georgia.
- His 10 strikeouts were the most by an Auburn pitcher since Tommy Vail struck out 10 batters vs. Mississippi State on Apr. 21, 2023 and the most by an Auburn reliever since Cole Lipscomb struck out 10 batters at Florida State on June 4, 2017.
- Struck out seven straight batters to end his outing and the final nine outs he recorded were on strikeouts.
- Seven of his strikeouts were looking.
Cam Tilly – So. – RHP – Newburgh, Ind.
1 APP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 K, .154 B/AVG
- Pitched a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings and matched a career high with seven strikeouts in the series opener at Georgia.
- Combined with Samuel Dutton to hold Georgia to its second fewest runs of the season.
- Five of the last six outs here recorded were on strikeouts.
- Ranks second on the team with 29 strikeouts in just 19.0 innings pitched.
Team Notes
Auburn’s midweek win vs. South Alabama marked the team’s seventh straight in the series against the Jaguars, including the fourth straight in Montgomery … the team improved to 6-1 in midweek games and 16-3 in non-conference play with the win … Auburn’s four home runs in the game matched a season high … the Tigers held Georgia, who entered the weekend as the nation’s leader in runs, hits and home runs, to four runs in regulation in two of the three games on the weekend … Auburn hit six home runs in the series to Georgia’s five … the team finished its longest road stretch of the season 3-4 … they now return to Plainsman Park for seven home games in the next two weeks … this weekend’s series against No. 8 Alabama marks the team fourth of the team’s six straight against ranked opponents, including the second of four straight against top-10 teams.