Week at a Glance
Overall: 22-10
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 6-6
Non-Conference: 16-4
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. UAB: L, 2-4
Friday vs. No. 8 Alabama: W, 10-0 (7)
Saturday vs. No. 8 Alabama – Game 1: L, 5-6
Sunday vs. No. 8 Alabama – Game 2: W, 7-5
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday at No. 15 Georgia Tech: 5 p.m.
Friday vs. No. 3 LSU: 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. No. 3 LSU: 6 p.m.
Sunday vs. No. 3 LSU: 2 p.m.
Players of the Week
Bristol Carter – So. – OF – Oak Ridge, N.C.
4 GP/GS, .500/.538/.667, 6-for-12, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SAC, 2-2 SB
- Led the team and ranked tied for third in the league with a .500 average in four games.
- Turned in multiple hits with a double in back-to-back games against UAB and Alabama to start the week.
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs, one RBI and two stolen bases in the run-rule victory in the series opener against the Crimson Tide.
- Went a combined 2-for-5 in the last two games to help clinch the series against Alabama.
- Is riding a season-high six-game hitting streak, hitting .450 (9-for-20) with six runs, three doubles, a homer and four RBI during the streak.
Chris Rembert – Fr. – IF/OF – Pensacola, Fla.
4 GP/GS, .467/.556/.800, 7-for-15, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 1-1 SB
- Recorded a hit in all four games last week, including multiple hits in three of four contests, to lead the team with seven hits for the week.
- Led SEC freshmen and ranked tied for fourth in the league with seven hits as the Tigers ranked second in the league with a .341 average for the week, including a .372 clip on the weekend.
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the run-rule victory in the series opener against Alabama, marking his highest RBI output of SEC play.
- Hit his first home run of SEC play in the middle game against the Crimson Tide, tying the game 4-4 in the seventh inning.
- Turned in his second 2-for-4 performance of the weekend in the series-clinching win against the Crimson Tide.
- Is riding a five-game hitting streak with multiple hits in four of the five contests.
Pitchers of the Week
Samuel Dutton – Sr. – RHP – Southside, Ala.
1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K, .091 B/AVG
- Matched a season and career high with 7.0 scoreless innings pitched in the run-rule victory in the series opener against Alabama.
- It marked the first complete game by an Auburn pitcher in SEC play since Joseph Gonzalez did so vs. Vanderbilt on Apr. 10, 2022 and the first SEC shutout since 2023.
- Allowed just four baserunners and faced just three batters over the minimum.
- The two hits allowed were the fewest Alabama had registered this season and the fewest the Tigers have allowed in a SEC game since allowing two hits vs. Vanderbilt on Apr. 8, 2022.
- Has turned in 7.0 innings in each of his first two home SEC starts against the Commodores and Crimson Tide, registering 12 strikeouts and three walks in 14.0 innings pitched.
Griffin Graves – So. – LHP – Jackson, Tenn.
2 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 K, .111 B/AVG
- Turned in a career-high 3.0 scoreless innings and matched a season and career high with three strikeouts in the midweek vs. UAB.
- Retired all nine batters he faced in the outing and threw 70 percent strikes.
- Made his second appearance in the same week for the first time in his career and earned his first SEC win in the series-clinching victory against Alabama.
- Turned in 2.1 scoreless innings and registered two strikeouts against the Crimson Tide, helping the Tigers maintain their 6-3 lead from the third through the fifth inning.
- Has turned in a 1.23 ERA with eight strikeouts and one walk in his last three appearances and 7.1 innings pitched.
Team Notes
Auburn ranked second in the league with a .341 average in four games last week, outhitting Alabama .372 to .196 in the weekend series … eight of the nine players in the lineup for all three games against the Crimson Tide hit .300 or higher, including four who hit .400 or higher … the Tigers’ 3.96 ERA was the lowest in a three-game SEC series since turning in a 3.67 ERA in three games vs. Arkansas last season … the 11 runs allowed were the fewest in a three-game SEC series since holding Missouri to nine runs at the end of the 2023 regular season … the team’s series win against Alabama marked the fifth in the last seven meetings against the Crimson Tide, including the fourth straight series win at Plainsman Park … the run-rule win in the series opener marked the program’s first run-rule win against a top-10 team since defeating No. 1 LSU 12-2 in eight innings in 2023 … it was Auburn’s first SEC shutout since defeating Missouri 4-0 on May 19, 2023 … the two hits allowed were the fewest in SEC play since holding Vanderbilt to two hits on Apr. 8, 2022 … the game also marked the first time Alabama had been shutout this season and the two hits were the fewest the Crimson Tide had been held to this year … Auburn’s six double in the series opener were the most in a game this season and the most in a SEC game since hitting six doubles vs. Missouri on May 20, 2023 … the 15 hits in the contest were the second most this season and the most in a league game since collecting 17 hits last season at Missouri … the Tigers did not commit an error in four games and 137 chances last week … the team enters the week ranked 15th in the country with a .980 fielding percentage … all four of Auburn’s game this week will be played against top-15 teams … by the end of the week, 16 of Auburn’s last 19 games will have been played against ranked opponents.