Week at a Glance
Overall: 33-15
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 13-11
Non-Conference: 20-4
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. Samford (Hoover, AL): W, 3-0
Friday at No. 7 Tennessee: W, 6-1
Saturday at No. 7 Tennessee: L, 4-5 (11)
Sunday at No. 7 Tennessee: W, 8-1 (7)
This Week’s Schedule:
Thursday vs. South Carolina: 7 p.m.
Friday vs. South Carolina: 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. South Carolina: 2:30 p.m.
Players of the Week
Ike Irish – Jr. – C/OF – Hudsonville, Mich.
at Tenn: 3 GP/GS, .444/.615/.778, 4-for-9, 6 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 4-4 SB
Week 12: 4 GP/GS, .308/.500/.538, 4-for-13, 6 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 6-6 SB
- Did a little bit of everything in the series at Tennessee, leading the team with six runs, five RBI and four stolen bases while registering an outfield assist.
- Started the series opener with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to set the tone for the weekend and drove in three runs in the contest.
- Got the scoring started with a RBI single in the first inning of the middle game and accounted for a RBI in the team’s four-run third inning in the finale, marking his fourth straight SEC game with a RBI.
- Collected multiple hits in each of the first two games and reached base three times, scoring a run each time on base, in the series-clinching win.
- Reached base eight times in 13 plate appearances for the weekend.
- Is now hitting .435 with 16 runs, 20 hits, nine homers and 17 RBI in 12 SEC road games.
Chris Rembert – Fr. – IF/OF – Pensacola, Fla.
at Tenn: 3 GP/GS, .417/.533/.750, 5-for-12, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1-1 SB
Weel 12: 4 GP/GS, .438/.550/.688, 7-for-16, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 1-1 SB
- The reigning SEC Player of the Week collected multiple hits in three of four games last week and led the team with seven hits while reaching base at a .550 clip.
- Went 2-for-4 and scored two of the team’s three runs in the midweek win vs. Samford.
- Turned in his third straight multi-hit game in the series opener at Tennessee, including a solo home run in the eighth inning, marking his third straight SEC game with a home run.
- Doubled and scored while drawing two walks in the middle game.
- Collected his third multi-hit game of the week in a 2-for-4 effort in the series-clinching win, marking his sixth multi-hit game in the last eight contests.
- Is hitting .471 (16-for-34) during his current eight-game hitting streak.
Pitchers of the Week
Christian Chatterton – Fr. – RHP – Killen, Ala.
2 GS, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 12 K, .103 B/AVG
- Earned two wins in as many starts against Samford and Tennessee and was the only pitcher in the league to earn a pair of wins in the week.
- Turned in 6.0 scoreless innings and registered a season-high 10 strikeouts in the midweek win against Samford, retiring 18 of the 19 batters he faced to help lead Auburn to its fifth shutout of the season.
- His 10 strikeouts were tied for the most by an Auburn pitcher this season and were the most by an Auburn freshman since Keegan Thompson in 2014.
- Turned around five days later and pitched 3.0 scoreless innings to start the series finale at No. 7 Tennessee, earning the win in the series clincher.
- Faced just one batter over the minimum against the Volunteers, retiring 26 of the 29 batters he faced for the week.
- Hasn’t allowed an earned run in 20.1 innings pitched dating back to his start at Georgia Tech on Apr. 8.
- Has turned in a 0.41 ERA and .085 average against with 28 strikeouts and four walks in 22.0 innings pitched in his last five starts.
Samuel Dutton – Sr. – RHP – Southside, Ala.
1 GS, 1-0, 1.35, 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 K, .167 B/AVG
- Turned in his sixth quality start of the season, including his fourth in his last five SEC starts, and earned the win in the series opener at Tennessee.
- Retired the first 13 Volunteers he faced with six strikeouts before allowing a one-out single in the fifth inning.
- Allowed just two baserunners in his first six innings of work before back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning ended his outing.
- Is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA with 36 strikeouts and five walks in 31.1 innings pitched in his last five starts.
- Enters week nine of SEC play ranked second in the league in ERA (2.37), tied for fourth in innings pitched (68.1) and ninth in strikeout (81).
- Also ranks top 10 in the league in all three categories in league games only – ERA (2.83), innings pitched (47.2), strikeouts (53).
Team Notes
Auburn is the only team in the league to win eight of its last 10 SEC series … the six SEC series wins this season are already tied for the most since winning seven of 10 SEC series in 2017 … the series at Tennessee marked Auburn’s fifth against a top-10 team in the last six weekends … the team’s 33-15 overall record is the best through 48 games since going 34-14 in 2018 … the 13-11 mark in SEC play is tied for the best through eight weeks since 2017 (14-10) … Tuesday’s win vs. Samford was the team’s fifth shutout of the season, the most since also turning in five shutouts in the shortened 2020 season … it also marked the sixth time this season the Tigers held the opponents to two hits … the team’s 1.78 ERA was just 0.03 points shy of the best in the league for the week – Georgia turned in a 1.75 ERA in four games against Kennesaw State and Missouri … Auburn walked just nine batters in 35.1 innings pitched for the week, the second fewest by a team that played four games … the weekend marked the team’s third road series win against a top-10 team in head coach Butch Thompson’s tenure – 2017 at No. 7 Mississippi State (Apr. 28-29) and 2023 at No. 2 South Carolina (Apr. 28-30) … the two wins in Knoxville were the team's 14th and 15th ranked wins of the season, including the seventh and eighth against top-10 opponents ... Auburn held Tennessee to one run in two of three games played … the Volunteers had only been held to one run on one other occasion this season entering the weekend … the seven runs scored were four fewer than the Volunteers had scored in any other series this season … the team’s 2.39 ERA at Tennessee surpassed the LSU series (2.67) for the best in a SEC series since registering a 1.33 ERA in a three-game sweep of Tennessee to start the 2019 conference season … the two home runs hit were the second fewest Tennessee hit in a series this season, trailing just the one hit at LSU last weekend … six players hit .300 or better in the three games in Knoxville and seven drove in a run in the series … the pitching staff has held the opponent to four runs or fewer in nine of the last 15 games … the Tigers did not commit an error in 101 chances at Tennessee … the team was also 9-for-11 in stolen bases … Auburn enters the week No. 4 in the RPI with the No. 2 strength of schedule.