Week at a Glance
Overall: 6-1
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 6-1
Streak: W3
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. Cincinnati: L, 0-8
Friday vs. Kansas State (Arlington, TX): W, 5-1
Saturday vs. No. 9 Florida State (Arlington, TX): W, 8-5
Sunday vs. No. 8 Louisville (Arlington, TX): W, 10-6
This Week’s Schedule:
Wednesday vs. West Georgia: 6 p.m.
Friday vs. Nebraska: 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. Nebraska: 2 p.m.
Sunday vs. Nebraska: 1 p.m.
Players of the Week
Bristol Carter – Jr. – OF – Oak Ridge, N.C.
Week 2: 4 GP/3 GS, .583/.667/.833, 7-for-12, 7 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB
Arlington: 3 GP/GS, .545/.643/.818, 6-for-11, 7 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB
- Collected a hit in all four games during the weekend, including a combined five hits in the final two games of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series.
- Went 1-for-3 with two walks and two stolen bases while scoring all three times he reached in the opener against Kansas State.
- Went 3-for-3 with a walk and his first home run of the season in the win against Florida State.
- Turned in two more hits and score multiple runs for the third straight game in the finale against Louisville, earning Most Outstanding Player honors for the tournament.
Ethin Bingaman – Fr. – UTL – Redlands, Calif.
Week 2: 4 GP/2 GS, .556/.636/1.222, 5-for-9, 4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Arlington: 3 GP/2 GS, .625/.700/.1.375, 5-for-8, 4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Led the team with a .625 average (5-for-8) in the three games in Arlington.
- Collected his first career multi-hit game of his career and reached base three times in the opener against Kansas State.
- Capped off the week with the first two home runs of his career in the finale against Louisville, helping the Tigers sweep the series.
- His two home runs in the fourth and seventh innings left the bat at 107 miles per hour and 110 miles per hour, respectively, and traveled a combined 800 feet at Globe Life Field.
- Reached base three times in the contest, ending the weekend with a .700 on-base percentage, and scored three runs.
Brandon McCraine – R-Fr. – IF/OF – Salem, Ala.
Week 2: 4 GP/GS, .538/.625/.769, 7-for-13, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SB
Arlington: 3 GP/GS, .583/.615/.833, 7-for-12, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
- Led the team with seven hits in the three games in Arlington, collecting multiple hits in all three contests.
- Matched a season high with three hits, including a triple, and scored a season-high three runs in the middle win vs. Florida State.
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a double and a RBI in the finale vs. Louisville.
- Leads the team with a .556 average (10-for-18) and .652 on-base percentage in his first career six games played and five games started.
Pitcher of the Week
Jake Marciano – So. – LHP – Bayville, N.J.
Week 2/Arlington: 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, .105 B/AVG
- Earned his first win in an Auburn uniform, turning in 6.0 scoreless innings with no walks and eight strikeouts.
- Retired the first nine Wildcats he faced with six strikeouts the first time through the order.
- Sat down the last seven batters he faced and ultimately faced just one batter over the minimum in his 6.0 shutout innings.
- In two starts to begin his Auburn career, he has struck out 20 batters without issuing a walk in 11.0 innings pitched.
- Ranks T-1st in the SEC and T-4th in the NCAA in strikeouts.
Team Notes
Auburn is off to a 6-1 or better start for the third straight season and fifth time under head coach Butch Thompson … the team has won eight straight games in Arlington dating back to the program’s inaugural trip to the tournament in 2022 … of the eight straight wins, four have come against top-15 opponents … after being shutout at home for the first time since Mar. 21, 2024, the offense responded with 23 runs on 35 hits in Arlington, good for a .350 team average … four different player collected five or more hits in the tournament … the pitching staff has registered 91 strikeouts through seven games, 18 more than last year’s total through seven games and the most since striking out 104 batters through seven games in 1997 … the team has 12 or more strikeouts in six of the first seven games … the pitching staff ranks top 10 in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.69; 2nd), walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.32; 6th), WHIP (0.95; 8th) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (13.2; 9th) … starting pitchers are 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA with 59 strikeouts and four walks in 36.0 innings … the weekend rotation of Marciano, Jackson Sanders and Alex Petrovic is 4-0 with 51 strikeouts and two walks in 32.0 innings.