Week at a Glance
Overall: 9-2
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 9-2
Streak: W2
Last Week's Results:
Wednesday vs. West Georgia: W, 4-3
Friday vs. Nebraska: L, 8-9 (10)
Saturday vs. Nebraska: W, 15-4 (7)
Sunday vs. Nebraska: W, 12-3
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday vs. Samford: 6 p.m.
Friday vs. Winthrop: 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. Winthrop: 6 p.m.
Sunday vs. Winthrop: 1 p.m.
Players of the Week
Brandon McCraine – R-Fr. – IF/OF – Salem, Ala.
Week 3: 4 GP/GS, .500/.611/.583, 6-for-12, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB
vs. Nebraska: 3 GP/GS, .444/.571/.556, 4-for-9, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases vs. West Georgia, scoring the run in the bottom of the eighth inning that helped setup the dramatics in the ninth.
- Turned in his fifth straight multi-hit game and reached base four times (two hits, two walks) in the opener vs. Nebraska.
- Reached base three or more times for the fifth time in the last six games in the middle game vs. the Cornhuskers.
- Has reached base in all 10 games played this season, including multiple times on seven occasions.
- Is riding a seven-game hitting streak with multiple hits in five straight contests from Feb. 20-27.
- Leads the league in average (.533) and ranks third in on-base percentage (.634) in his first 10 career games.
Mason McCraine – Fr. – OF/LHP – Salem, Ala.
Week 3: 4GP/3 GS, .462/.563/.692, 6-for-13, 4 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SB
vs. Nebraska: 3 GP/GS, .417/.533/.667, 5-for-12, 4 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SB
- Hit a pinch-hit RBI single to score his brother in the eighth inning of the comeback win vs. West Georgia, helping setup the ninth inning walk-off.
- Went 4-for-5 with a home run and six RBI in the middle game vs. Nebraska, helping even the series with a two-run home run that ended the game in the seventh inning.
- Also collected a pair of two-RBI singles in each of the first two innings, accounted for half of the team’s eight runs in the opening two frames.
- His six RBI were tied for the most by an Auburn freshman (Rembert, 2025) since Steven Williams drove in seven runs vs. Longwood on Feb. 17, 2018.
- Reached base twice and scored a run in the series clinching win vs. Nebraska.
Pitchers of the Week
Alex Petrovic – R-So. – RHP – Cypress, Texas
Week 3/vs. Nebraska: 1 GS, 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R/1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, .222 B/AVG
- Earned his third win in as many starts to begin the season, turning in 5.0 innings for the third straight week while striking out seven in the outing.
- It marked the third game of his career in which he has struck out seven or more batters, including his second of the season.
- Responded from allowing a pair of runs in the fourth by retiring Nebraska in order in the fifth and shortening the rest of the game for the bullpen.
Christian Chatterton – So. – RHP – Killen, Ala.
Week 3/vs. Nebraska: 1 APP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 K, .000 B/AVG
- Earned his first win of the season and fifth of his career with 2.2 scoreless innings in the series-evening win against Nebraska Saturday.
- Struck out a season-high four batters, all coming in the last seven batters he faced.
- Entered a four-run game in the fifth inning and allowed two of the first three batters he faced to reach, but responded by retiring the last seven batters he faced as Auburn ultimately ended the game after seven.
Team Notes
Auburn is off to a 9-2 or better start for the fifth straight season and eighth time under head coach Butch Thompson … after falling in the series opener, the Tigers outscored Nebraska 27-7 in the next two games … the series win marked Auburn’s 11th straight regular season home series win dating back to the last series of the 2024 season … it also marked the program’s 16th winning weekend in the last 19 regular season weekends dating back to the final two weekends of the 2024 season … only Texas (17) has more winning weekends in the league during the span … it was the first time Auburn won a series when dropping the opener since doing so at Missouri from May 10-12, 2024 … through 11 games, the Tigers have struck out 140 batters and issued 25 walks in 97.0 innings pitched … the 140 strikeouts through 11 games are the most since in the stat crew era (since at least 1992), surpassing the 1997 team’s 138 strikeouts through 11 games … the 25 walks allowed through 11 games are the fewest since 2001 (24) and the second fewest in the stat crew era … the pitching staff enters the week ranked in the top five in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.60; 2nd), walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.32; 2nd) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (13.0; 4th) … the team has struck out 10 or more batters in 10 of the first 11 games, including six straight … the six straight games with double digit strikeouts are the most since doing so in eight straight from Feb. 26-Mar. 9, 2022 … the 18 strikeouts in Friday’s opener were the most since striking out 19 vs. Yale on Feb. 25, 2022 … it marked the most strikeouts without issuing a walk in the stat crew era and was the first time Auburn struck out 15 or more batters without issuing a walk since Tanner Burn’s 15-strikeout performance vs. Cincinnati on Mar. 1, 2019.