Week at a Glance
Overall: 24-11
Last Week: 2-2
SEC: 8-7
Non-Conference: 16-4
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. No. 21 Jacksonville State: L, 4-15 (8)
Friday vs. Kentucky: W, 12-5
Saturday vs. Kentucky: L, 4-5
Sunday vs. Kentucky: W, 11-0 (7)
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday vs. Alabama State: 6 p.m.
Thursday at No. 7 Florida: 6 p.m.
Friday at No. 7 Florida: 4:30 p.m.
Saturday at No. 7 Florida: 11 a.m.
Players of the Week
Eric Guevara – JR – IF – Panama City, Panama
Week 9: 4 GP/GS, .533/.611/.600, 8-for-15, 5 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 HBP
vs. Kentucky: 3 GP/GS, ..583/.643/.667, 7-for-12, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 HBP
- Led the team with eight hits for the week, including seven in the series win against Kentucky, and tied for the team lead with five runs.
- Extended his hitting streak to 11 games, matching a career high, with multiple hits in all three contests against the Wildcats.
- Is hitting .475 (19-for-40) and reaching at a .543 clip during the streak.
- Matched a SEC season-high with three hits in the finale vs. Kentucky and has multiple hits in six of the last seven contests, hitting .577 (15-for-26) during the stretch.
- Leads the team and ranks third in the league with a .412 average in SEC play.
Brandon McCraine – R-FR – IF/OF – Salem, Ala.
Week 9: 4 GP/GS, .417/.467/.500, 5-for-12, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 HBP
vs. Kentucky: 3 GP/GS, .556/.636/.667, 5-for-9, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 HBP
- Ranked second on the team with a .556 average while reaching at a .636 clip in the series win against Kentucky.
- Went 2-for-3 with a HBP in each of the first two games against the Wildcats, marking his 11th and 12th multi-hit games of the season.
- Drove in the team’s sixth run in the six-run first inning of the series opener, helping set the tone for the series.
- Ranks third on the team with a .292 average and second with a .393 on-base percentage in SEC play.
Pitchers of the Week
Alex Petrovic – R-So. – RHP – Cypress, Texas
Week 9/vs. Kentucky: 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, .192 B/AVG
- Turned in Auburn’s first complete game of the season and the program’s first complete game in the series-clinching win against Kentucky.
- The complete game shutout marked Auburn’s first since Samuel Dutton did so in a 10-0 win against Alabama on Apr. 4, 2025 and was just the program’s second in the last seven seasons.
- Retired the first 11 batters he faced, including four of the first six on strikeouts and ultimately finished with eight strikeouts, one shy of his career high.
- Needed just 19 pitches to get through two innings, 16 of which were strikes, and 30 pitches to get through three innings, 24 of which were strikes, before ultimately registering 75 percent strikes (69/92) for the game.
- The outing marked the second longest of his career (7.2 innings at Missouri on Mar. 14) and was his second quality start of the season.
Garrett Brewer – Jr. – LHP – Eau Claire, Mich.
Week 9/vs. Kentucky: 1 APP, 0.00 ERA, 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, .154 B/AVG
- Turned in a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings and six strikeouts in the middle game against Kentucky.
- His six strikeouts were tied for the second most by an Auburn reliever this season and one shy of a career high.
- Entered the game with two on and one out in the sixth innings and ultimately escaped a bases-loaded jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
- Teamed up with Jake Marciano and Marcel Kulik to hold the Wildcats scoreless in the last seven frames to allow for the team’s comeback bid.
Andreas Alvarez – So. – RHP – Seminole, Fla.
Week 9/vs. Kentucky: 1 GS, 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 K, .150 B/AVG
- Earned his sixth straight win dating back to Mar. 3 in the series opener against Kentucky.
- Allowed a pair of two-out runs in the third inning but responded to retire nine of the last 10 batters he faced in his outing with the lone reaching on a two-out walk in the sixth inning.
- The outing marked his third straight quality start, while his last seven starts have all been 5.0 or more innings and two or fewer runs allowed.
- Leads the league with a 1.24 ERA through nine weeks.
Team Notes
Auburn’s series win was the program’s 14th in the last 15 regular season home series dating back to the end of the 2024 season, including its eighth home conference series win in the last nine tries during the span … the series win against Kentucky marked the program’s first against the Wildcats at home since 2016 … the win in the series opener marked the program’s ninth straight in SEC home openers dating back to the end of the 2024 season … the pitching staff enters the week as the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.40), WHIP (1.15) and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.54) while ranking third in ERA (3.29) … the staff struck out 31 and walked four in 25.0 innings against Kentucky, marking the second straight series and third time this season the Tigers walked four or fewer in a series … Auburn has only walked more than six batters in two series this season – vs. Texas (16) and at Alabama (eight) … the series finale marked the fourth game this season the pitching staff didn’t walk a batter and was the 20th contest this season with two or fewer walks … the offense hit .365 with 27 runs on 38 hits in the series, marking seven more runs and eight more hits than the Tigers had scored in a league series this season – 20 runs on 30 hits vs. Arkansas … the team’s 12 runs on 15 hits in the opener and 11 runs on 14 hits in the finale were the two highest totals in SEC play this season … Auburn’s two home runs in the series finale – a two-run homer from Bub Terrell and grand slam from Logan Gregorio – were the first home runs with runners on base since Mar. 17 … Auburn started the same nine players in all three games against the Wildcats, with six turning in a .300 or better batting average … with an 8-7 record at the halfway point of SEC play, it marks the first time Auburn has been above .500 at the halfway point of conference play in back-to-back seasons since 2004-05.