Week at a Glance
Overall: 30-13
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 12-9
Non-Conference: 18-4
Streak: W1
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday vs. Samford: W, 14-2 (7)
Friday vs. No. 9 Oklahoma: W, 6-4
Saturday vs. No. 9 Oklahoma: L, 1-2
Sunday vs. No. 9 Oklahoma: W, 14-4 (8)
This Week’s Schedule:
Friday at No. 7 Texas A&M: 7 p.m.
Saturday at No. 7 Texas A&M: 2 p.m.
Sunday at No. 7 Texas A&M: 1 p.m.
Players of the Week
Eric Guevara – Jr. – IF – Panama City, Panama
Week 11: 4 GP/GS, .529/.579/.1.176, 9-for-17, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP
vs. Oklahoma: 3 GP/GS, .583/.643/.1.250, 7-for-12, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP
- Led the team with nine hits and tied for the team lead with nine RBI in four games last week.
- Collected multiple hits in three of four games, including three or more hits on a pair of occasions, and drove in three runs in three of four games.
- Started the scoring Tuesday vs. Samford with a two-run home run that traveled 445 feet, sparking the team’s nine-run first inning.
- Came back around for the second time in the first and drove in the ninth run of the inning with a RBI single, becoming the first player with multiple hits in an inning this season.
- Went 3-for-5 in the series opener against Oklahoma to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, the longest by an Auburn player since 2023.
- Hit his second two-run home run in as many games to start the week, answering the Sooners’ two-run top of the fourth to extend the Tigers early advantage.
- Went 4-for-4 with two doubles, his third two-run home run of the week and three RBI in the series-clinching rubber game against Oklahoma.
- Ranks fourth in the league with a .403 average in SEC play.
Ethin Bingaman – Fr. – UTL – Redlands, Calif.
Week 11: 4 GP/GS, .500/.556/.1.313, 8-for-16, 5 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP
vs. Oklahoma: 3 GP/GS, .500/.538/.1.333, 6-for-12, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1 HBP
- Turned in the first registered three-homer game by an Auburn freshman in program history in the series-clinching rubber game vs. Oklahoma.
- His three-home-run effort was just the fifth in a Southeastern Conference game in program history, including the first since 2011, and the 10th all-time in program history.
- Hit a solo home run as part of Auburn’s go-ahead three-run third inning.
- Came back around in the fourth inning and hit a three-run home run to cap off the four-run frame, marking his second multi-homer game of the season.
- Stepped to the plate with two on and one out in the eighth and ended the game early with his second three-run homer of the contest, sending the ball 439 feet over the videoboard in left center field to run rule Oklahoma.
- His seven RBI in the finale were the most by an Auburn player since 2023, the most by an Auburn freshman since 2018, the most by an Auburn player in a SEC game since 2011 and the most by an Auburn freshman in a SEC game since 1998.
- He also went 2-for-3 with a double in the middle game against the Sooners.
- Started the week going 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the Tigers’ nine-run first inning vs. Samford.
- Leads the team and ranks tied for eighth in the league with 21 RBI in SEC play.
Chase Fralick – So. – C – Peachtree City, Ga.
Week 11: 4 GP/GS, .471/.500/.1.118, 8-for-17, 5 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB
vs. Oklahoma: 3 GP/GS, .462/.500/.1.231, 6-for-13, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB
- Homered in all three games against the Sooners, becoming the first Auburn player to homer in three straight games this season.
- Collected multiple hits in all four games last week, tying with Bingaman for second on the team with eight hits in the span.
- Hit a solo home run in the first inning of the series opener against Oklahoma to help set the tone for the series, following Mason McCraine’s leadoff home run.
- Homered in the eighth inning of the middle game against the Sooners to cut Auburn’s deficit to one in the late stages.
- Hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the third inning of the series-clinching rubber game.
- Has reached base in 24 straight games and in all but one contest this season.
Pitcher of the Week
LJ Cormier – Fr. – RHP – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Week 11: 2 APP, 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, .111 B/AVG
vs. Oklahoma: 1 APP, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, .091 B/AVG
- Turned in a pair of scoreless appearances vs. Samford and Oklahoma and hasn’t allowed a run in his last five appearances and 9.2 innings pitched.
- Earned his first career win with 2.0 scoreless innings and five strikeouts in the midweek win vs. Samford.
- Logged a season-high 3.1 scoreless innings in the middle game against the Sooners, helping keep the Tigers in the one-run game.
- Has allowed just two runs in his last 10 appearances and 20.1 innings pitched.
- Leads the team with a 1.23 ERA in six appearances and 14.2 innings pitched in SEC play.
Team Notes
Auburn won its fourth straight SEC series by taking two of three games against Oklahoma and is one of two teams in the league that has won at least four straight series – Texas A&M (five) … it’s the first time the Tigers have won four straight SEC series since 2023 (five) … Auburn has now won 15 of its last 16 home series dating back to 2024, including nine of 10 SEC series at Plainsman Park during the span … the team homered 10 times in the three games against the Sooners, including six in the series finale … the 10 home runs were five more than any other series this season (five at Florida) and the most in a series since hitting 11 in three games vs. South Carolina last year (May 8-9) … the six home runs in the finale were the most in a game since hitting seven in the 2022 regional opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana (June 3) and the most in a SEC game since also hitting six vs. Texas A&M in 2021 (May 15) … the run-rule win in the series finale against the Sooners was the team's ninth of the season, including the second in SEC play … after hitting 29 homers in the first 34 games of the season, the team has hit 24 homers in the last nine games, accounting for 43 of the team’s 75 runs in the span … the pitching staff enters the week as the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.13), walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.60) and WHIP (1.13) while ranking third in shutouts (six) and fourth in ERA (3.29) … the Tigers currently stand fifth in the SEC with a 12-9 league record … the team has already played third-place Texas (13-7) and finishes the regular season at second-place Texas A&M (14-6), at fourth-place Mississippi State (13-8) and vs. first-place Georgia (15-6)… Auburn and Ole Miss are the only two teams in the league with the current top four teams in the SEC standings on their schedule this season … the Tigers enter the week with the No. 3 SOS and No. 6 RPI … the team is one of four in the country, all from the SEC, without a quad three or quad four loss this season – Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss.