Week at a Glance
Overall: 35-15
Last Week: 3-1
SEC: 16-11
Non-Conference: 19-4
Streak: W2
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday at UAB: W, 10-2
Thursday at No. 10 Mississippi State: L, 3-10
Friday at No. 10 Mississippi State: W, 5-4
Saturday at No. 10 Mississippi State: W, 13-2 (7)
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday at No. 24 Jacksonville State: 6 p.m.
Thursday vs. No. 4 Georgia: 7 p.m.
Friday vs. No. 4 Georgia: 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. No. 4 Georgia: 2 p.m.
Players of the Week
Chris Rembert – So. – IF – Pensacola, Fla.
Week 13: 4 GP/GS, .438/.500/.625, 7-for-16, 7 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
at Miss. State: 3 GP/GS, .417/.462/.667, 5-for-12, 3 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
- Turned in multiple hits in three of four games last week, leading the team with seven hits and seven runs.
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a career high four runs at UAB.
- Led the team with five RBI in the series at Mississippi State.
- Drove in the team’s second and third runs in the third and fifth innings of the middle game in Starkville.
- Started Auburn’s scoring in the finale with a solo home run in the second inning, his first since Mar. 24, and later drove in two more runs on a single in the fifth.
- Has multiple hits in 11 of the last 17 games, hitting .380 (27-for-71) during the span.
Ethin Bingaman – Fr. – UTL – Redlands, Calif.
Week 13: 4 GP/GS, .400/.471/.600, 6-for-15, 4 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
at Miss. State: 3 GP/GS, .417/.417/.667, 5-for-12, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB
- Collected multiple hits and drove in a combined three runs in the two wins at Mississippi State.
- Drove in the team’s fourth run of the middle game with a two-out single in the fifth inning.
- Hit a two-run home run to extend Auburn’s lead to 8-0 in the fifth inning of the finale.
- Leads Auburn and SEC freshmen while ranking tied for fifth in the league with 27 RBI in conference play.
- His seven home runs are also tied for the most among SEC freshmen in league play.
- Leads Auburn with a .394 average (26-for-66) to go along with 20 runs, six homers and 23 RBI during the team’s six-series win streak.
Pitchers of the Week
Alex Petrovic – R-So. – RHP – Cypress, Texas
Week 13/at Miss. State: 1 GS, 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .286 B/AVG
- Earned his fourth win in the last five rubbers games at Mississippi State.
- Worked around some traffic in his first two innings, keeping the Bulldogs scoreless while stranding five runners.
- Faced the minimum in his next two frames with a clean third and inning-ending double play in the fourth.
- Tied for the team lead and for second in the league with eight wins overall.
- Leads the team and is tied for third in the league with five SEC wins.
Jackson Sanders – So. – LHP – Opelika, Ala.
Week 13/at Miss. State: 1 APP, 1-0, 4.15 ERA, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .267 B/AVG
- Pitched in the final five innings of Auburn’s one-run win in the middle game at Mississippi State.
- Earned his fourth win of the season, including his second in relief.
- Allowed single runs in the seventh and eighth inning but worked a clean bottom of the ninth inning after Auburn reclaimed its lead in the top half.
- Has factored into the decision in all five of his relief appearances, going 2-0 with three saves and a 2.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 18.0 innings pitched.
Team Notes
Auburn is the only team in the league to have won its last six series, two more than any other program … the six-SEC-series win streak marks the longest streak in a single season since 1995 (seven) … the program also won six straight SEC series from 2010-11, winning the last five of 2010 and first of 2011 … the series win at Mississippi State was the program’s first in Starkville since 2017 … it marked the third series the season the Tigers won when dropping the first game – vs. Nebraska (Feb. 27-Mar. 1), at Florida (Apr. 16-18), at Mississippi State (May 7-9) … before this season, Auburn’s last series win when losing the first game came at Missouri in 2024 … the Tigers are now 6-1 in rubber games this season and have won five straight, outscoring the opponents 54-14 during the span with three run-rule wins … the one-run win in the middle game marked Auburn’s sixth this season when trailing or tied after the eighth inning … the 11-run win in the finale at Mississippi State was Auburn’s largest in Starkville since defeating the Bulldogs 12-1 in the series finale on Apr. 25, 1993 … it doubled Mississippi State’s previous largest margin of defeat this season (five) … Auburn enters the week tied for fourth in the league with a 16-11 SEC record … the team has the most wins away from home (15) in the league, both road and neutral site, most top-25 wins (14) and most top-10 wins (11) … the Tigers have guaranteed the fourth winning SEC season in the last five years under head coach Butch Thompson … the program is also one of just four in the league that has a chance to win 17 or more league games for the second straight season – Texas (22/15), Arkansas (20/15), Georgia (18/21), Auburn (17/16) … with Petrovic’s eighth win of the season in the series finale, he and Andreas Alvarez become the first pair of Auburn teammates with eight or more win in a season since 2000 – Colter Bean (nine) and Chris Bootcheck (eight) … Bingaman’s homer in the finale was his 10th of the season, becoming the fourth Auburn player with double digit home runs this season … it marks the first time since 2021 the Tigers have had four players with 10 or more home runs … defensively, Auburn did not make an error in 93 total chances over the weekend ... the team turned six double plays during the week, including a season-high three at UAB.