Auburn baseball notebook – May 18

Auburn baseball notebook – May 18Auburn baseball notebook – May 18
Zach Bland

Bub Terrell homers vs. Georgia at Plainsman Park.

Week at a Glance

Overall: 36-18
Last Week: 1-3
SEC: 17-13
Non-Conference: 19-5
Streak: W1

Last Week's Results:
Tuesday at No. 24 Jacksonville State: L, 1-4
Thursday vs. No. 5 Georgia: L, 1-2
Friday vs. No. 5 Georgia: L, 7-9
Saturday vs. No. 5 Georgia: W, 14-4 (8)

This Week’s Schedule:
Wednesday vs. winner of (11) Oklahoma/(14) LSU: 8 p.m. CT (appx.)

Players of the Week                                                       

Chris Rembert – So. – IF – Pensacola, Fla.  

Week 14: 4 GP/GS, .471/.500/.588, 8-for-17, 4 R, 2 B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB
vs. Georgia: 3 GP/GS, .462/.500/.615, 6-for-13, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB

  • Led the team with eight hits in four games last week, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
  • Went 2-for-4 and matched a career high with two doubles in the middle game vs. Georgia.
  • Matched a season high with three hits and drove in three runs in the run-rule win against the Bulldogs.
  • Has turned in a .459 average (17-for-37) during his nine-game hitting streak.
  • Has multiple hits in 14 of the last 21 games and is hitting .398 (35-for-88) during the span.

Brandon McCraine – R-Fr. – IF – Salem, Ala.   

Week 14: 4 GP/GS, .429/.500/.571, 6-for-14, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
vs. Georgia: 3 GP/GS, .455/.500/.636, 5-for-11, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB

  • Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in the run-rule win against Georgia, ending the game early with a RBI double off the top of the War Eagle Wall in the eighth inning.
  • Also drew a walk to reach base a season-high five times in the contest.
  • The game marked his second four-hit game of the season, matching his effort vs. Alabama State on Apr. 14.
  • Finished the regular season as the team leader in batting (.352).

Bub Terrell – So. – OF – Meridian, Miss.  

Week 14: 4 GP/GS, .333/.412/.933, 5-for-15, 4 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
vs. Georgia: 3 GP/GS, .333/.385/1.083, 4-for-12, 4 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

  • Extended his career-best hitting streak to 13 games with a hit at Jacksonville State.
  • Tied for the team lead with his 13th home run of the season in the middle game against Georgia, marking his seventh straight series with a home run.
  • Matched a season high with three hits and turned in his first career multi-homer game in the run-rule win against the Bulldogs.
  • His first home run was a solo shot that tied the game in the fourth inning and his second was a three-run homer that extended the lead to 8-4 in the fifth, pushing his season-high RBI total to four.

Pitchers of the Week

Jackson Sanders – So. – LHP – Opelika, Ala.

Week 14/vs. Georgia: 1 APP, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, .273 B/AVG

  • Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings to give Auburn a chance at a comeback in its one-run loss in the opener against Georgia.
  • Held the league’s highest-slugging offense to just three singles in his outing.
  • In six relief appearances, went 2-0 with three saves and a 1.71 ERA, striking out 29 in 21.0 innings pitched.

LJ Cormier – Fr. – LHP – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Week 14/vs. Georgia: 1 APP, 1.93 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K, .235 B/AVG

  • Pitched a season-high 4.2 innings in the middle game against Georgia, holding the Bulldogs to one run after the team scored eight runs in the first 4.1 innings.
  • The lone run allowed was on a solo homer, his first given up this season, and allowed just three singles other than that.
  • Finished the SEC season as the team leader in ERA (2.25).

Team Notes

Auburn’s win in the finale gave the program 17 league wins in back-to-back years for the first time since 1999-2000 … the Tigers are one of four programs in the SEC with 17 or more league wins in each of the last two years, joining Texas, Arkansas and Georgia on the short list … the Tigers have finished the regular season sixth or better in the league standings in four of the last five years, becoming one of three programs to do so and joining Arkansas and Georgia on the shorter list … Ethin Bingaman’s 32 RBI in league play were the most by a SEC freshman this season and tied for the fifth most in the league … it marked the most RBI by an Auburn freshman in SEC play in the stat crew era (1993-present) … the Tigers loss in the series opener marked the team’s eighth one-run loss of the season, including its seventh of SEC play … Saturday’s result marked Auburn’s 12th run rule win of the season, including its fifth of SEC play … the team finished conference play with the largest run differential (+59) in the league … the Tigers wrapped up the regular season having welcomed 180,462 fans to Plainsman Park, the second most in a season in program history.