Week at a Glance
Overall: 32-14
Last Week: 2-1
SEC: 14-10
Non-Conference: 18-4
Streak: L1
Last Week's Results:
Saturday at No. 7 Texas A&M: W, 18-5 (7)
Saturday at No. 7 Texas A&M: W, 5-4
Sunday at No. 7 Texas A&M: L, 3-4
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday at UAB: 6 p.m.
Thursday at No. 10 Mississippi State: 7 p.m.
Friday at No. 10 Mississippi State: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at No. 10 Mississippi State: 3 p.m.
Players of the Week
Chase Fralick – So. – C – Peachtree City, Ga.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 3 GP/GS, .417/.462/1.167, 5-for-12, 3 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB
- Carrying over from last weekend vs. Oklahoma, Fralick homered three times in Saturday’s doubleheader at Texas A&M to become the first Auburn player to homer in five straight games since Tim Lemons in 1985.
- Hit the first of two two-run homers in the fourth inning of the team’s 13-run win in the series opener before homering in each of his first two at-bats of the second game of the doubleheader, helping Auburn get out to a 5-0 lead through three.
- After homering six times in the first 40 games of the season, Fralick matched his six home runs in the five-game span since last Friday.
- Matched a season-high with three hits in the series-clinching win, capping off a stretch of six straight multi-hit games in which he hit .520 (13-for-25).
- Also caught all 25 innings in the series as the pitching staff held Texas A&M to five runs or fewer in all three games.
Ethin Bingaman – Fr. – UTL – Redlands, Calif.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 3 GP/GS, .364/.462/.727, 4-for-11, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Homered for the fourth time in a span of two games with the second of two two-run home runs in the fourth inning of the 13-run win in the series opener at Texas A&M.
- Matched a season high with three hits for the second straight game and drove in his 10th run in the last two games in the opener against the Aggies.
- Tied for the team lead with five games of three or more RBI this season.
- Leads the team and SEC freshmen while ranking tied for fourth in the league with 24 RBI in SEC play.
Brandon McCraine – R-Fr. – IF – Salem, Ala.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 3 GP/GS, .385/.385/.615, 5-for-13, 3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB
- Hit his first career home run in the top of the seventh inning of the series-opening win at Texas A&M, a three-run shot that extended Auburn’s lead to 13.
- Matched his SEC high with three hits in the contest and drove in a season high four runs.
- Followed up his performance by going 2-for-4 in the series-clinching win, marking his 16th multi-hit game of the season.
- Played shortstop for all 25 innings, registering a team-high seven assists and helped the team turn in a .989 fielding percentage for the weekend.
Pitchers of the Week
Andreas Alvarez – So. – RHP – Seminole, Fla.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 1 GS, 1-0, 5.14 ERA, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R/4 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, .222 B/AVG
- Turned in his first career complete game and struck out a career high 11 batters in the series-opening, run-rule win at Texas A&M.
- The game marked his third this season with double digit strikeouts, including his first without issuing a walk.
- Faced the minimum in three of his seven innings of work, including striking out the side in the fourth.
- After allowing a two-run home run ii the fifth inning, retired seven of the last eight batters he faced and ended the game by starting a double play on a comebacker to the mound.
Jake Marciano – So. – LHP – Bayville, N.J.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 1 GS, 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 K, .182 B/AVG
- Turned in his team-best sixth quality start of the season and earned his first win since Mar. 13 in the series-clinching victory at Texas A&M.
- His six quality starts are tied for the most by an Auburn pitcher since Casey Mize turned in 10 in 2018.
- Allowed a two-RBI triple in the fourth inning to make it a two-run game but responded by retiring the last seven batters he faced in his outing.
- Enters the last two weeks of the regular season ranked top five in the league in ERA (2.26), innings pitched (67.1) and strikeouts (87).
Jackson Sanders – So. – LHP – Opelika, Ala.
Week 12/at Texas A&M: 1 APP, 1 SV, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 K, .182 B/AVG
- Tied the team high with his third save of the season, pitching the last 3.0 innings of the series-clinching win at Texas A&M.
- With the tying run on third base on winning run on first, he induced a groundball to shortstop to end the game.
- Struck out multiple batters in all three innings of work, marking his eighth appearance this season with six or more strikeouts.
- Has now factored into the decision in all four of his relief appearances with a win and three saves, turning in a 1.32 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched.
Team Notes
Auburn is the only team in the league to have won its last five series … it marks the first time the program has won five straight SEC series since the end of the 2023 regular season … the team improved to 7-5 on the road in SEC play and has won three of its first four SEC road series for the first time since 2017 … the team also improved to 12-11 against ranked opponents this season, tied for the second most ranked wins in the league … the Tigers’ 18-5 win in game one was the 10th run-rule win of the season, including its second straight … the 18 runs were a season high and the most in a SEC game since scoring 24 in the opener vs. South Carolina on May 8, 2025 … the 13-run margin of victory was the largest in a SEC road game since defeating Alabama 20-5 in game two of a doubleheader on Apr. 21, 2018 … the series marked the first time Auburn won the first two games against a top-10 team on the road since doing so at No. 2 South Carolina Apr. 28-29, 2023 … in the last five series, Auburn is hitting .306 with 110 runs on 158 hits, including 29 doubles and 26 home runs … the Tigers homered in eight straight games from Apr. 17-May 2 with multiple home runs seven times during the span … after homering 29 times in the first 34 games of the season, the team has homered 30 times in the last 12 contests, one shy of Tennessee for the most in the league during the span … the pitching staff enters the week as the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.09), WHIP (1.13) and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.92) while ranking second in ERA (3.36) … the Tigers became the first team this season to hold Texas A&M to five or fewer runs in three straight games … Mississippi State this weekend will represent Auburn’s fourth straight top-10 opponent, three of which have been played on the road.