Feb. 25, 2018
Auburn Baseball Notebook
Overall: 8-0
Last Week: 5-0
SEC: 0-0
Non-Conference: 8-0
Streak: W8
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday - vs. Georgia State (W, 3-2)
Wednesday - vs. Troy (W, 6-5)
Friday - vs. Bryant (W, 15-7)
Saturday (Game one) - vs. Bryant (W, 13-4)
Saturday (Game two) - vs. Bryant (W, 3-1)
This Week's Schedule:
Tuesday - at No. 18 South Alabama (6:30 p.m.)
Friday - vs. BYU (5 p.m.)
Saturday (Game one) - vs. BYU (12 p.m.)
Saturday (Game two) - vs. BYU (appx. 4 p.m.)
Last Week's Top Performers
Brendan Venter - Jr. - IF - Flower Mound, Texas
- Went 10-for-18 with five runs scored, one home run and two RBI and reached base in 17 of 25 plate appearances
- Came through with the walk-off single vs. Georgia State and launched the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete the sweep vs. Bryant
- Riding a five-game hitting streak and turned in two or more hits in four of the last five, including a season-high three hits vs. Troy
- Leads the team in hits (12), average (.462) and on-base percentage (.611) and is tied for the team lead in home runs (two)
Tanner Burns - Fr. - RHP - Decatur, Ala.
- Made his second start in an Auburn uniform and allowed one run on two hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings
- His 7.0 innings pitched were the most by an Auburn pitcher this season and his eight strikeouts were third
- Retired the final 11 batters he faced and struck out the side in his final inning of work
Cody Greenhill - Fr. - RHP - Russellville, Ala.
- Made two appearances and totaled 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball
- Earned his first collegiate win after throwing the final 3.1 innings against Georgia State and not allowing a hit while striking out four
- Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in game one of a doubleheader vs. Bryant and didn't issue a walk while striking out four
- Has now pitched 6.1 scoreless innings of relief this season
Team Notes
Auburn continues its best start since 2001 as the Tigers are 8-0, marking the sixth time in program history the team has won eight or more consecutive games to start a season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ through eight games, Auburn has outscored its opponents 74-20, and 41 (55 percent) of the Tigers' runs have come with two outs ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ this season marks the Tigers' second straight allowing 20 runs through eight games ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the 74 runs scored through the first eight games are also the most since scoring 77 in the first eight game of the 2016 season (Thompson's first) ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Auburn won back-to-back one-run games vs. Georgia State and Troy, each when trailing or tied after the eighth inning ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ prior to last week, the Tigers had only won two such games in the first two seasons under Thompson ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ as a team, Auburn posted a .431 on-base percentage thanks in part to drawing 32 walks and 14 hit-by-pitches ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the Tigers have now been walked 52 times and hit by 21 pitches through eight games this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Will Holland and Conor Davis have each reached base in all eight contests ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the Auburn bullpen continued to pitched well as the unit went 4-0 with a save and allowed four earned runs in 21.2 innings (1.66 ERA) on the week ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the bullpen has posted a 1.30 ERA to this point in the season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ Venter, Steven Williams and Brett Wright each hit their second home runs of the season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the trio is tied for the team lead in the category and has accounted for all but one of Auburn's home runs this season ÃÆ'¢Ãƒ¢'¬¦ the Tigers didn't hit their seventh home run last season until Mar. 17 (20 games).