Week at a Glance
Overall: 26-10
Last Week: 4-0
SEC: 9-6
Non-Conference: 17-4
Streak: W5
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday at No. 15 Georgia Tech: W, 9-8
Friday vs. No. 3 LSU: W, 8-4
Saturday vs. No. 3 LSU: W, 4-2
Sunday vs. No. 3 LSU: W, 3-2
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday at Jacksonville State: 6 p.m.
Thursday at No. 1 Texas: 7 p.m.
Friday at No. 1 Texas: 7 p.m.
Saturday at No. 1 Texas: 2 p.m.
Players of the Week
Ike Irish – Jr. – C/OF – Hudsonville, Mich.
4 GP/GS, .429/.556/.714, 6-for-14, 5 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB
- Recorded a hit in all four games against top-15 foes, including two hits in a pair of contests, and led the team with five runs scored.
- Went 2-for-3 and drove in the game-winning run with a RBI single in Auburn’s three-run eighth inning of Tuesday’s win at Georgia Tech.
- Hit a bases-clearing triple to extend Auburn’s lead from two runs to five in the fifth inning of the team’s series-opening win against LSU, also accounting for what ended up being the game-winning run.
- Drove in Auburn’s first run with a RBI double in the fourth inning of the series-clinching win vs. the visiting Tigers.
- Doubled for the second straight game and scored a run in the team’s two-run first inning of the win in the finale, marking the team’s first sweep vs. LSU since 1988.
Cooper McMurray – R-Sr. – IF – Tulsa, Okla.
4 GP/GS, .333/.412/.667, 5-for-15, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB
- Collected a hit and drove in a run in all four games, ranking tied for sixth in the league with eight RBI last week.
- Started Tuesday’s win at Georgia Tech with a grand slam in the first inning, marking his team-best eighth home run of the season and 36th of his Auburn career, moving him into a tie for sixth in program history.
- Helped extend Auburn’s lead with a RBI single in Auburn’s four-run fifth inning of the series opener.
- Gave the Tigers the lead with a RBI double in the fourth inning of the series-clinching win and got the scoring started with a two-RBI double in the first inning of the series finale.
Pitchers of the Week
Samuel Dutton – Sr. – RHP – Southside, Ala.
1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, .143 B/AVG
- Turned in his second straight scoreless start and fourth quality start of the season with 6.0 innings in the series opener against his former team.
- Struck out seven batters, marking the fifth game this season he has struck out seven or more batters.
- Hasn’t allowed a run in his last two starts and 13.0 innings pitched and has allowed just two runs in 20.0 innings (0.90 ERA) in his three home SEC starts.
- Worked through the rain to retire LSU’s offense that entered the weekend ranked sixth in the country in batting average in order in two of his first five innings of work.
- Got a strikeout looking of LSU’s five-hole hitter to strand a pair of runners and end his outing with a career-high 101 pitches.
- Ranks second in the league with a 2.34 ERA through nine weeks.
Dylan Watts – Jr. – RHP – Enumclaw, Wash.
2 APP, 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1 SV, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K, .263 B/AVG
- Turned in 3.1 innings to earn the win in the comeback effort at Georgia Tech, marking his second win of the season.
- Faced the minimum in two of his three full innings of work thanks to inducing a pair of double plays, including one that ended the game.
- Made his second appearance of a week for just the second time this season and earned his first save of the year and second of his career with 1.2 scoreless innings in the finale vs. LSU.
- Retired the Tigers eight, nine and one hitters in order to end the game and give Auburn its first sweep of LSU in 36 seasons.
Team Notes
Auburn turned in its first 4-0 week in the middle of conference play since 2022 and swept LSU for the first time since 1988 … the team wrapped up a stretch of 16 of the last 19 games coming against ranked opponents with a 10-6 record … the Tigers now have 12 wins against ranked opponents this season, including an 8-2 record against ranked opponents at Plainsman Park … Tuesday’s win at Georgia Tech marked the team’s sixth one-run win of the season and fourth ranked win away from home … it was the team’s third win of the season when trialing after seven innings … the pitching staff turned in a 2.67 ERA in three games against LSU, holding the visiting Tigers to eight runs on the weekend … the 2.67 ERA was the team’s best in a SEC series since turning in a 1.33 ERA in a sweep of Tennessee to start the 2019 SEC season … the eight runs allowed seven fewer than LSU has scored in any other weekend this season ... the weekend not only marked the first sweep in 37 seasons, but was also the third series win against LSU in the last four meetings … LSU entered the weekend hitting .328 as a team, the sixth best mark in the country, and Auburn held the visitors to a .188 average … it marked the second straight weekend the pitching staff held the opponent to under a .200 average … the Tigers have turned in a 3.29 ERA with a .191 average against in the last two SEC weekends against Alabama and LSU … with a 3-2 win in the series finale against LSU, the Tigers are now 7-2 in one-run games this season … the single-game attendance record was set on back-to-back nights Friday (6,756) and Saturday (7,231) … the series attendance of 19,119 also surpassed last weekend’s total of 17,935 for the highest in program history … Auburn’s attendance of 118,117 through 23 home games is already the fourth highest total in program history, trailing each of the last three seasons … the average attendance of 5,135 is almost 1,000 more than any other single-game average for a season … this weekend’s series at Texas marks the team’s sixth straight against a ranked opponent, including its fourth straight against a top-10 team.