auburn baseball

Buentello drives in two, Auburn defeats UAB 4-1

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Niko Buentello had two RBI and Daniel Sprinkle pitched 5.1 scoreless as Auburn baseball defeated UAB 4-1 Tuesday at Plainsman Park. “I am proud of Daniel Sprinkle tonight. It was good for him to pitch so well,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Andrew Mitchell grew a lot tonight. We got some offense tonight when we…

Tigers drop Miss State opener 4-0

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Jackson Burgreen extended his reached base streak to 20 games, but Auburn baseball fell to No. 4 Mississippi State 4-0 on Friday at Plainsman Park. “I thought (Hudson) was on and I thought it was a tough at-bat for a right-handed hitter,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Our guys see 93, 94 but what our…

Kennesaw State upsets Plainsmen 7-3

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Izaac Yarbrough pitched three scoreless innings in relief and Jackson Burgreen reached base for the 18th consecutive game, but Auburn baseball came up short 7-3 to Kennesaw State on Wednesday at Plainsman Park. “This wasn’t a great night for the Tigers to fight,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “There just wasn’t a lot of focus…

Diamond Trojans fall on the Plains, host Mississippi State Wednesday

AUBURN, Ala.  (troytrojans.com) – The Troy baseball team fell to Auburn, 7-2, on Tuesday night at Plainsman Park, but looks ahead to host No. 3 Mississippi State for its final mid-week contest on Wednesday. Troy (27-22) fell behind early, but could only cut the Auburn (22-26) lead to one run and it came in the fifth inning. The Trojans were…

Lipscomb leads Plainsmen over Kentucky 5-2

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Cole Lipscomb tossed his second career complete game as Auburn baseball defeated No. 22 Kentucky 5-2 on Friday at Plainsman Park.   “I was proud of how hard our team fought to get this big win on a Friday night,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Cole (Lipscomb) had some balls hit hard and some balls hit…

South Alabama beats Auburn 8-5

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Freshman Daniel Sprinkle pitched three scoreless relief innings and Damon Haecker hit his first homer of the season, but Auburn baseball fell 6-0 to No. 23 South Alabama 8-5 on Tuesday at Plainsman Park. “Randy Bell was the difference in this ball game,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “We pitched our same pitching game that…

Plainsmen down Hornets 11-2 in rematch

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Cody Nulph was 3-for-4 with three RBI as Auburn baseball defeated Alabama State 11-2 on Tuesday at Plainsman Park. “We played really good offense and were very consistent up and down the lineup,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Anfernee Grier and Melvin Gray at the top kept swinging the bat. Everyone had a pretty good…

Diamond Hornets look for payback on the Plains

MONTGOMERY, Ala (bamastatesports.com)  – After an open weekend on the schedule, the Alabama State baseball team returns to action Tuesday at 6 p.m., facing Auburn at Plainsman Park for the second time this season. The game will be televised on the SEC+ Channel and is also available for viewing on the Watch ESPN app. The Hornets (23-13 overall, 15-0 SWAC)…

Tigers’ Justin Camp named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Following his complete game two-hitter against Tennessee, Auburn senior right-hander Justin Camp was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week the league office announced on Monday.   “Justin has had two unbelievable outings in a row and I couldn’t be more proud of him,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said after the game on Friday….

Camp’s 2 hitter helps Auburn top Tennessee 2-0

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Senior right-hander Justin Camp threw his first career complete game with a two-hit shutout of Tennessee in a 2-0 win for Auburn baseball on Friday at Plainsman Park. “Our players came out tonight and played unbelievable defense,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Our goal was to knock their guy out in the first inning and get…