The visitors then tied the game on a wild pitch in the seventh and reclaimed the lead with a three-run homer later in the inning.Īfter Tanner Bauman (2-1) held the Aggies scoreless in the eighth, a popup dropped between second and right field for a one-out double in the ninth, and the final run scored on a sacrifice fly to center field. Texas A&M got a run back on a leadoff homer in the fourth, and another leadoff homer in the sixth brought the Aggies to within a run at 5-4. Bobby Peirce, Ike Irish and Bryson Ware hit three straight RBI singles to give Auburn the lead, and Cooper McMurray hit a two-RBI double to right to extend the advantage. Kason Howell started the bottom of the third with his 61st career double, and Auburn ultimately scored five runs with two outs in the frame. The Aggies tacked one on with a RBI double in the top of the third, but Cannon again minimized the damage with back-to-back flyouts to strand two more in the frame. Cannon did a good job to minimize the damage with a strikeout and flyout to strand runners at the corners. A popup in the dusk sky got lost on the infield and dropped for a double before a single to right scored the run just ahead of the tag at the plate. A four-run seventh inning capped off by a three-run homer from third baseman Trevor Werner was the difference for the Aggies.Īuburn starting pitcher Will Cannon retired Texas A&M in order in the first, but the Aggies crossed the plate in the top of the second to start the scoring. Texas A&M challenged to score every inning."Īfter its five runs on five hits in the third, Auburn managed just three hits the rest of the game. We got our five runs but really never challenged to score after that. Pierce, Irish, Ware, McMurray, and Kason got to start it with a double on a ground ball down the line. "We didn't score the last six innings," head coach Butch Thompson said. The Tigers (18-11-1, 3-7 SEC) scored five runs in the third inning to take a three-run lead, but the Aggies (19-11, 4-6 SEC) scored seven unanswered runs to secure the win. Texas A&M 9-5 Friday night in front of the seventh sellout crowd of the season at Plainsman Park.
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