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Alabama took its first lead of the night with two outs in the top of the ninth, and it was enough for the Crimson Tide to defeat Auburn, 4-3, Wednesday night in Montgomery. It was the Tigers' first loss in the Capital City Classic, dropping to 5-1 in the annual event.
With the game tied 3-3 in the final inning, Alabama (6-5) was batting with two outs a runner at first. Shortstop Mikey White singled through the right side to advance center fielder Georgie Salem to third, and Auburn reliever Trey Cochran-Gill gave way to closer Terrance Dedrick. Right fielder Ben Moore worked a 3-2 count before hitting what should have been an inning-ending ground out to third, but a Connor Short throwing error allowed the go-ahead run to score.
In the bottom of the ninth, first baseman Keegan Thompson led off with a looking strikeout, and left fielder Jordan Ebert reached on a walk. With JJ Shaffer pinch running, shortstop Damon Haecker advanced him on a ground out to first. The game ended when Shaffer was tagged out trying to move up on an Anfernee Grier ground ball to third.
Grier, the freshman right fielder, went 0-for-4. It was his first hitless game in an Auburn uniform.
The Tigers (6-6) managed just three hits and left eight men on base -- five in scoring position. Second baseman Dan Glevenyak (1-for-2, two RBI) opened the scoring with a two-run homer, and after Alabama tied it, catcher Blake Austin (1-for-4, one RBI) scored Glevenyak with a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth. Haecker (1-for-4) led off the game with a single.
Alabama pitchers walked five batters and the Crimson Tide committed three errors, but Auburn couldn't take advantage.
Cochran-Gill (0-1) took the loss, giving up one unearned run on two hits and a walk in 2 1/3 relief innings. Justin Camp got the start for the Tigers, and he allowed three runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out four in 6 1/3 innings.
Thomas Burrows (2-0) pitched three innings of relief and picked up the win for the Tide. Burrows gave up just one walk and struck out three.
Auburn returns to the Plains for a three-game series against Mercer this weekend. Senior righty Dillon Ortman is scheduled to pitch Friday night, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. CT.
Alabama 4 (6-5) |
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Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
Georgie Salem cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Mikey White ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Ben Moore rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Wade Wass dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Kyle Overstreet 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Austen Smith 1b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Casey Hughston lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Will Haynie c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Chance Vincent 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Nick Eicholtz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Taylor Guilbeau p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Thomas Burrows p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 9 | |
Auburn 3 (6-6) |
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Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
Damon Haecker ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Anfernee Grier rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ryan Tella cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Damek Tomscha dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Glevenyak 2b | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Blake Austin c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Connor Short 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Keegan Thompson 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Jordan Ebert lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
J.J. Shaffer pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Justin Camp p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Trey Cochran-Gill p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Terrance Dedrick p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Alabama............. 000 200 101 - 4 11 3 Auburn.............. 002 001 000 - 3 3 2 ------------------------------------------- |
E - Smith(3); Haynie(2); Guilbeau(2); Grier, A.(2); Short, C.(4). DP - UA 1. LOB - UA 9; Auburn 8. HR - Glevenyak, D. HBP - Tomscha, D.; Glevenyak, D. SH - Haecker, D.(4). SB - Moore(6); Glevenyak, D(7). CS - Smith(2). Reached on CI - Glevenyak, D. |
Alabama | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
Nick Eicholtz | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 81 |
Taylor Guilbeau | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
Thomas Burrows W,2-0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 39 |
Auburn | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
Justin Camp | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 103 |
Trey Cochran-Gill L,0-1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
Terrance Dedrick | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Win - Burrows (2-0). Loss - Cochran-Gill (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Eicholtz (Tomscha, D.); by Burrows (Glevenyak, D). CI - Haynie. Pitches/strikes: Eicholtz 81/45; Guilbeau 24/13; Burrows 39/22; Camp, J. 103/63; Cochran-Gill 39/24; Dedrick, T. 11/8.
Umpires - HP: Scott Erby 1B: Jack Cox 2B: Chuck Pack 3B: Darrell Arnold |