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After scraping together two runs in a Friday night win over Alabama, Auburn's offense couldn't do much in Game 2 Saturday night. The Tigers collected just three hits in a 4-1 loss at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
Justin Kamplain (3-2) was excellent for the Crimson Tide, giving up a run, three hits and three walks while striking out five in 8 2/3 innings. He entered the game with a 4.06 ERA, but threw 125 pitches and dominated the Tigers' lineup. It continued a trend of Auburn struggling against less-than-top-notch pitching. Thomas Burrows got the final out for his fifth save.
Alabama (23-11, 9-5 SEC) took a 2-0 lead thanks to a Kyle Overstreet leadoff homer in the fourth and a Wade Wass RBI infield single in the fifth. The Tide doubled their advantage in the seventh when two runs scored on a Chance Vincent infield single and throwing error by Auburn third baseman Connor Short. With the way the Tigers were swinging, the 4-0 lead was insurmountable.
Auburn (21-15, 6-8) scored its only run in the top of the ninth. Blake Austin connected on a one-out double and came home three batters later when Damon Haecker hit a two-out single to left. The Tigers had the potential tying run at the plate, but Dan Glevenyak ended the game with a pop fly to shortstop.
Austin finished the night 1-for-4. Haecker and Jordan Ebert went 1-for-3.
After normal Saturday starter Keegan Thompson closed out Friday night's win, senior lefty Michael O'Neal (2-4) was moved up a day in the rotation. O'Neal took the loss, allowing a run on five hits and two walks in three innings. He struck out three.Trey Cochran-Gill pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief and gave up three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits and one walk while picking up two Ks. Jay Wade went the final 1 2/3 innings. Wade struck out two and allowed one hit.
The Tigers and Tide will play for the series win Sunday at 1 p.m. CT. Terrance Dedrick, normally Auburn's closer, will get the start for the visitors.
Auburn 1 (21-15,6-8 SEC) |
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| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| Jordan Ebert lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Tella cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damek Tomscha 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blake Austin c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Daniel Robert dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Blake Logan ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connor Short 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Damon Haecker ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dan Glevenyak 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| J.J. Shaffer rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael O'Neal p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trey Cochran-Gill p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Wade p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | |
Alabama 4 (23-11,9-5 SEC) |
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| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| Mikey White ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Georgie Salem cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Moore rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Wass dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kyle Overstreet 2b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Austen Smith 1b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chance Vincent 3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Will Haynie c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hunter Webb lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Justin Kamplain p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thomas Burrows p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 11 | |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Auburn.............. 000 000 001 - 1 3 1 Alabama............. 000 110 20X - 4 13 0 ------------------------------------------- |
| E - Short, C.(6). DP - Auburn 4; UA 1. LOB - Auburn 7; UA 11. 2B - Austin, B.(7). HR - Overstreet. HBP - Tomscha, D.; Short, C.; Shaffer, J.; White; Smith. SH - White. SB - Haecker, D.(8); Moore. |
| Auburn | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| Michael O'Neal L,2-4 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 51 |
| Trey Cochran-Gill | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 56 |
| Jay Wade | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Alabama | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| Justin Kamplain W,3-2 | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 125 |
| Thomas Burrows S,5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Win - Kamplain (3-2). Loss - O'Neal, M. (2-4). Save - Burrows (5). WP - Cochran-Gill 2(3). HBP - by O'Neal, M. (White); by Kamplain (Tomscha, D.); by Kamplain (Shaffer, J.); by Wade, J. (Smith); by Kamplain (Short, C.). Pitches/strikes: O'Neal, M. 51/31; Cochran-Gill 56/34; Wade, J. 25/15; Kamplain 125/78; Burrows 4/2.
Umpires - HP: Christopher Griffith 1B: Scott Cline 2B: Todd Henderson 3B: |