HomeSportsCollege SportsAuburn AthleticsAuburn baseball notebook – Mar. 15Auburn baseball notebook – Mar. 15Mon, March 15, 2021 by RadioAlabama Sports Digital Team Feb 21, 2021; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers pitcher Mason Barnett (18) pitches the ball during the game between Auburn and Presbyterian at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jacob Taylor/AU AthleticsOverall: 10-5 Last Week: 3-1 SEC: 0-0 Non-Conference: 10-5 Streak: L1Last Week’s Results: Tuesday – at UAB: W, 6-5 Friday – vs. Little Rock: W, 7-0 Saturday – vs. Little Rock: W, 6-0 Sunday – vs. Little Rock: L, 6-12This Week’s Schedule: Tuesday – vs. Lipscomb (4 p.m.) Friday – at No. 3 Ole Miss (6:30 p.m.) Saturday – at No. 3 Ole Miss (1:30 p.m.) Sunday – at No. 3 Ole Miss (1:30 p.m.)Last Week’s Top PerformersMason Barnett – So. – RHP – Cartersville, Ga.1 GS, 1-0, 0.00, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 KBarnett turned in the first quality start of his career and earned his second straight win Saturday.Recorded career bests in innings and strikeouts, both also marking Auburn season highs.Allowed just three baserunners and faced just one batter over the minimum.Cody Greenhill – Sr. – RHP – Russellville, Ala.1 GS, 1-0, 0.00, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 KMade his first start in two weeks and earned his second win of the season.Despite not being 100 percent healthy, turned in his first scoreless start.Needed just 58 pitches to get through 5.0 innings and threw 43 strikes.Tyler Miller – Jr. – IF – Spanish Fort, Ala.4 GP/GS, .375/.353/.625, 6-for-16, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBIWent 6-for-12 in three games vs. Little Rock.Hit his team best fourth home run of the year in the series opener.Turned in his fifth three-plus-hit game of the season in the finale.Has multiple hits in seven of the last 11 games and multiple RBI in five of the last 12.Rankin Woley – Gr. – IF – Atlanta, Ga.4 GP/GS, .400/.444/.467, 6-for-15, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SBExtended his season high hitting streak to eight games.Turned in a season high three hits and reached base five times at UAB.Registered a hit in all three contests vs. Little Rock.Team NotesAuburn started the week with a come-from-behind win at UAB Tuesday, marking the team’s first come-from-behind win this season … the Tigers scored four runs in the eighth inning to erase a two-run deficit … Brody Moore hit a two-run single with one out in the frame that proved to be the difference … pitchers Joseph Gonzalez and Hayden Mullins recorded all 27 outs and combined to strike out a season high 15 batters without issuing a walk … the Tigers started the series vs. Little Rock with back-to-back shutouts … in game one, Greenhill, Peyton Glavine and Carson Skipper combined to throw just 106 pitches, 78 of which were strikes … Auburn pitchers didn’t allow an earned run in 22.2 innings from Tuesday until Sunday … the Tigers struck out 47 batters and issued six walks in 36.0 innings during the week … Auburn hit four home runs against Little Rock – Ryan Bliss (3), Miller (4), Steven Williams (3) and Brody Moore (1) – and pushed its season total to 21 through 15 games … the 21 home runs are one more than the 2010 team that set the program record with 131 home runs hit through 15 games … Moore’s home run in the ninth inning Sunday was the first of his Auburn career … he became the 10th Auburn player to hit a home run this season.SHARE NOWShare This Page