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4 days ago
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Auburn baseball vs. NC State: Live coverage of the Auburn Regional final
Auburn baseball vs. NC State: Live coverage of the Auburn Regional final The matchup for the Auburn Regional final is set. The host Auburn Tigers will battle NC State for the right to claim the Auburn Regional championship and to advance to the Super Regionals next weekend. Auburn advanced to the regional championship game by beating Stetson in the winner's bracket game on Saturday night, 8-5. The Tigers and Hatters matched each other in the hit column by logging 12 each, but Auburn's ability to stretch their hits over multiple bases led them to victory. Auburn recorded eight doubles in the win over Stetson, with seven of those resulting in Auburn runs. NC State knocked off Stetson Sunday afternoon, 17-12, to claim the second seat in the regional final. The Hatters trailed NC State, 4-3, in the 4th inning before sending home five runs over the 5th and 6th innings to steal the lead. The Wolfpack bounced back by scoring 10 runs in the 8th inning to regain momentum. Stetson added four runs in the bottom of the 8th to trim the NC State lead to 15-12, but could not mount another comeback strong enough to seal the win as NC State added two more insurance runs in the 9th inning to secure the win. Check back here throughout the game for the latest updates and highlights from the Auburn Regional final between the Auburn Tigers and the Stetson Hatters. Auburn vs. NC State will start later than originally scheduled Due to the length of the loser's bracket game between NC State and Stetson, the Auburn Regional final will not begin at 6 p.m. CT. The regional final will begin 55 minutes following the conclusion of game five of the Auburn Regional. How to watch Auburn vs. NC State in the Auburn Regional final Date: Sunday, June 1 Sunday, June 1 Start time: 6 p.m. CT 6 p.m. CT TV Channel: None None Livestream: ESPN+ The Auburn Regional championship game will be streamed on ESPN+ on Sunday. Roy Philpott and Jackie Bradley Jr. will call the game from the booth at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Alabama. Watch the Auburn Regional championship game on ESPN+ How to listen to Auburn vs. NC State in the Auburn Regional final The broadcast of Sunday's Auburn Regional final will be available on the Auburn Athletics app, as well as the Auburn Sports Network. Find your local Auburn Sports Network affiliate below. Abbeville 98.7 FM Auburn (Primary) 94.3 FM Auburn (Secondary) 106.7 FM Birmingham 100.5 FM Cullman 92.1 FM Florence 100.1 FM Foley 92.5 FM Foley 1310 AM Gadsden 103.9 FM LaGrange, Georgia 102.3 FM Montgomery 740 AM Oxford 92.7 FM Roanoke 102.3 FM Scottsboro 1050 AM Selma 1490 AM Tuscaloosa 100.5 FM Vernon 100.7 FM Vernon 1380 AM Auburn vs. NC State pitching matchup AUB: TBA NCSU: TBA What's next for Auburn? The Auburn Tigers need to beat NC State on Sunday to claim the Auburn Regional championship, which will advance them to the Super Regional round next weekend against the winner of Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina. Should Auburn lose Sunday, they will play a "winner-take-all" game against the Wolfpack on Monday at a time to be later determined. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Auburn baseball: Five stats that defined the Tigers' win over Stetson
Auburn baseball: Five stats that defined the Tigers' win over Stetson Auburn is one win away from hosting its first-ever Super Regional at Plainsman Park. The Auburn Tigers secured a seat at the Auburn Regional championship by defeating the Stetson Hatters on Saturday night, 8-5, at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Alabama. The Tigers are now one win away from hosting a Super Regional, and are in a great position to do so with two wins on the weekend. Stetson, who entered the winner's bracket by beating NC State, 11-2, on Friday, put up a great fight in the game by trimming Auburn's lead to as little as 4-3 in the middle innings before the Tigers sealed the deal with an Ike Irish home run in the 9th inning. After the game, Auburn head coach Butch Thompson credited both teams' approaches for creating an incredible college baseball game. "Just an amazing college baseball game. That's about all you need to write down. I just thought it was two great offensive approaches. Both teams had double-digit hits, and I thought the pitchers fought. I thought Samuel Dutton absolutely fought his guts out to get us later in the game and to be able to pass the baton to a guy that we trust to close games. Every time I praise us for something, I'm going to do the same thing with Stetson. They brought (Tyler) Van Dyke in there, their reliever, he is just absolutely incredible — one of the best, I think. Righties are hitting under .100 on the season, but the lefties - I thought Bub's big hit took off the left field wall, and Ike (Irish) there with a huge run in the top of the ninth. We were able to get to the finish line, but you can just tell - approaches when you're locked in, you know when a team does a good job if you don't make a pitch. There weren't a lot of strikeouts on either side. That ball was put in play. There was amazing defense on both sides, great effort. Another unbelievable crowd, a great atmosphere for the postseason. That's what it's supposed to be like, and you could absolutely feel it in the ballpark. So, I'm thankful to win that one. Both nights have been a grind, and all you can do is just come out and play hard. It's not going to be perfect. You just play as hard as you can and keep moving forward. And I think we did that again tonight for Sam (Dutton)." Before Auburn its the field for the Auburn Regional final, re-live Saturday's key moments. Here are five stats that defined Auburn's win over Stetson on Saturday night at Plainsman Park. Doubles were dandy Auburn baseball matched Stetson in the hit category on Saturday, but its ability to produce multi-base hits set them apart. The Tigers logged eight doubles in the win, with Cooper McMurray pacing the team with three. Eric Snow and Bub Terrell recorded two each while Ike Irish added one of his own. Snow, Terrell, Irish, and McMurray combined to score eight of Auburn's nine runs on doubles. Bub Terrell continues to be a run-producing machine Freshman Bub Terrell has been a key factor in the Tigers' offensive production over the last two games. Terrell mirrored his two-hit, three-RBI output in Friday's win over Central Connecticut on Saturday against Stetson, and is now hitting .667 (4-of-6) with two doubles and six RBI in the Auburn Regional. "It was great. I always like to fire my guys up, and I've been locked in since day one of regionals," Terrell said postgame. "I don't feel like anybody can get a ball by me, and since I'm just missing the pitches, I can just foul off, and I had two doubles. 3-2 is like an advantage count. I can either get a hit or get a walk, so I feel like I'm in a good situation." Another "freeze" warning has hit the Plains Bub Terrell has had a regional to remember to this point, but it would be a crime to ignore the weekend that Eric Snow is having at the plate. Snow is 5-for-8 in two games with three RBI and three multi-base hits. Snow put Auburn on the board in the 2nd inning with an RBI double, and helped Auburn create separation in the 5th inning with another RBI double to push Auburn ahead, 5-3. Ike is still Ike Ike Irish has been a reliable weapon for the Auburn Tigers this season, and he proved it again Saturday in the top of the 9th inning. Stetson built momentum in the late-innings by trimming Auburn's lead to 7-5 before Irish smashed his 17th home run of the season to left-center field to create a three-run cushion for his squad in the 9th inning, which put a dagger in the game. In addition to his two-hit, two-RBI day at the plate, Irish showcased his arm in the 4th inning by throwing out a Hatter baserunner at the plate to prevent Stetson from scoring its third run of the game. Irish pieced together another MVP-caliber performance and will look to have a similar outing in Sunday's Auburn Regional final. Auburn fans set another attendance record Auburn baseball added many upgrades to Plainsman Park last offseason for moments like these. A record crowd of 7,434 watched Auburn beat Stetson on Saturday night, beating the previous record of 7,367 that was set Friday night in Auburn's win over Central Connecticut. Will Plainsman Park see another broken record for the third day in a row on Sunday? Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
