Auburn Baseball One Win Away From Super Regional

Auburn defeated Tennessee Tech 5-3 Saturday to advance to the Tallahassee NCAA Regional Championship round.

The Tigers got the job done with great fielding and timely hitting behind the superb pitching of ace Casey Mize (8-2). The sophomore was effective if not perfect in pitching a complete game. He gave up two homers and a double but he also sat down 12 batters in an otherwise dominating performance. Mize’s 12 K’s upped his strikeout total to 100 for the the season. No Auburn pitcher has achieved that milestone in 17 years.

“For Casey Mize to throw a complete game under 100 pitches in a [postseason] college baseball game is amazing,” said Tiger skipper Butch Thompson.

Almost as amazing was for the second consecutive game, the Tigers committed no errors while matching Friday’s 13 hit performance.

The Golden Eagles led 2-1 early on but Auburn took a 4-2 lead off Sam Gillikin’s RBI double and Luke Jarvis’ two-run single in the fourth. Jay Estes capped Auburn’s scoring with a solo shot in the eighth.

The win propels Auburn (37-24) into the championship round on Sunday. Tennessee Tech (41-20) will play Florida State who they defeated Friday 3-1) in an elimination game tomorrow at noon CT. The winner will face Auburn for the Regional championship at 6 p.m.

The Tigers only need one win on Sunday or (if necessary) Monday to advance to the Super Regional.

Updated Bracket for Tallahassee Regional:
FRIDAY
Game 1:  No. 3 Auburn defeated No. 2 University of South Florida 7–4
Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee Tech defeated No. 1 seed Florida State 3-1.
SATURDAY
Game 3: Game 1 loser UCF lost to Game 2 loser Fla. State 6-1.
Game 4: Game 1 winner (Auburn) defeated Game 2 winner (Tenn. Tech).
SUNDAY
Game 5: Game 3 winner (Fla. State) vs. Game 4 loser (Tenn. Tech) noon CT.
Game 6: Game 4 winner (Auburn)  vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.
MONDAY
Game 7: If necessary, 6 p.m.

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