The No. 6Auburn Tigerspicked up another quality win on Tuesday by handling UAB, 10-2, at Regions Field in Birmingham.
The Tigers (33-14) slowly chipped away at UAB (28-20) by scoring only two runs over the first four innings before taking complete control of the game in the 5th inning. Eric Guevara extended Auburn's lead to 3-0 in the inning that began with a single by Lucas Steele and a walk to Mason McCraine. The surge continued with a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch, with the big blow coming off the bat of Bub Terrell, whose two-RBI single extended Auburn's lead to 7-0 before the dust settled.
Guevara came through in the clutch yet again by smashing a two-run home run in the 8th inning to push Auburn ahead, 9-0, with Brandon McCraine scoring the final run with a two-out single in the inning to score Chris Rembert. Patrick McGlon and Brady Waugh erased the shutout bid with a pair of RBI hits in the bottom frame, but it was far too late to create enough momentum to steal the win away from the visiting Tigers.
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Bub Terrell and Brandon McCraine led the charge with three hits each, with Terrell tying Eric Guevara by scoring three RBI. Griffin Graves shut out the Blazers in four innings, where he allowed just three hits and a walk with one strikeout. Abe Chancellor, Marcel Kulik, Jett Johnston, and Garrett Brewer combined to strike out eight batters, walk four, and allow two runs on four hits.
The win adds another "quad 1" win to its resume as UAB entered the contest ranked No. 46 in the NET, which strengthens Auburn's argument to be a national seed in the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Tigers have a chance to strengthen their case this weekend with a trip to No. 11 Mississippi State, which is No. 9 in the latest NET rankings. Game one of the series is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. CT in Dudy Noble Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
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