Auburn wins game two and clinches series behind an Ike Irish walk-off base hit

Auburn wins its third consecutive series after defeating Lipscomb 12-11 in game two.

Author:
Andrew Stefaniak
Publish date:
Mar 4, 2023 4:26 PM EST

Auburn walks it off in the ninth inning thanks to an Ike Irish base hit clinching the series for the Tigers.

Will Cannon and Chase Isbell had two good outings out of the bullpen to help Auburn get this win.

Auburn had 17 hits in this ball game, including three from Irish, Bryson Ware, and Cole Foster.

Auburn will go for the sweep on Sunday at 1 pm ct as Zach Crotchfelt gets his first career start.

We will have a live blog for you right here at Auburn Daily.

Ninth Inning 11-11

Cannon is back out for the Tigers.

Foster makes a catch for the first out of the inning.

An infield single gives Lipscomb a one out base runner.

The runner steals second to give Lipscomb a runner in scoring position.

A walk gives the Bison men on first and second with one out.

Swing and a miss! A strikeout is the second out of the inning.

Another strikeout! That will do it for the top of the ninth.

We head to the bottom where Auburn will look to walk it off.

Green walks and Auburn has the lead off base runner aboard.

A Howell double gives Auburn two in scoring position with no one out.

Lipscomb walks Foster to load the bases with no one out.

Kirby goes down on strikes.

Irish will try and end it.

IKE IRISH WALKS IT OFF!!

Auburn wins 12-11 and takes the series over Lipscomb.

Eighth Inning Lipscomb leads 10-9

Will Cannon will come on to pitch for the Tigers.

A lead off walk gets a runner on board for Lipscomb.

A sac bunt moves the runner to second and gives Auburn its first out of the inning.

A base hit gives Lipscomb runners at the corners with one out.

A fielders choice is the second out of the inning but Auburn can't turn the double play.

The run scores and Lipscomb leads 11-9.

Stanfield catches the fly ball and that will end the top of the eighth.

We head to the bottom of the eighth with Lipscomb leading 11-9.

Irish walks and the leadoff man is aboard.

Ware will look to do some damage.

A new pitcher is on to face Ware.

BRYSON WARE!!!! A two run homer ties this ball game 11-11.

LaRue goes down on strikes for the first out of the inning.

Stanfield grounds out for the second out of the inning.

Cam Hill gets his first at bat of the ball game.

Hill goes down on strikes but we have a brand new ball game.

We head to the ninth tied 11 a piece.

Seventh Inning Lipscomb leads 10-9

Isbell is back out for the Tigers.

Cam Hill comes in to play first base for Bello.

Isbell gets a strikeout for the first out of the inning.

Chase Isbell K Counter: 5

Strike three! Another strikeout is the second out of the inning.

A two out base hit gives Lipscomb a base runner.

Isbell strikes out the side again!

We head to the bottom of the seventh with Lipscomb leading 10-9.

Auburn will have Green, Howell, and Foster due up in the seventh.

Green pops up a bunt for the first out of the inning.

Howell goes down looking and absolutely can not believe the call.

A pop up falls right in front of the catcher for a base hit.

Man on with two down for Kirby.

Kirby goes down on strikes.

We head to the eighth with Lipscomb leading 10-9.

Sixth Inning Lipscomb leads 10-8

Auburn baseball — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Isbell is back out for the Tigers.

A fly out to left is the first out of the inning.

A ground out is the second out of the inning.

A single gives Lipscomb a two out base runner.

A fly out ends the top of the sixth.

That was a good quick inning for Isbell.

We head to the bottom of the sixth with Lipscomb leading 10-8.

Kirby will lead things off for the Tigers.

Kirby goes down on strikes for the first out of the inning.

Irish walks to give Auburn a one out base runner.

Ware rips a double and Auburn has two runners in scoring position for LaRue.

LaRue goes down on strikes. Bad strikeout there.

A big single from Stanfield scores Irish!

Lipscomb still leads 10-9.

Men on the corners with two outs for Wortham.

A new pitcher will be on to pitch for Lipscomb.

Mike Bello pinch hits for Wortham.

Bello is down on strikes.

We head to the seventh with Lipscomb leading 10-9.

Fifth Inning Lipscomb leads 10-8

Isbell is back out to pitch for the Tigers.

A strikeout is the first out of the inning.

Isbell gets another K for the second out of the inning.

Interesting note: Auburn desperately needs a few good innings from Isbell to conserve bullpen arms.

Another strikeout.

Isbell strikes out the side.

We head to the bottom of the fifth with Lipscomb lead ing 10-8.

Wortham will lead things off for the Tigers.

Wortham pops out for the first out of the inning.

Green rips a double.

Auburn has a man on second with one out for Howell.

Howell pops out to third for the second out of the inning.

Green advances to third on the pop out.

A ground out from Foster ends the fifth inning.

We head to the sixth with Lipscomb leading 10-8.

Fourth Inning Auburn leads 8-4

Konner Copeland will come on to pitch for the Tigers.

A ground out to McMurray is the first out of the inning.

A pop out to Howell is the second out of the inning.

A two out base hit gives Lipscomb a base runner.

Ketchup homers to cut the Auburn lead to 8-6.

Interesting note: Lipscomb has hit six home runs thus far in the series.

A base hit gives Lipscomb a two out base runner.

McMurray seems to be a bit banged up and Brody Wortham will come in to play first base.

Another base hit gives Lipscomb runners at the corners.

That will be it for Copeland.

Chase Isbell is on for the Tigers trying to stop the bleeding.

A base hit scores another run. Auburn still leads 8-7.

Men on first and second with two outs.

A three run homer gives Lipscomb a 10-8 lead.

That Auburn lead vanished quickly.

A ground out to Green ends the top of the fourth.

We head to the bottom with Lipscomb leading 10-8.

Ware goes down on strikes.

LaRue will pinch hit for Dyal and take over the catching duties.

LaRue is down on strikes for the second out of the inning.

Stanfield is down on strikes.

We head to the fifth inning with Lipscomb leading 10-8.

Third Inning Auburn leads 7-1

Herberholz is back out for the Tigers.

Herberholz pitch count: 30

Herberholz gets a strikeout for the first out of the inning. Thats his first K of the ball game.

Ketchup beats out an infield single and the Bison have a man aboard.

Another base hit gives Lipscomb two on with one out.

A rbi double scores one for Lipscomb but Auburn got the following base runner in a run down for the second out of the inning.

The hitter moved all the way to third during the run down.

Auburn still leads 7-2.

A home run cuts the Auburn lead to 7-4.

The bases are cleared with two down.

A walk gives Lipscomb a two out base runner.

Five straight have reached for the Bison.

Herberholz gets a strikeout to end the top of the third.

We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 7-4.

Green strikes out for the first out of the ball game.

Howell flies out for the second out of the inning.

A ground rule double from Foster gives Auburn a two out base runner.

Kirby doubles and Foster scores!

Auburn leads 8-4.

Interesting note: Auburn has five doubles so far in this ball game.

Irish is down on strikes.

We head to the fourth with Auburn leading 8-4.

Second Inning Lipscomb leads 1-0

Herberholz is back out for the Tigers.

A ground out to Foster is the first out of the second inning.

A fly ball to Howell is the second out of the inning.

A ground out to Ware ends the top of the second.

Really efficient inning there from Herberholz. He found his slider in the second.

We head to the bottom of the second with Lipscomb leading 1-0.

Ryan Dyal will lead things off for the Tigers in the second.

Dyal grounds out back to the pitcher for the first out of the inning.

Stanfield grounds out to short for the second out of the inning.

McMurray gets hit by a pitch to give Auburn a two out base runner.

Green rips a base hit.

Men on first and second for Howell.

Howell is hit by a pitch and the bases are loaded with two out for Foster.

A weird play ends in two runs for the Tigers! It is scored a hit for Foster and a throwing error scores a few.

Auburn leads 2-1.

Kirby rips a base hit and Auburn leads 3-1.

IKE IRISH! The freshman rips a double and two more score for the Tigers.

Auburn leads 5-1.

A bloop double from Ware scores Irish.

Auburn leads 6-1.

Ryan Dyal gets in on the party! He rips a base hit to score Ware.

Auburn leads 7-1.

The day is done for Lipscomb starter Ethan Smith.

A new arm will be on to face Stanfield.

Stanfield gets a base knock.

Interesting note: That's six straight hits for the Tigers.

McMurray rips a liner but right at the short stop for the third out of the inning.

We head to the third inning with Auburn leading 7-1.

First Inning 0-0

Chris Stanfield — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Christian Herberholz stretches, fires and we are underway.

A fly out to Howell in center field is the first out of the ball game.

Interesting note: Herberholz's slider is at 2,300 RPM (revolutions per mintue). The MLB average is 2,450.

A deep home run gives Lipscomb a 1-0 lead.

Lipscomb get's a base knock to give the Bison a one out base runner.

A line out to Fosters is the second out of the inning.

A ground out to Green at second will end the top of the first.

We head to the bottom with Lipscomb leading 1-0.

Interesting note: Auburn has 6 starter batting over .300 so far this year. Three of them are batting over .500 (Ike Irish, Bryson Ware, Chris Stanfield).

Howell grounds out to Ketchup for the first out of the inning.

Foster reaches first on an error by the second baseman.

One on one out for Kirby.

Kirby goes down on strikes for the second out of the inning.

Irish rips a double and the Tigers have two in scoring position for Bryson Ware.

Ware grounds out to end the first inning.

We head to the second with Lipscomb leading 1-0.

Lindsay Crosby's Lipscomb Starting Pitcher Scouting Report

Scouting report on their starter, Ethan Smith, for the blog: FB heavy (sits high 80s/low 90s), with occasional high 70s sliders down in zone. Throws low 80s changeups to lefties, but struggles to locate both the CH and SL at times. Likes to attack with the fastball, and tends to be slow to the plate and leave fastballs up with runners on, so watch for Auburn to run on the base paths and ambush early count fastballs if they get a runner on.