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Auburn baseball defeats Oregon State in game three, advances to College World Series

Auburn baseball advances to College World Series.

Andrew Stefaniak

Auburn baseball defeats Oregon State in game three, advances to College World Series
Auburn baseball defeats Oregon State in game three, advances to College World Series /

The Auburn Tigers are heading to Omaha to be a part of the College World Series.

The Auburn Tigers battled to defeat the Oregon State Beavers 4-3 in the third game of the Corvallis Super Regional.

The Auburn Tigers will face the Ole Miss Rebels in their first bit of action in the College World Series. The game will be on Saturday, June 18th at 6:00 pm on ESPN2. Ole Miss won the series against Auburn earlier in the season 2-1 in Plainsman Park when they were the number one team in college baseball.

The Auburn Tigers are one of four teams in the SEC to make it to the final eight teams to make it to Omaha. Oklahoma and Texas advanced as well as they will be SEC teams soon.

Auburn most recently advanced to the College World Series in 2019.

Below were updates from game three of the Super Regional. 

Ninth Inning Auburn Leads 4-3

Auburn baseball's Kason Howell vs the Kentucky Wildcats.
Sarah Caputi/Kentucky Athletics

Howell will lead things off for the Tigers. 

A flyout to center field is the first out of the inning. 

LaRue is down on strikes. 

Ware will get his first at bat of the weekend. 

Ware is down on strikes. 

Auburn still leads 4-3.

Tigers are three outs away from Omaha. 

Burkhalter get a strikeout. 

Two outs from Omaha. 

Ware makes a great play. 

One out from Omaha. 

One strike away. 

Auburn Wins!

The Tigers are headed to Omaha!

WAR EAGLE!

Tigers Win 4-3

Eighth Inning Auburn Leads 4-3

Auburn baseball's Carson Skipper vs Oregon State.
Grayson Belanger/Auburn Athletics

DiChiara will lead things off for the Tigers in the eighth. 

Brown is into pitch for the Beavers. 

A base hit from DiChiara gives the Tigers a leadoff base runner. 

Peirce is down on strikes for the first out of the inning. 

Carlson pops out for the second out of the inning. 

Moore is down on strikes. 

We head to the bottom of the eighth with Auburn leading 4-3. 

A strikeout is the first out of the inning. 

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

A ground out to Moore ends the eighth inning. 

We head to the top of the ninth with Auburn leading 4-3. 

Seventh Inning Auburn Leads 4-1

Auburn baseball's Josh Hall celebrating with Nate Larue.

Bello will lead things off for the Tigers. 

Bello grounds out for the first out of the inning. 

Rambusch hits one hard but the right fielder catches it for the second out of the inning. 

Foster grounds out to end the top of the seventh. 

We head to the bottom of the seventh with Auburn leading 4-1. 

Skipper is back out for the Tigers. 

A base hit gives the Beavers a lead off base runner. 

Bryson Ware is into play left field for the Tigers. 

A home run makes this a one run game. 

Auburn still leads 4-3. 

Tim Hudson is out to talk with Skipper. 

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

A walk gives the Beavers a one out base runner. 

A base hit gives the Beavers men on first and second with one out. 

Burkhalter will come into pitch for the Tigers. 

Burkhaltr strikes out the first hitter he sees. Two outs in the inning. 

The ball gets away from LaRue and both runners advance. 

Burkhalter gets a strikeout to end the inning. 

We head to the eighth with Auburn leading 4-3. 

Sixth Inning Auburn Leads 2-1

Auburn Tigers infielder Sonny DiChiara (17) beats Southeastern Louisiana Lions infielder Pierce Leavengood (23) to first base to secure the final out of the game during the NCAA regional baseball tournament at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Auburn Tigers defeated Southeastern Louisiana Lions 19-7.
© Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Foster will lead things off for the Tigers. 

Sebby is into pitch for the Beavers. 

Foster grounds out for the first out of the inning. 

DiChiara walks to give the Tigers a one out base runner. 

Peirce doubles and the Tigers have two in scoring position. 

DiChiara seems to have hurt him hamstring and the trainers are out to see him. 

DiChiara will stay in the game. 

Carlson grounds out to first and DiChiara scores. 

Auburn leads 3-1. 

They are reviewing to see if Carlson was safe. 

After review Carlson is safe. 

Tigers have runners at the corners and a 3-1 lead. Still only one out. 

Moore will try to add to the lead. 

Saftey squeeze and everyone is safe. 

Auburn leads 4-1. Still men on first and second with one out.

A popout to the left fielder is the second out of the inning. 

A flyout to the center fielder ends the top of the sixth. 

We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 4-1. 

Skipper is back out to pitch the sixth for the Tigers. 

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

A flyout to Peirce is the second out of the inning. 

A pop out to LaRue ends the sixth inning. 

We head to the seventh inning with Auburn leading 4-1.

 

Fifth Inning Auburn Leads 2-1

Auburn baseball's Nate Larue celebrates in win vs South Carolina.
Photo credit: Grace Schinsing/Auburn Athletics

LaRue will lead off the fifth inning for the Tigers. 

A groundout is the first out of the inning. 

Bello grounds out to the second baseman for the second out of the inning. 

Rambusch will try and start a two out rally. 

Rambusch grounds out to end the inning. 

We head to the bottom of the fifth with Auburn leading 2-1.

Barnett is out for his fifth inning of work. 

A strikeout is the first out of the fifth inning for the Tigers. 

A base runner is safe with an infield hit. 

The play is under further review. 

After review the runner is safe. 

That will give the Beavers a one out base runner. 

A walk gives the Beavers two on with one out. 

Tim Hudson is out to talk with Barnett. 

Skipper is in to pitch for the Tigers. 

A strikeout is the second out of the inning for the Tigers.  

A strikeout from Skipper ends the inning. 

HUGE from Skipper to get out of the inning. 

We head to the sixth with Auburn leading 2-1. 

Fourth Inning Auburn Leads 2-1

Auburn Tigers infielder Brooks Carlson (19) celebrates after hitting a home run as Auburn Tigers take on Florida State Seminoles during the NCAA regional baseball tournament at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, June 4, 2022.
© Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Carlson will lead things off for the Tigers. 

A great play from the third baseman retires Carlson for the first out of the inning. 

Moore grounds out for the second out of the inning. 

Howell grounds out to end the innning. 

We head to the bottom of the fourth with Auburn leading 2-1. 

Barnett will head back out for his fourth inning of work. 

A base hit gives the Beavers another leadoff base runner. 

A ground out to Foster gets the out at first. 

Man on second with one out for the Beavers. 

A fly out to Bello is the second out of the inning. 

A strikeout ends the fourth inning. 

We head to the fifth inning with Auburn leading 2-1. 

Third Inning 0-0

Auburn Tigers outfielder Mike Bello (31) slides safely into home plate beating Southeastern Louisiana Lions catcher Bryce Grizzaffi (1)as Auburn Tigers take on Southeastern Louisiana Lions during the NCAA regional baseball tournament at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala., on Friday, June 3, 2022.
© Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Bello will lead things off for the Tigers. 

Bello grounds out for the first out of the inning. 

Rambusch will try to get things started for the Tigers. 

Rambusch grounds out for the second out of the inning. 

Foster in on with a two out walk. 

Interesting note: The Tigers have gotten a two-out base runner in all of the first three innings by hit by pitch or walk. 

Sonny SLAM. A two run homerun gives the Tigers a 2-0 lead. 

Peirce hits one hard but the centerfielder tracks it down to end the top of the third. 

We head to the bottom of the third with Auburn leading 2-0. 

A lineout to Peirce is the first out of the inning for the Tigers. 

A one out triple gives the Beavers a one out base runner. 

A groundout scores the run but is the second out of the inning. 

Auburn leads 2-1. 

A two out walk gives the Beavers a base runner. 

A base hit puts runners at the corners with two outs for the Beavers. 

Tim Hudson is out to talk with Barnett. 

Skipper is up and warming in the Tiger bullpen. 

A fly out to Peirce ends the third inning. 

We head to the fourth with Auburn leading 2-1. 

Second Inning 0-0

Auburn baseball's Brody Moore against Middle Tennessee State.
Auburn Athletics

Carlson will lead things off for the Tigers. 

Carlson is down on strikes. 

Moore grounds out on the first pitch he sees. 

Two down for Howell. 

Howell is hit by a pitch. 

Two down and a man on for LaRue. 

A fly out ends the top of the second. 

We head to the bottom of the second tied 0-0. 

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

A grounder to Barnett is the second out of the inning. 

Barnett gets a strikeout to end the second inning. 

We head to the third inning all tied up 0-0. 

First Inning 0-0

Auburn Tigers players warm up as Auburn Tigers take on UCLA Bruins during the NCAA regional baseball tournament at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala., on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
© Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Rambusch steps into the box to lead things off for the Tigers. 

Rambusch grounds out to start the game. 

One down for Foster.

Foster grounds out to the pitcher. 

Two down for DiChiara.  

DiChiara is hit by a pitch to give the Tigers a two out base runner. 

Peirce will try and start the scoring for the Tigers. 

Peirce grounds out to the third baseman to end the top of the first. 

We head to the bottom of the first inning tied 0-0. 

Barnett well take the mound for the Tigers.

A basehit gives the Beavers a leadoff base runner. 

Interesting note: Boyd for Oregon State has led off all three games by getting on base for the Beavers. 

A groundout to Foster gets the lead runner at second. 

One out with a man on first for the Tigers. 

A one out walk puts men on first and second for PAC-12 player of the year Melton with one out. 

Barnett strikes out Melton for the second out of the inning. 

A groundout to Moore ends the inning.

Barnett playes with fire but didn't get burned in the first inning. 

We head to the second tid 0-0. 

Starting Lineups

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Projected Lineup

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Rambusch 3B

Foster 2B

DiChiara 1B

Peirce RF

Carlson DH

Moore SS

Howell CF

LaRue C

Bello LF

Barnett Pitcher (3-2 4.13)

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