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Auburn wins game two taking the series against Indiana

A 6-1 victory over Indiana gives Auburn their first series win of the season.

Andrew Stefaniak

Auburn wins game two taking the series against Indiana
Auburn wins game two taking the series against Indiana /

Auburn wins 6-1 over the Indiana Hoosiers to win the series. 

The Tigers did everything well in this game, but the two stars were Joseph Gonzalez and Bobby Peirce. 

Gonzalez threw five scoreless innings, only giving up two hits; Peirce was 3-5 at the plate with three rbi's and an absolutely fantastic play in left field. 

The Tigers will go for the series sweep on Sunday at 1 pm ct as true freshman Drew Nelson gets the start on the mound. 

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

Ninth Inning Auburn leads 6-1

Gabe Gross
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Vail is back out hoping to close this thing for the Tigers. 

BOBBY PEIRCE! What a great play to record the Tigers first out of the inning. 

Vail get's a strikeout for the second out of the inning. 

Auburn is one out away from a series victory. 

A pop out to Green at second will do it Auburn wins and takes the series from Indiana. 

Eighth Inning Auburn leads 6-1

Hugh Freeze
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Tommy Vail is on to make his Auburn debut. 

A flyout to Peirce get's Auburn their first out of the inning. 

Now a pop out to Green is the second out of the inning.

A third flyout ends the top of the eighth. 

Good inning there from Vail in his Tiger debut.

We head to the bottom of the eighth with Auburn leading 6-1. 

Peirce will lead things off for Auburn in the home half of the eighth. 

Peirce pops out to right. 

One down for Foster. 

Foster sends another ball at the right fielder for the second out of the inning. 

Irish steps in for the Tigers. 

Irish draws a walk bringing up Kirby. 

Irish gets second on a ball in the dirt. 

Kirby walks for his third time in this ball game. 

Men on first and second for LaRue.

LaRue hits one hard but the second baseman makes a great play. 

We head to the ninth with Auburn leading 6-1. 

Seventh Inning Auburn leads 6-0

Bryson Ware
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Isbell is back out after coming in clutch in the sixth. 

A leadoff single gets a man aboard for the Hoosiers. 

Isbell gets the punch out. 

One on with one man down. 

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

A walk gives Indiana men on first and second with two down. 

A base hit scores a run for Indiana. 

Auburn still leads 6-1. 

Men on first and third with two down. 

A great play from Howell in center ends the top of the seventh. 

We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 6-1. 

Howell strikes out but is able to get first base on the dropped third strike. 

Man on first with no one out for Ware. 

Ware grounds into a double play. 

Two out for Wortham. 

Wortham is hit by a pitch. 

Man on with two down for Green. 

Green grounds out to end the seventh. 

We head to the eighth inning with Auburn leading 6-1. 

Sixth Inning Auburn leads 4-0

Cooper McMurray
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Tommy Sheehan is on to pitch for the Tigers. 

What a day from Gonzalez. Five scoreless innings, two hits, one strikeout, no walks, 11 groundouts. He did all of this on only 41 pitches. Gonzalez is going to have a really good year for the Tigers.

Sheehan walks the first batter he faces. 

Sheehan gets his first strikeout of the year. One down in the top of the sixth. 

Sheehan hits a batter. Men on first and second with one out. 

A four pitch walk loads the bases and Sheehan's day is done. 

Chase Isbell is on the pitch for the Tigers. 

A strikeout gets Auburn their second out of the inning. Still bases loaded for the Hoosiers. 

A pop out to Howell ends the inning. Heck of a job there from Isbell to get the Tigers out of that jam. 

Green will lead things off for the Tigers in the sixth. 

Green rips a base hit. Man on with no one out for Peirce. 

A Peirce double scores Green from first. Peirce was able to advance to third on the throw. 

Man on third with no one out for Foster. 

Auburn leads 5-0. 

That's three RBI's for Peirce in this ballgame. Cudos to the bottom of the lineup for getting on base. 

A Foster base hit scores Peirce. 

Auburn leads 6-0.

Man on first with no one out for Irish.

Irish grounds into a double play. 

Two out and no one on for Kirby. 

Kirby draws a two out walk to give the Tigers a baserunner. 

LaRue lines out to center field. 

We head to the seventh with Auburn leading 6-0. 

Fifth Inning Auburn leads 4-0

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Gonzalez is back out for his fifth out of the inning. 

Two pitches one groundout. 

That out has the groundout counter to double didgets. 

A error from Ware gives the Hoosiers a one out baserunner. 

A double play ends the top of the fifth. 

Gonzalez Groundout Counter: 11

What a performance from the Tigers ace thus far. 

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LaRue will lead things off for the Tigers. 

LaRue pops out on the first pitch he see's. 

Howell will step in for the Tigers. 

Howell is down on strikes. 

Ware will try and spark a two out rally. 

A sharply hit double from Ware gets the Tigers a two out base runner. 

Wortham puts a charge in one but it's caught by the right fielder. 

We head to the sixth with the Tigers leading 4-0.

Fourth Inning Auburn leads 2-0

Ike Irish
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Gonzalez is back out for his fourth inning. 

A leadoff double gets a man aboard for the Hoosiers. 

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

A groundout to Green is the second out of the inning. 

Two out with a man on third for Indiana.

A groundout to first base ends the inning. Gonzalez is able to strand a leadoff double. 

Gonzalez Groundout Counter: 9

Ware will lead things off for the Tigers in the fourth. 

Ware is hit by a pitch to give the Tigers a leadoff baserunner for the third straight inning. 

Man on with no one on out for Wortham. 

Wortham draws a walk. Two on with no one out for Green. 

Green bunts the runners over. Two in scoring position for Peirce. 

A base hit from Peirce scores the runs!

Auburn leads 4-0. 

Foster will step in for Auburn. 

Foster walks. Men on first and second for Irish. 

Irish grounds into a fielders choice. Men on the corners with two down for Kirby. 

A good play from the Hoosier shortstop retires Kirby. 

We head to the fifth with Auburn leading 4-0. 

Third Inning 0-0

Kason Howell
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Gonzalez Is back out for his third inning of work. 

Stop me if you have heard this before, but Gonzalez gets another ground out. One down in the third. 

Foster makes a great play to get the second out. 

A weak grounder to Ware will end the inning. 

Gonzalez Groundout Counter: 7

Green will lead off the bottom of the third for the Tigers. 

Great at bat from Green as he draws a walk after fouling off multiple pitches. 

Peirce will step in with a man on and no one out. 

Peirce lines a base hit and the Tigers have two on with no one out for Foster. 

Foster gets the bunt down to move both runners into scoring position. 

Irish will try to start the scoring. 

Ike Irish is the goat. A two run double scores both runs. Auburn leads 2-0. 

Kirby will try and extend the lead. 

Kirby walks. 

Men on first and second with one down for LaRue. 

The day is done for Bothwell. Indiana will call to the bullpen. 

LaRue is retired that will bring up Howell. 

Howell skies one on the infield and the catcher makes the play. 

We head to the fourth with Auburn leading 2-0. 

Second Inning 0-0

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Joseph Gonzalez is back on the bump. 

A quick groundout has one down in the top of the first. 

Another pitch another groundout. Two down in the second. 

A four pitch inning will do just fine. A third groundout gets Auburn out of the second. 

Nate LaRue will lead off the bottom of the second for the Tigers. 

LaRue draws a walk. 

Howell will step in with one on and no one out. 

Howell flies out to right. 

LaRue steals second which gives Auburn a runner in scoring position. 

Ware doubles but a base running error cost Auburn a run. 

Ware is on third with two down for Brody Wortham. 

Wortham flies out to right field. The base running error costs the Tigers a run. We head to the third still with no score. 

First Inning 0-0

Bryson Ware
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Joseph Gonzalez is on the mound ready to make his season debut. 

A leadoff base hit has a man aboard for the Hoosiers. 

Gonzalez get the punch out and that's the first out of the inning for the Tigers. 

A double play will end the top of the first. Gonzalez has the sinker working early and now we will see the Tiger bats. 

Bobby Peirce swings at the first pitch he sees and flies out to center field. 

One down for Cole Foster. 

Foster softly taps one back to the pitcher and there's two quick outs for the Tigers. 

The true freshman Ike Irish steps in.

Irish draws a four pitch walk and that will bring up Justin Kirby. 

Kirby goes down on strikes. 

Nothing going on either side in the first. We head to the second with no score. 

Starting Lineup

Caden Green
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Auburn Daily Game Predictions

Bobby Peirce
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Zac Blackerby 6-2 Auburn

Lindsay Crosby 6-3 Auburn

Lance Dawe 11-2 Auburn 

Andrew Stefaniak 6-4 Auburn 

Lindsay Crosby's Notes

Kason Howell
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Head coach Butch Thompson is big on "dominating the routine play" on defense, and for the most part was happy with last night's performance from the position players, minus the fielding error at 3B by Bryson Ware.

When asked, he said the defensive MVP was catcher Nate LaRue - "Nate LaRue was our best defender tonight and I thought he did an amazing job (calling the game) [...] He made one of the best defensive plays I've ever seen on a bunt down the first base line with a runner running right there."

But offense versus defense in the lineup is a balance, and it's possible there's still work to do. Thompson mentioned last night that LaRue "needs to see the ball better" - he went 0-3 with a walk, a strikeout, and an RBI on a fielder's choice.

A potential change the coaching staff might make for offensive reasons is at 1st base - Kansas transfer Cooper McMurray got the start and handled himself well defensively, but his occasional struggles at the plate this spring continued last night. He was 1-4 with a walk, but the strikeouts (3) were bothering Thompson after the game. "He started slow (in preseason), but really came on in the last few days - I was very interested in his at-bats. I thought they got him out the same way every time. And what you're looking for is 'man, okay, we can get out - this is a hard game. Hitting's hard, but to get you out in the same way over and over is something to look at.' "

TAKEAWAYS FROM GAME ONE.

Series history

Butch Thompson
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Auburn is 5-1 all-time against Indiana, including 4-1 at home, with this weekend marking the first meeting between the two programs since 1996. 

How to watch

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Here are the times for the first pitch for every game left in the series.

Saturday: 2:00 pm CT

Sunday: 1:00 pm CT

All games will be broadcast on the SEC Network+. JJ Jackson, Gregg Olson, and Mark Fuller will call the action.

The games can be heard on the Auburn Sports Network. Tune into 93.9 FM and 95.9 FM. Brad Law and Mark Fuller will have the call.

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