Auburn beats USC in game two giving the Tigers the series victory

Auburn wins game two and takes the series against the USC Trojans.

SI Editorial | Feb 25, 2023

Auburn beats USC in game two giving the Tigers the series victory /

Auburn puts up 12 runs to take game two over USC by a score of 12-6.

Christian Herberholz gave Auburn a strong start as Joseph Gonzalez was unable to go.

Two late bombs from Cooper McMurray and Bryson Ware padded the lead for Will Cannon to shut the door on the mound.

The Tigers will look for the sweep of the Trojans on Sunday at noon.

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Ninth Inning Auburn leads 12-6

Cannon is out trying to close the ball game.

A strikeout is the first out of the inning.

A base hit gives the Trojans a one out base runner.

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

A walk gives the Trojan two base runners.

A ground out to third ends it.

Auburn wins 12-6!

That is the Tigers second series win in a row over a power five opponent.

Eighth Inning Auburn leads 8-3

Armstorng in back on for the Tigers.

A leadoff walk gives USC a base runner.

A strike out gives Auburn their first out of the inning.

Another walks puts two on for USC.

A third walk loads the bases.

Cannon is on to pitch for the Tigers.

He comes in with the bases loaded and one out.

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

Auburn still leads 8-4.

A double scores two more for USC.

Auburn still leads 8-6.

A ground out ends the top of the eighth inning.

We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 8-6.

Foster will lead things off for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth.

Foster draws a walk to give Auburn a lead off base runner.

Kirby flys out to center field for the first out of the inning.

Irish pops out to second for the second out of the inning.

A new pitcher is on to face Ware.

BRYSON WARE!!!! A two run bomb extends the Tiger lead.

Auburn leads 10-6.

.@bryson_ware goes BOOM! 💥

B8 | Auburn 10, USC 6 pic.twitter.com/LHAkhC03rG
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

Howell singles to keep the inning going.

COOPER MCMURRAY! Another two run bomb extends the lead to 12-6.

ANOTHER ONE! 🚀@CoopMc9 smacks the first HR of his Auburn career!

B8 | Auburn 12, USC 6 pic.twitter.com/5FScOrzsHh
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

The Tigers have claimed the insurance they needed.

A new pitcher will come in after two bombs.

Wright grounds out to end the eighth inning.

We head to the ninth with Auburn leading 12-6.

Seventh Inning Auburn leads 8-3

Karl Nonemaker and Ike Irish — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Armstrong is back out for the Tigers.

A quick fly out and ground out gets Auburn two outs.

A single gives USC a two out base runner.

A ground out is the third out of the inning.

Great inning there from Armstrong.

We head to the bottom of the seventh with Auburn leading 8-3.

Howell rips a double to give Auburn a lead off base runner.

A McMurray ground out moves Howell over to third.

Wright is hit by a pitch. Men on the corners for Moss.

Moss strikes out for the second out of the inning.

Peirce pops out to end the seventh inning.

We head to the eighth inning with Auburn leading 8-3.

Sixth Inning 3-3

Cooper McMurray — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Tommy Vail is back out or the Tigers.

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

A strikeout looking is the second out of the inning.

A walk gives USC a two out base runner.

Another walk gives USC men on first and second.

John Armstorng will come in for Vail.

A ground out ends the top of the sixth.

Armstrong has been clutch for the Tigers so far this year.

We head to the bottom all tied 3-3

Ware is hit by a pitch to give Auburn a lead off base runner.

Howell hits one hard right at the short stop. One out in the inning.

McMurray will try to get Auburn a lead.

A McMurray base hit moves Ware to third. Men on the corners for Bello who pinch hits for LaRue.

Bello hits it to first and the first baseman throws it away. Auburn leads 4-3.

Out in front! @BelloMikey puts it in play and USC throws it away!

B6 | Auburn 4, USC 3 pic.twitter.com/FopiV9zJPL
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

Men on the corners with one out for Moss.

A Moss base hit scores another run. Auburn leads 5-3.

Men on first and second for Peirce.

A new pitcher will come in for USC.

A Peirce base hit moves everyone station to station.

Bases loaded for Foster.

A Foster single scores two more.

Auburn leads 7-3.

Pass it down! @Colefoster20 tacks on two. ✌️

B6 | Auburn 7, USC 3 pic.twitter.com/Z6gfIHJ0ZT
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

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

A Irish single scores another run. Auburn leads 8-3.

Still men on second and third with two down for Ware.

Ware lines out to second to end the sixth inning.

We head to the seventh inning with Auburn leading 8-3.

Fifth Inning 3-3

Tommy Vail is on to pitch for the Tigers.

A base hit gives USC a leadoff base runner.

Vail gets a backwards K for the first out of the inning.

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

A fly out to Kirby is the third out of the inning.

Interesting note: Vail has been impressive in his first few appearances as he has been filling up the zone.

Foster will lead things off for the Tigers.

Foster and Kirby both go down quick.

Irish will step in the box with two down.

Irish grounds out to end the fifth inning.

We head to the sixth all tied at three.

Fourth Inning USC leads 3-0

Bryson Ware — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Herberholz is back out for his fourth inning of work.

Pitch count: 51

Peirce makes a great play for the first out of the inning.

Big play by Bobby. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/ZN3l86lxJ8
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

A base hit to center field gives USC a one out base runner.

A strikeout and a ground out ends the top of the fourth.

We head to the fourth with USC leading 3-0.

Irish rips a double to give Auburn a lead off base runner.

A base hit from Ware scores Irish and the Tigers are on the board.

USC still leads 3-1.

On the board. ☝️@ikeirish18: leadoff double@bryson_ware: RBI single

B4 | USC 3, Auburn 1 pic.twitter.com/MvVRDRYsF2
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

Howell pops out for the first out of the inning.

A passed ball moves Ware over to second.

A McMurray base hit scores Ware.

USC still leads 3-2.

All tied up! @MossBrody slaps one thru the left side!

B4 | Auburn 3, USC 3 pic.twitter.com/PehBSCiaM8
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

LaRue will try and tie this ball game up.

McMurray moves to second on a passed ball.

LaRue strikes out for the second out of the inning.

A Moss base hit scores McMurray from second and we are all tied.

A new pitcher is on for the Trojans.

Peirce grounds outs to end the fourth inning.

Third Inning USC leads 1-0

Herberholz is back out for his third inning of work.

A leadoff walks creates more traffic on the bases for Herberholz.

Herberholz gets a strike out for the first out of the inning.

A base hit scores the run from first thanks to a throwing error.

USC leads 2-0.

A few arms have headed into the Tiger bull pen.

The runner is on second thanks to the error.

Another base hit scores another run.

USC leads 3-0.

Interesting note: These pitches the opposing team is hitting are center cut. He needs to start hitting the corners or this could get ugly.

A huge double play ends the damage.

We head to the bottom of third inning with USC leading 3-0.

Moss is retired for the first out of the inning.

Peirce is back up for his second at bat of the ball game.

A base hit for Peirce is the Tigers first hit of the ball game.

Foster flys out for the second out of the inning.

Kirby will try and get the Tigers on the board.

Kirby grounds outs out to end the third inning.

We head to the fourth inning with USC leading 3-0.

Second Inning USC leads 1-0

Tanner Bauman and Nate LaRue — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Herberholz is back out for his second inning of work.

A leadoff double gives USC base runner.

Herberholz's first strikeout of the game gives Auburn its first out of the second inning.

Another strikeout and a pop out to McMurray ends the top of the second. Heck of a job there from Heberholz to strand the lead off double.

Settling in. @Herb21Christian fans a pair in the 2nd.

M2 | USC 1, Auburn 0 pic.twitter.com/ZU3Fd9SrAo
— Auburn Baseball (@AuburnBaseball) February 25, 2023

Ike Irish will bat for the Tigers hoping to keep his hot streak going.

Irish hits one sharp but right at the third baseman for the first out of the inning.

Ware walks to give Auburn its first base runner.

Howell flys out for the second out of the inning.

McMurray is hit by a pitch and the tigers have two on with two out.

LaRue will try and get a clutch hit for the Tigers.

LaRue grounds out to end the second inning.

Good job there from Ware and McMurray to get the USC starters pitch count up.

First Inning 0-0

Christian Herberholz toes the rubber and we underway for game two of the series.

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

The USC two hole hitter takes one deep over the left center wall USC leads 1-0.

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

A fly out to Howell in center ends the top of the first.

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

Interesting note: Heberholz kept his fast ball around the zone and was constantly hitting 92, 93. He could be a potential starter for the Tigers throughout the season if he can control his slider.

Peirce will lead things off for the Tigers.

Peirce grounds out for the first out of the inning.

Foster pops out for the second out of the inning.

Kirby grounds out and that will end the first inning.

The Tigers are going to need to get to this pitcher soon to get him out of the ball game.

USC leads 1-0.