Auburn baseball defeats Oregon State in Super Regional game one
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After defeating the Oregon State Beavers 7-5 in game one of the Corvallis Super Regional, Butch Thompson and his squad have two games to win one in order to clinch a spot in the College Baseball World Series.
Trace Bright got the start on the mound for Auburn and was pulled in the first inning. A combined effort from Tommy Sheehan and Carson Skipper set up an opportunity for Blake Burkhalter to close out the game.
He did just that.
The Auburn Tigers will take on Oregon State in game two Sunday night at 9:00 pm CT.
See our update below from Saturday’s action.
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Ninth Inning Auburn Leads 7-4
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Peirce is set to lead off the ninth for the Tigers.
Peirce hits a sky high fly ball for the first out of the inning.
Carlson rips a base hit for the Tigers.
One out and one on for Moore.
Moore flies out to the left fielder for the second out of the inning.
Howell flies out to end the top of the ninth. We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 7-4.
Burkhalter is into pitch for the Tigers.
A leadoff single gives the Beavers a leadoff base runner.
A fly out to Bello is the first out of the inning for the Tigers.
A passed ball moves the runner over to second base.
A strikeout is the second out of the inning for the Tigers.
A double from Melton makes this game a little tighter. Auburn still leads 7-5 with two outs.
A strikeout ends the game Auburns wins 7-5. War Eagle and goodnight!
Eighth Inning Auburn Leads 6-4
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Bello starts off the eighth with a single.
Rambusch hits one back to the pitcher and he throws it away. Everyone is safe. Men on the corners for Foster.
Foster grounds into a double play but the run socres. That was a huge insurance run for the Tigers.
DiChiara is down on strikes and we head to the bottom of the eighth with Auburn leading 7-4.
Skipper gets a pop out for the first out of the inning.
A strikeout is the second out of the inning for the Tigers.
Skipper gets a strikeout to end the eighth inning.
We head to the ninth inning with Auburn leading 7-4.
Seventh Inning Auburn Leads 6-4
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Carlson will lead things off for the Tigers looking to extend the lead.
Carlson is down on strikes for the first out of the inning.
One out for Moore.
A bloop hit drops for Moore. He is 3-3 tonight.
Howell steps into the box.
Howell flies out for the second out of the inning.
Two down and a man on for LaRue.
LaRue pops out to end the top of the seventh.
We head to the bottom of the seventh with Auburn leading 6-4.
Skipper gets a strikeout for the first out of the inning.
A walk gives the Beavers a one out base runner.
A fly out to Howell is the second out of the inning.
A mile high pop out to Sonny ends the inning. We head to the eighth with Auburn leading 6-4.
Sixth Inning Auburn Leads 6-4
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Bello will lead off the sixth for the Tigers. If he could get on base it would flip the lineup for the leadoff man Rambusch.
Verburg is on to pitch for the Beavers in the sixth.
Bello rips a base hit to start the sixth inning.
Man on with no one out for Rambusch.
Rambusch bunts to advance Bello to second. You can tell the coaching staff really wants this run.
Foster is down on strikes.
Oregon State puts DiChiara on.
Two on with two out for Peirce.
Peirce is down on strikes.
We head to the bottom of the sixth with Auburn leading 6-4.
Skipper is on to pitch for the Tigers.
Very good effort from Sheehan to get the Tigers where they are.
Skipper strikes out the first hitter he faces.
A ground out to Rambusch is the second out of the inning.
Skipper gets a strikeout to end the sixth.
We head to the seventh with Auburn leading 6-4.
Fifth Inning Auburn Leads 5-4
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Peirce is set to lead off the inning.
Peirce hits one to Canada and Auburn leads 6-4.
Let the record show I started typing as soon as that ball hit the bat.
Carlson grounds out for the first out of the inning.
Moore rips a one out double.
Man on second for Howell.
Howell pops out for the second out of the inning.
LaRue will try to come up big with two outs.
Moore advances to third on on wild pitch.
Interesting note: Auburn hitters have been in nine full counts so far in game one.
LaRue is down on strikes.
We head to the bottom of the fifth with Auburn leading 6-4.
Sheehan is back out for his third inning of work.
Ground ball to Moore is the first out of the inning. The Tiger pitchers have kept PAC-12 player of the year Melton in check thus far.
A ground out to Foster is the second out of the inning.
Interesting note: There is a strech in the Beaver lineup that has four straight lefties. The coaching staff will surly keep note of that as the weekend continues.
A two out base hit gives the Beavers a base runner.
Back to back base hits give the Beavers two base runners with two outs.
Sheehan gets a strikeout to end the threat.
We head to the top of the sixth with Auburn leading 6-4.
Fourth Inning Auburn Leads 5-4
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Bello will lead things off for the Tigers in the fourth.
Bello flies out to the center fielder for the first out of the inning.
Rambusch steps in hoping to get things going in the fourth.
Rambusch hits one hard but the center fielder Melton tracks it down.
Two down for Foster.
Foster is hit by a pitch. Man on for DiChiara.
Foster has been on base all three times so far tonight.
A ground out to third ends the top of the fourth inning.
We head to the bottom with Auburn leading 5-4.
A groundout to Moore is the first out of the inning for the Tigers.
Foster makes a great play for the second out of the inning.
A flyout to Howell ends the fourth inning.
Great inning from Sheehan to keep his pitch count down.
We head to the fifth with Auburn leading 5-4.
Third Inning Game Tied 4-4
Foster will lead things off for the Tigers hoping to continue his hot streak from last weekend.
Foster rips a base hit to start the Third inning.
DiChiara will try and repead his last at bat.
DiChiara is down on strikes. Foster steals second base.
They are reviewing to see if Foster was safe or out.
After review Foster was safe. Man in scoring position for Peirce with one out.
Peirce walks. Two on with one out for Carlson.
Carlson walks and the bases are loaded for Moore.
A sac fly from Moore scores Foster from third. Auburn leads 5-4.
Two out with two on for Howell.
Howell is walked. The bases are loaded for LaRue with two outs.
The starter is done for Oregon State. Townsend is into pitch for the Beavers with the bases loaded.
LaRue is down on strikes. We head to the bottom of the Third with Auburn leading 5-4.
Sheehan strikes out the first hitter he faces in the third inning.
Bello makes a great play in left for the second out of inning.
A walk gives the Beavers a two out base hitter.
Sheehan has been in a three ball count against all of the hitters he has faced this inning.
A strikout ends the inning. We head to the top of the fourth with Auburn leading 5-4.
Second Inning Beavers Lead 4-2
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Moore will lead off the inning for the Tigers.
A base hit from Moore gives the Tigers a leadoff base runner.
Howell is hit by a pitch and the first two batters reach for the Tigers.
LaRue steps in to try and reclaim the lead.
A base hit from LaRue scores Moore. LaRue is thrown out at second trying to strech this to a double.
Oregon State leads 4-3.
Still a man on third with one out for Bello.
Bello does his job and we are tied at four a piece.
Two out no one on for Rambusch.
Rambusch is retired but the Tigers tie the game.
Armstrong is back out to pitch for the Tigers.
A flyout is the first out of the second inning for the Tigers.
Another flyout to Howell is the second out of the inning.
The two balls hit this inning have been hit a long way. But as they say a long out is still an out.
Armstorng walks Melton two give the Beavers a two out base runner.
Sheehan is into pitch for the Tigers.
Great job from Armstrong in his inning pitched. He will be able to pitch again this weekend.
Interesting note: Sheehan is the Tiger long reliever. He could go five or more innings if needed.
A flyout to Howell ends the second inning.
We head to the third with the game tied 4-4.
First Inning 0-0
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Rambusch steps into the box and were are underway in Corvallis for game one of the super regional.
Rambusch grounds out for the first out of the game.
Foster draws a one out walk for the Tigers. That puts a runner on base for DiChiara.
BOOM! DiChiara sends a two run shot over the wall and Auburn leads. Great start for the Tigers.
Peirce is down on strikes. Two down for Carlson.
Carlson hits one hard but right at the second baseman to end the top of the first.
We head to the bottom of the first with Auburn leading 2-0.
Bright is out to the mound for the Tigers.
Interesting note: That was only the seventh homerun the Oregon State pitcher Pfennigs has given up in his four year career.
After an 11 pitch at bat Bright hits the batter. Not the way you want to start if your Bright.
A walk puts two men on with no one out. We talked about this in the series preview. You have to throw strikes because this Beaver team will not chase.
A three run homerun gives the Beavers the lead 3-2. Bright needs to find his offspeed or this could get scary.
A strikeout is the first out of the inning for the Tigers.
Bright found the curveball when he needed it most to record the strikeout of the PAC-12 player of the year Melton.
A double gives the Beavers a one out base runner.
Another double puts runners at second and third.
A few arms headed to the bullpen for the Tigers.
Another walk and the bases are loaded. Armstrong is warming in the bullpen.
A strikeout is the second out of the inning. One out away from salvaging this bad inning.
A walk scores a run. Oregon State leads 4-2.
Bright's day is done. Armstrong is into pitch for the Tigers.
DiChiara catches a pop out to end the inning.
Good job from Armstrong to stop the bleeding.
We head to the second inning with Oregon State leading 4-2.
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
Bright Pitcher
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