Sacramento State at Auburn - Game thread

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Sac State leads 1-0 headed to bottom of the second. Auburn left 2 RISP in the bottom half of the first. Cole Lipscomb on the bump for opening day. War Eagle. Let's do this.

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Game is being broadcast on WatchESPN. Jordan Ebert up first for Auburn in the 2nd

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1-2 single up the middle for Jordan Ebert. Great to see. Haecker up.

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Haecker rolls over the first pitch offspeed and grounds to third. 5-4-3 DP. 2 outs

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Logan Ks to end the inning. 1-0 Sac State to the 3rd.

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3 up, 3 down. To B3.

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Second baseman ole's Nulph's grounder and it rolls into the OF. Runner on, 0 out

Grier singles to LF. 1st and 2nd, nobody out.

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Palacios lines the 3-2 pitch to LF. 1 out.

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Melvin Gray whiffs on the 2-2 fastball. 2 down.

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3-2...2 out...runners on the move...Robert walks. Bases juiced for Buentello.

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WELCOME TO AUBURN NIKO BUENTELLO. Bases clearing double on the first pitch. He sends it to RF. 3-1 Tigers.

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Ebert pops out to end the inning. 3-1 AU to the 4th.

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Thompson said Lipscomb's leash is probably 60-65 pitches here in the opener. He sits at 32 to start the 4th.

Four pitch walk to start the frame.

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2-2 pitch is a ball. Runner steals 2nd.

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Passed ball, ball 4, runner advances to 3rd on the passed ball. On the corners, 0 out for Sac State.

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Fly ball, shallow right. 1 out.

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E-6 as Nulph tries to backhand a ball he probably has a chance to get in front of. Run scores. 1st and 2nd, 1 out. 3-2 AU.

F-9. 2 down.

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Single to left. Runner rounds 3rd. Palacios throws to the plate. 1 hopper. Out by 10 feet. Inning over. 3-2 AU to B4.

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Haecker. F-8. 1 away.

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1B for Blake Logan to R-CF.

Sac State starter nearing 70 pitches.

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Passed ball. Logan to second. 1-2 count to Nulph.

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Nulph fouls out to the catcher. 2 down.

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Anfernee Grier...1-2....GOODBYE BASEBALL. Over the monster. 5-2 Tigers.

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Palacios grounds out to end the inning. 5-2 AU to the fifth.

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Leadoff single for Sac State here in the 5th.