Tigers Dominate Georgia State To Tune Of 22-7

[AUSportTalk 4]

Thirteen different hitters collected at least one of

Auburn’s season-high 24 hits, 11 of which went for extra-bases, as

Auburn cruised to a 22-7 win over Georgia State on Tuesday night at

Plainsman Park. Trent Mummey returned to the field after a seven-week

layoff due to injury and went 2-for-2 with a sacrifice fly and a home

run, driving in four after entering the game as a pinch hitter in the

sixth.

“It was probably one of the happiest moments of my life when the coaches

told me before the game that they were going to get me a pinch hit in

the DH role,” Mummey said. “Baseball is a humbling sport. When you go

down with an injury, you have to regroup. It was great to lace up the

spikes and be back out on the field…It was exciting to get back out

there, get my feet wet and see some pitching.”

Justin Hargett also had a big game for Auburn, going 4-for-5 from the

nine hole in the lineup. Though he only scored once after getting on

base four times, he did drive in a season-high five RBI as he collected

three singles, a double and laid down a sac bunt to help put the game

out of reach early on.

“I have to give a lot of credit to the hitters around me. I got a lot of

good pitches to hit tonight. I think their pitchers made some mistakes

and I just tried to put good swings on it,” Hargett said. “Every spot in

the lineup you have a chance to get RBIs because so many guys are on

base. We have such a dominant offense that we always have a chance to

get RBIs.”

Also homering for Auburn was Justin Bryant, who blasted his fifth of the

season in the seventh as he went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Bryant has now

homered in his last three games and has driven in a total of eight runs

over his last four games.

All total, Auburn hit four home runs as Brian Fletcher (1-for-4, BB, 2

RBI) hit his 10th of the season and Tony Caldwell (2-for-4, 2 R) hit his

sixth one batter apart in the third inning as Auburn went up 4-1 and

never looked back.

Auburn scored at least one run in every inning but the second and put

five runs on the board in the seventh and six in the eighth, running

through seven Georgia State pitchers in the process.

“It starts with quality at bats (in the early innings) and then later in

the game we got some balls that we could hammer and the guys did it,”

Auburn Assistant Coach Scott Foxhall said. Foxhall was managing the game

for head coach John Pawlowski, who was serving his one-game suspension

following his and Grant Dayton’s ejection on Sunday at Alabama.

The beneficiary of the runs for Auburn was reliever Sean Ray (1-1), who

picked up his first win of the season and just the third of his career.

Ray entered for Auburn starter Dexter Price with two down and the bases

loaded in the fifth. After issuing a walk to the first hitter he faced

that made it 5-4, he threw the next 2 1/3 innings, allowing a run on two

hits and three walks, striking out two.

Justin Fradejas’ (2-for-6, 2 2B, R, RBI) double to lead off the third

extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Georgia State starter Michael Moch (1-2) took the loss, allowing five

runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Auburn remains home for its next game as it plays host to South Alabama

at 6:30pm CT. Auburn will start So. LHP Cory Luckie (1-2, 10.02) on the

mound in what will be a designated start.

[Jackson-Sullivan 0]

We needed a midweek laugher, although it was close for a while.  Georgia State has a good offense and one, if not the best batting average in the country.  Nice win.  WDE!!!

[Jackson-Sullivan 0]

Oh yeah.  Great to see Mummey back and mashing!  We've been needing him in there.  He's a great guy and a man of integrity and faith.  So good to see him overcome the obstacles and get back to playing.  I hear they were seriously contemplating sitting him out for the year and applying for a medical redshirt due to the severity of it and the time it was taking for him to get back.

[AUFightingSoldiers 685]

Now that's more like it.  Looking down the schedule, we SHOULD not lose any of our midweek games.  Now I'd really love to see us pull 2 of 3 or pull another sweep in this coming weekend series.