Baseball Recap: Auburn comes up short despite Kaidin McDaniel's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 9:36pm

Baseball Recap: Auburn Trojans vs. Auburn Riverside Ravens

Auburn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-2 to the Auburn Riverside Ravens. Auburn was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Auburn Riverside apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

Kaidin McDaniel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

On Auburn Riverside's side, Kaeden Morgan tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.

At the plate, Thaddeus Dela Cruz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Andrew Shrader was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Auburn Riverside, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.

While Auburn had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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