The Auburn Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Decatur Golden Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Auburn fell victim to Kentridge and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 2-0.
Auburn saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Freddy Frias, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Decatur was able to grind out a solid win over Auburn Mountainview on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1. The victory was just what Decatur needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior contest.
Decatur also got a great performance from Brayden Larsen as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Jeremaiah Henning relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Tyler Buol was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landen Parker, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Auburn's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Decatur, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Auburn skirted past Decatur 8-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Auburn repeat their success, or does Decatur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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