Atlanta – Auburn had five defensive saves and three home runs against Georgia Tech on Tuesday, winning 7-2 and shutting out the Yellow Jackets in midweek.
chris stanfield He hit a two-run home run in the second inning, and in the third inning, he put out a runner at bat. Cade Bellew In the 9th inning, he hit a two-run, two-run homer into the right field seats.
“Yeah, we got two home runs, and both of those were momentum switches,'' said the head coach. butch thompson Said. “That game would have been completely fair game, but they definitely made some great catches and gave us some yardage in the game.”
Leading 4-2 in the top of the 9th inning, Bellew hit his fourth three-run homer of the season over the right field wall, giving the Tigers even more assurance. Stanfield hit a single to start the inning, cooper mcmurray He was intentionally given a walk with two outs to get the freshman at bat.
“I loved Stanfield's at-bat in the ninth inning,” Thompson said. “He wasn't getting any hits tonight, he had a rough at-bat and was fouled all over the place, but he still showed interest in his last at-bat. He had two strikes and fouled on a few pitches. , I want to get on base.'' They got a hit into the right field seats, but ended up giving McMurray an intentional walk, which gave Bellew a chance. Those scores were huge. ”
The home run extended Bellew's streak on base to 19 games, the longest by an Auburn player this season, and he had a season-high four RBIs in the tournament.
“First of all, big help to (Stanfield and McMurray) for giving us the opportunity to come out in that situation, and big help to our pitching staff throughout the game,” Bellew added. “I was having a tough day at the plate, so I was just trying to find something beyond the plate and try to get there on time. The second pitch was over the plate, but I was able to swing it well. I was able to pull it out.”
auburn bullpen trio ben scholl, Cameron Keshock and Christian Helberholtz Each pitched two innings, holding Georgia Tech scoreless and allowing just three hits in the final six frames. Scholl earned his first career win and Herberholtz recorded his second save.
“This is an offensive ballpark, so 7-2 is a great score for us to play against them here and throw multiple guys,” Thompson said.
Georgia Tech (28-18) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Drew Burress, and the Yellow Jackets nearly extended their advantage in the bottom of the second. However, Stanfield went over the center field wall and brought home what would have been a two-run homer off Mike Bicchetti.
“I knew the ball was going to come here, so I had to get back right away,” Stanfield said. “I just improved my time. I practice every day in practice and I just trusted my instincts. I knew exactly where I was. It really goes back to before the game, where I was. “I knew where the truck was from the wall,” but at that moment it was just instinct. ”
This will be his first appearance since April 16th. joseph gonzalez He pitched 2.0 innings, allowing one hit and one walk, giving up the only run.
and hayden murphy Georgia Tech, playing as a reliever, doubled their lead in the third inning with Burress' RBI single and threatened to take the lead again, but Stanfield's powerful throw to the bat caught Burress before it could cross, making it 2-0. kept the match.
Auburn (23-24) took advantage of Georgia Tech's defensive mistakes and scored on Bellew's sacrifice fly to cut the deficit in half in the top of the fourth.
After that, the Tigers took the lead with back-to-back home runs. Eric Guevara and cooper weiss Start the 5th time. The long ball was Weiss' third in two games this season against Georgia Tech. The Tigers then loaded the bases with a hit by Stanfield. Ike Irish He then gave McMurray an intentional walk, Georgia Tech's second error of the game, extending the lead to 4-2.
Georgia Tech took a two-run lead in the fifth inning with a leadoff double and a walk, but Weiss hit a double play to erase the runners and Scholl got a fly out to center field to finish the inning unscathed.
After 2.0 scoreless innings, Keshock entered the game to relieve Scholl, and in the 6th inning, he struck out three batters, including a one-out double, and in the seventh inning, he walked with one out.
Herberholz took the mound in a 4-2 game and picked up where Keshock left off with a clean eighth inning, stranding two runners in the ninth.
Auburn heads to Missouri (21-28, 7-17) for a three-game series in Columbia from Friday through Sunday.
