Archive for April, 2010

Here is your SEC Recap for April 11th.

Auburn 6 #3 LSU 5

AUBURN, Ala. – With runners on the corners, none out and LSU employing five infielders in the bottom of the ninth, Justin Fradejas and Auburn executed a perfect safety squeeze to score Casey McElroy and give Auburn a 6-5, series-clinching win over No. 3 LSU on Sunday afternoon at Plainsman Park. Fradejas placed his bunt right at LSU first baseman Blake Dean, who was able to make a play on the ball but his throw home was high and to the first base side, allowing a hard-charging Casey McElroy to get in under a swipe tag by LSU catcher Micah Gibbs, sending the 3,130 fans into a frenzy as Auburn won its first home series over LSU since 1998.

"There was certainly some excitement in the dugout when Justin put down that safety squeeze," Auburn Head Coach John Pawlowski said. "This is a great win for our kids and our program. We were down 3-0 before we even came to bat. The kids stayed with it, we stayed with the game plan and we found a way to scratch for a run here and there."

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Here is your SEC Recap for April 10th

Auburn 11 #3 LSU 7 

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn opened the game by scoring four first-inning runs to turn the tables on No. 3 LSU, racing out to a 9-2 lead, before holding on for an 11-7, series-evening win on Saturday afternoon at Plainsman Park. The win was Auburn’s first over LSU since the 2007 season, snapping an eight-game slide against to its SEC rival.

Sean Ray (2-1) picked up the win for Auburn (21-11, 6-5 SEC), entering in the second for starter Jon Luke Jacobs, who left with a tender shoulder. After allowing a leadoff walk to score in the second, Ray kept the LSU (26-5, 8-3 SEC) hitters off balance for the next three-plus innings, allowing five hits and three walks with three strike outs, ultimately getting charged for two runs.

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