Auburn vs Texas A&M: Game two live updates, highlights from Saturday

The No. 8 Auburn Tigers attacked No. 7 Texas A&M early in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, and will aim to clinch the series on Saturday evening.

Auburn baseball set the tone of game one by rattling off six runs with zero outs in the 2nd inning, and scored multiple runs in three of the game’s final five innings to defeat Texas A&M, 18-5, in seven innings. Auburn’s lineup logged 19 hits in the win, with six batters logging multiple RBI. Chase Fralick, Ethin Bingaman, and Brandon McCraine each smashed home runs in the game and combined to plate 10 of Auburn’s 18 runs. Andreas Alvarez went the distance by striking out 11 batters and giving up five runs on six hits on 114 pitches.

Game two of the doubleheader will feature a quality pitching matchup between Auburn’s Jake Marciano and Texas A&M’s Aiden Sims. Marciano ranks in the top five in the SEC in several categories, including ERA (2.04), looking strikeouts (23), and walks allowed (9). Sims is 8-0 and has given up just four earned runs over his last two starts, with 13 strikeouts.

Follow along as Auburn baseball goes for the series win over Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas, on Saturday night.

Fralick goes yard again, Bub adds to the total (Auburn 5, Texas A&M 0 mid 3rd)

Chase Fralick is enjoying his day at Blue Bell Park. He crushed a home run to left field in the 3rd inning to push Auburn ahead, 3-0. It was his second of the game and the third of the day. Two at-bats later, Bub Terrell added to the total with a two-run blast off the left field scoreboard to extend the lead to 5-0.

Auburn has now hit six home runs on the day, and is in a comfortable lead heading to the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Auburn in the 3rd: 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB

Jake Marciano picks up his first strikeout, Aggies strand two runners (Auburn 2, Texas A&M 0 end 2nd)

Marciano led off the inning by striking out Jake Duer, his first of the game, and retired two of the next four batters with a groundout and a strikeout, with the only baserunners reaching on a full-count walk and an infield single into the shift with two outs in the inning.

Marciano through two innings: 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 32 pitches (20 strikes)

Texas A&M in the 2nd: 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB

Tigers tack on another run, Sims’ pitch count continues to increase (Auburn 2, Texas A&M 0 mid 2nd)

Auburn’s lead is now 2-0 thanks to a Bristol Carter infield single that allowed Bub Terrell to score from 3rd base. Another key note from the frame is that Texas A&M starting pitcher Aiden Sims, who is considered the Aggies’ weekend ace, is up to 41 pitches through two innings. Auburn’s bats have made him work early on, which could become a factor in later innings.

Auburn in the 2nd: 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB

Easy inning for Marciano (Auburn 1, Texas A&M 0 end 1st)

Auburn starting pitcher Jake Marciano used 11 pitches to get out of the 1st inning and to preserve Auburn’s lead through one inning. The Tigers’ defense backed up Marciano by recording a pair of pop-outs and a groundout in the frame.

Texas A&M in the 1st: 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB

Chase Fralick picks up where he left off in game one (Auburn 1, Texas A&M 0 mid 1st)

Auburn catcher Chase Fralick was one of three batters to hit a home run in Auburn’s 18-5 game one victory over Texas A&M on Saturday, and followed suit in the 1st inning of game two by crushing one into the Aggies’ bullpen in right field. The Tigers have early momentum and will look to Jake Marciano to preserve it.

Auburn in the 1st: 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB

Auburn baseball’s lineup for game two

From the desk of Auburn head coach Butch Thompson, here is how Auburn will lineup for game two against the Texas A&M Aggies at Blue Bell Park in College Station:

Auburn will use the same lineup in game two that it used in game one, a lineup that recorded 19 hits and three home runs in the first game of the doubleheader. The notable piece of news from this lineup is the return of Mason McCraine. McCraine was hit by a pitch in game one and was replaced by Cade Belyeu. Belyeu went 3-for-3 in McCraine’s place.

Game two start timeGame two pitching matchup

Auburn: SO LHP Jake Marciano (3-3, 2.04)

Texas A&M: SO RHP Aiden Sims (8-0, 3.45)

Game one stats

Cade Belyeu (3-for-3, 2 RBI)

Eric Guevara (1-for-5, 2 RBI)

Chase Fralick (2-for-5, 3 RBI, HR)

Chris Rembert (2-for-5, 2 K)

Ethin Bingaman (3-for-4, 3 RBI, 2B, HR)

Bub Terrell (1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 K)

Brandon McCraine (3-for-5, 4 RBI, HR)

Eddie Madrigal (3-for-4, 2 RBI)

Bristol Carter (1-for-4, RBI, 2B)

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