The final Tuesday night of the regular season saw three walk-off games, one game-winning home run in the eighth inning and a slugfest between in-state foes. Auburn and South Carolina posted walk-off wins, while Arkansas State scored four in the bottom of the ninth to stun Ole Miss. Alabama senior center fielder Joe Breaux belted a game-winning two-run home run in his final career at-bat at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in the 4-2 win over Samford. Tennessee and Tennessee Tech combined for 25 runs and 28 hits and the teams used 12 different pitchers.
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Here are Tuesday’s SEC baseball recaps:
ALABAMA 4, Samford 2
Alabama sweeps season series, 2-0
Joe Breaux game-winning 2-run HR in eighth inning
Samford led 2-0 entering seventh inning
Kolby Robinson scored from second base on wild pitch in seventh
UA scored three runs in eighth; TJ Reeves game-tying sac fly
Max Pinto and Sonny DiChiara (SU) solo HRs in third inning
Teams combined for 23 strikeouts
AUBURN 8, North Alabama 7 (11 Innings)
Auburn posts walk-off win in 11 innings
Auburn trailed 5-0 and 7-6
Everett Lau walk-off, pinch-hit RBI single (Ryan Bliss scored winning run)
Will Holland (AU) 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Will Holland game-tying HR in fifth; scored go-ahead run in eighth
Holland game-tying RBI single in ninth
Steven Williams (AU) 2-3, R, HR, 3 RBI (3-run HR in second inning)
UNA led 5-0 in second inning
Kevin Brenning (UNA) 4-6, 2 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI
Brenning 3-run double in second; game-tying RBI double in ninth
KENTUCKY 7, Michigan 4
UK scored four runs in fifth inning to take 5-3 lead
Colytn Kessler (UK) 1-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
Alex Rodriguez (UK) 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
Jordan Nwogu (UM) 2-5, R, HR, RBI
Jordan Brewer (UM) 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
LSU 7, New Orleans 5
LSU uses 4-run third inning for the win
Daniel Cabrera (LSU) 2-run HR in third inning
Cabrera (LSU) 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
Antoine Duplantis (LSU) 3-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Duplantis solo HR in fifth inning
Antonio Gauthier (UNO) blasts two home runs
Gauthier 2-run HR in second inning; 2-run HR in ninth inning
Gauthier (UNO) 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
MISSISSIPPI STATE 7, Louisiana Tech 3
MSU led 5-0 after three innings
Marshall Gilbert (MSU) 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
Gilbert 2-run HR in first inning; RBI single in fifth
Rowdey Jordan (MSU) 2-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Jordan 2-run double in third inning
Hunter Wells (LT) 3-5, 2B
Taylor Young (LT) solo home run in fifth inning
Arkansas State 6, OLE MISS 5
ASU scored four runs in ninth for walk-off win
Ole Miss led 5-0 in eighth; 5-2 in ninth
ASU scored two runs in eighth inning
Sky-Lar Culver (ASU) scored winning run in error by CF Ryan Olenek
Parker Caracci (UM) allowed four runs (3 ER) in 0.1 IP
Kyle MacDonald (ASU) game-tying single in ninth inning
MacDonald (ASU) 3-5, R, RBI
Justin Felix (ASU) 2-run HR in eighth inning
Kevin Graham (UM) 3-run HR in third inning
Graham (UM) 2-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Tyler Keenan (UM) solo HR in fifth inning
SOUTH CAROLINA 1, USC Upstate 0
Jonah Beamon (SC) walk-off RBI single in bottom of ninth
Beamon (SC) 2-4, RBI
Four USC pitchers combine for shutout
Parker Coyne (SC) five scoreless innings; 6 K
Wes Clarke (SC) 3-4
Trey Vander Wiede (USCU) complete-game (8.2 IP) loss
TENNESSEE 15, Tennessee Tech 10
Teams combined for 25 runs and 28 hits
Teams combined to use 12 pitchers (6 each)
Tennessee erased 5-3 deficit with 6 runs in fifth inning
Alerick Soularie (UT) game-tying 2-run double
Jake Rucker (UT) go-ahead RBI single in sixth
Rucker (UT) 3-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI
Soularie (UT) 2-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI
Andre Lipcius (UT) 1-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI (2-run HR in seventh)
Connor Pavolony (UT) 3-3, R, 2B, 3 RBI
Anthony Carrera (TTU) 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI (solo HR in first and third innings)
JD Funk (TTU) 2-5, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI (3-run HR in fourth inning)
VANDERBILT 5, Middle Tennessee 2
Mason Hickman strikes out 10 in five innings
Harrison Ray (VU) 1-4, 2B, RBI
Ray go-ahead RBI double in sixth inning
Stephen Scott (VU) 2-run home run in second inning
Pat DeMarco (VU) 2-4, 2B, RBI
Myles Christian (MT) 2-4, R
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