Auburn hosts Mississippi State for a three game series this weekend. The first pitch was delayed for an hour by rain. Between the fifth and sixth inning there was another 23 minute rain delay. Auburn starter Derek Varnadore went six innings, collecting five strikeouts while walking three and giving up three runs, one of them unearned.
In the bottom of the seventh inning Auburn trailed Miss State 3-2. With a runner on third Dan Glevenyak was punched out by the first base umpire to end the inning:
In the bottom of the eighth inning Auburn trailed Miss State 4-2. Ryan Tella is at bat here, he singled to right, scoring Jay Gonzalez and moving Creede Simpson to second base:
The heavily accented guy in the background is not me.
Also in the bottom of the eighth inning, with Auburn now trailing 4-3, the tying run was standing on third base in the form of Creede Simpson. Garrett Cooper hit a fly ball into right field.
State’s Brent Brownlee had a fine throw home to get Simpson in the double play. It was aggressive base running and a great tag by catcher Mitch Slauter.
It ended Auburn’s rally. Mississippi State scored again in the top of the ninth and would go on to win the game 5-3.
