The Bodda Getta

Varnadore closes out Tennessee 1,2,3 in the ninth. Auburn wins 11-4. Smith with win. Varnadore with save.

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Cullen Wacker drives home 2 more with a double to right-center. Auburn leads 11-4. Still just 1 out in bot 8th.

A double by Bobby Andrews and a single by Creede Simpson makes it 9-4 Auburn.

Zach Alvord leads off the bot 8th with his 5th HR of the year, a solo shot off the scoreboard in center. Auburn leads 8-4.

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Derek Varnadore sets UT down in order in the top 8th. Auburn leads 7-4.

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A sac fly by Blake Austin scored Cullen Wacker to give Auburn a 7-4 lead. Austin has 3 hits and 5 RBI today.

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Smith strikes out Drew Steckenrider with two outs and a runner on 3rd to end the top 7th. Auburn still leads 6-4.

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Both teams go scoreless in the 6th. Auburn reliever Slade Smith is back for the 7th after setting down UT in order in the 5th and 6th.

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Auburn loads the bases with two outs in the bot 5th and Blake Austin comes through with an infield single to tie the game. Austin is 3-of-4 with 4 RBI so far. Jay Gonzalez drives in two with a single to left to put Auburn up 6-4.

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An error and a 2-run HR by Blake Austin cuts UT lead 4-3 after 4 innings.

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A diving catch by CF Ryan Tella keep Tennessee off the board in the top 4th. Tennessee still leads 4-1.

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Tennessee adds another run on a walk, single and groundout. Ortman, like Cochran-Gill, having a hard time finding the strike zone. It's 4-1 headed to bot 3rd.

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Auburn scores one on a leadoff triple by Cullen Wacker and a double by Blake Austin but can't get Austin home from third with 1 out. Tennessee leads 3-1 after 2 innings.

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Ortman gives up a double on his first pitch and then gets a flyout to end it. Tennessee leads 3-0.

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Shaky 2nd for Cochran-Gill as he is replaced by Dillon Ortman after giving up two runs on three hits, two wild pitches, one walk, one error and a hit-by-pitch. Tennessee leads 2-0 with two outs and two on.

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Auburn is going for the sweep against Tennessee. Trey Cochran-Gill set Tennessee down in order in the 1st. Auburn is batting now against UT starter Nick Williams, who threw 56 pitches as the Friday night starter against Auburn.