Live Updates: No. 5 seed Auburn vs. No. 4 seed Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament

Less than 24 hours after Tuesday’s thrilling 10-4 single-elimination first-round victory against No. 12 seed Missouri, Auburn baseball is back at the Hoover Met for a 9:40 pm CT game against No. 4 seed in the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

Auburn and Vanderbilt didn’t play in the regular season. The Tigers last played the Commodores during an April 2022 three-game series. Auburn took two of three against Vanderbilt last season at Plainsman Park.

If the Tigers win, they’ll match up against No.1 Florida Thursday night in the winner’s bracket. A loss sends Auburn to the losers’ bracket in an elimination game Thursday afternoon against No. 9 Alabama. Florida advanced with a three-run walk-off home run against Alabama in extra innings.

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Auburn 2 Vandy 2 Top 4th

Allsup walked Bulger with one out but kept him from scoring. Austin fouled out to end the inning. Allsup is through four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks. He’s pitched three scoreless frames since allowing two runs in the first.

Auburn 2 Vandy 2 Bottom 3rd

Allsup gets his second 1-2-3 inning in the third.

Vandy 2 Auburn 2 Top 3rd

Chris Singleton took a Hliboki pitch on a 414-foot ride over the leftfield wall into the Tiger dugout with two outs, tying the game at two each. Hliboki struck out Tiger catcher Nate LaRue and Caden Green popped up before Singleton’s deep home run. Foster stuck out for the third out. Both of Auburn’s hits off Hliboki are home runs. Foster had one in the first inning.

Vandy 2 Auburn 1 Bottom 2nd

Allsup matched Hliboki’s 1-2-3 second inning with one in the bottom half of the frame. Chris Singleton made a diving catch of a screaming liner by Vandy second baseman RJ Austin. Allsup finished off the next two hitters to exit the inning without allowing a baserunner.

Vandy 2 Auburn 1 Top 2nd

Auburn hitters Bryson Ware, Ike Irish, and Kason Howell went down in order for a 1-2-3 inning by Vanderbilt starting pitcher Sam Hliboki.

Vandy 2 Auburn 1 Bottom 1st

Enrique Bradfield Jr drew a leadoff walk against Chase Allsup. Bradfield flashed his speed by stealing second base while Davis Diaz was at the plate. Bradfield stole third and scored while Diaz legged out a single. Auburn’s lead lasted less than a half-inning. Diaz gave Vandy a 2-1 when he scored on a one-out sacrifice fly by Jack Bulger. Allsup faced six batters in the first, allowing one run on a hit and two walks.

Auburn 1 Vandy 0 Top 1st

Chris Stanfield fouled out on the first pitch of the ballgame. Auburn shortstop Cole Foster blasted a 2-2 pitch over the right field wall into Vandy’s bullpen for a home run. Auburn takes a 1-0 lead on Foster’s second home run of the tournament. Bobby Peirce popped out for out No. 2, and the first inning ended on Cooper McMurray’s strikeout.