Auburn routs Missouri 10-4 to advance in SEC Tournament
Missouri has seen enough of Auburn.
Auburn got its fourth win over Mizzou in six days, the fourth one coming on Single Elimination Tuesday in the SEC Tournament. Auburn won 10-4 behind a big fourth inning and two big swings from Cole Foster and Bryson Ware. Missouri is eliminated from the tournament. Auburn moves on to play #4 seed Vanderbilt Wednesday night at 8:00 as the double elimination phase of the tournament begins at the Hoover Met.
Auburn trailed 4-3 heading into the fourth. Chris Stanfield changed that with a single through the right side that drove in the run that made it 4-4.
The next hitter was Foster, who crushed it over the right field wall and into the trees. Foster's reaction when the ball left the bat was ESPN SportsCenter-worthy.
"It's an awesome feeling for sure," Foster said. "At the same time, as soon as I hit it I looked over at my dugout and blacked out completely. I couldn't remember running around the bases. It was awesome."
Ware hit a two-run homer in the eighth, his 22nd of the season. The Tigers won their ninth straight game, bolstering their resume' to be a top 16 National Seed in the NCAA Tournament and host a regional. The most important thing to Head Coach Butch Thompson is his team is clicking offensively.
"No offense Cole, but I think the hardest hit ball of the night was Bobby Pearce to center field that stayed in the park," Thompson said. "And then Cooper McMurray, so there are a couple of other guys that had those meaningful, powerful at-bats. That's four. When you start getting half the lineup on a given night. Sometimes it's the bottom of the lineup. I think there's just a connection and a confidence from playing well."