AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Carson Myers had nine strikeouts in six innings of relief, Bub Terrell had three RBIs and No. 4 national seed Auburn beat Central Connecticut State 9-5 on Friday at the Auburn Regional in front of 7,367 fans, the largest crowd in Plainsman Park history.
Lucas Steele’s lead-off homer sparked a four-run third inning that gave Auburn an 8-4 lead.
Steele, Eric Snow and Terrell hit back-to-back-to-back singles with the bases loaded, the last of which drove in two runs and gave Auburn a 4-0 lead in the first inning.
Central Connecticut State (31-16) stranded three runners in the first inning and loaded the bases on a single and back-to-back walks in the second before Matt Falk hit a two-RBI single. Myers replaced Auburn starter Cam Tilley and gave up an RBI single to Colby Brouillette before Bo Yaworski lined out to end the inning with the Tigers leading 4-3.
Myers (3-2) gave up a run on six hits.
Brady Short’s RBI single in the third made it 4-4.
Auburn (39-18) plays Stetson and Central Connecticut takes on N.C. State in a loser-out game on Saturday.
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