03/03/17
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-1

Baseball shutout in opener at Auburn


By Kirk Downs
LIPSCOMB AT AUBURN | MARCH 03, 2017
PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
Win: Thompson (3-0) 7.0 1 0 0 2 5
Loss: PUCKETT (2-1) 4.1 12 7 7 3 1
BATTING AB R H RBI BB HR
DODSON (LIP) 4 0 1 0 0 0
HOOKER (LIP) 3 0 1 0 0 0
Todd (AUBURN) 4 0 3 1 1 0

AUBURN, Ala. – One week after a one-hit, complete-game shutout against Bowling Green, junior hurler Brady Puckett and the Lipscomb baseball team did not have their best stuff on Friday. In the opening game of a three-game series at Plainsman Park, the Auburn Tigers knocked off the Bisons 8-0. The shutout for Auburn is its national-leading fifth of the season. “Overall Auburn outplayed us today and we ran into some tough pitching,” Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand said. “Auburn’s starter was really, really good today. He was really effective in the strike zone and we were only able to manage one hit off of him. “Offensively we hit the ball hard at times, but they were right at guys. We also know that if you don’t score you can’t win.” Puckett lasted just 4.1 innings and gave up a career high 12 hits. The 6-foot-9 right-hander surrendered seven runs and three walks with a season-low one strikeout while falling to 2-1 on the year. “It usually doesn’t happen much, but Brady wasn’t as sharp as he normally is,” Forehand said. “He was giving up some harmless singles and they were able to get some runs out of it. He will bounce back next week.” Auburn (8-2) would string together a trio of hits in the bottom of the second to grab a 2-0 lead off Puckett. The Tigers then plated two runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth, taking advantage of leadoff singles to score the insurance tallies. They would push across the final run on the afternoon in the bottom of the eighth on a single by Sam Gillikin. The first hit of the afternoon for the Bisons (6-3) came on a leadoff single from right fielder Allan Hooker in the top of the third. The redshirt junior moved to second on a walk from Michael Gigliotti before advancing to third on a passed ball. A groundball from Zeke Dodson ended the first of only two threats of the day by the Bisons. Lipscomb finally got things rolling in the top of the ninth when Gigliotti reached to lead off the frame after getting plunked in the back. Two batters later Dodson drilled his second double of the season into the left center gap to put runners on second and third. Sophomore first baseman Cade Sorrells then drew a free pass to load the bases for catcher Tyler Bethune, who struck out in his first at-bat of the season. Designated hitter Josh Martinez followed it up with a chopper to second on the first pitch for the final out. Keegan Thompson was lights on the hill in a third consecutive start for Auburn. The junior righty tossed 7.0 frames while allowing just three base runners – one hit and two walks. Thompson retired 14 straight Bisons before being lifted and extended his scoreless streak to 21 innings to begin the season. He moves to 3-0 with the win. “I told the guys we entered the game with high expectations because we have a good team, but we just got outplayed,” Forehand said. “The byproduct of that is we have to come back tomorrow and hopefully make up for it.”

 



courtesy LUAD

LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 1ST
GIGLIOTTI grounded out to ss (2-0 BB).
SOLOMON flied out to lf (3-2 KKBBB).
DODSON flied out to lf (1-0 B).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Todd, J. singled through the right side, out at second rf to ss (1-2 KSB).
Estes, J. flied out to cf (2-1 KBB).
Robert, D. doubled through the right side (1-0 B).
Anthony, J. grounded out to ss (1-0 B).
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 2ND
SORRELLS lined out to 3b (0-1 K).
PERRY flied out to cf (3-2 FBKFBFBF).
MARTINEZ pinch hit for TRIPP.
MARTINEZ walked (3-1 BKBBB).
SYMONETTE struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Ingram, D. flied out to cf (2-2 BKBK).
Jarvis, L. singled up the middle (1-0 B).
0 - 1 McGuffin, B. doubled through the right side, RBI (1-1 SB); Jarvis, L. scored.
Decker, B. grounded out to ss (2-2 BBFF).
Logan, B. walked (3-1 BBBKB).
0 - 2 Todd, J. singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BBF); Logan, B. advanced to second; McGuffin, B. scored.
Estes, J. lined out to lf (3-2 BKBBF).
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 3RD
Gillikin, S. to lf for Decker, B..
HOOKER singled up the middle (0-1 K).
HANKS flied out to cf (0-2 KS).
GIGLIOTTI walked (3-2 FFBBBB); HOOKER advanced to second.
SOLOMON flied out to cf (1-1 BF); HOOKER advanced to third.
GIGLIOTTI advanced to second on a passed ball.
DODSON grounded out to 3b (2-2 BBKF).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Robert, D. grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).
Anthony, J. singled to left field (1-2 BKK).
Ingram, D. flied out to lf (1-0 B).
Jarvis, L. flied out to rf (0-0).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 4TH
SORRELLS out at first p to 2b to 1b (1-1 BF).
PERRY struck out looking (0-2 KSK).
MARTINEZ struck out looking (0-2 KSK).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
McGuffin, B. singled to center field (1-0 B).
Gillikin, S. singled to left field (0-1 S); McGuffin, B. advanced to second.
Logan, B. grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1 K); Gillikin, S. advanced to second; McGuffin, B. advanced to third.
Todd, J. grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).
0 - 3 Estes, J. singled, RBI (2-2 SSBB); Gillikin, S. advanced to third; McGuffin, B. scored.
Estes, J. stole second.
Robert, D. walked (3-2 KKBBBB).
0 - 4 Anthony, J. singled to shortstop, RBI (0-0); Robert, D. advanced to second; Estes, J. advanced to third; Gillikin, S. scored.
Ingram, D. reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 BSB); Anthony, J. out at second 3b to 2b.
2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 5TH
SYMONETTE flied out to cf (0-0).
HOOKER lined out to 3b (1-2 KSB).
HANKS popped up to p (1-2 KBK).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Jarvis, L. singled to right field, advanced to second on an error by rf (2-2 KKBB).
McGuffin, B. walked (3-0 BBBB).
McGuffin, B. advanced to second on a wild pitch; Jarvis, L. advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Gillikin, S. struck out swinging (2-2 BKBSS).
0 - 6 Logan, B. singled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); McGuffin, B. scored; Jarvis, L. scored.
DORSO to p for PUCKETT.
Todd, J. singled through the left side (0-1 K); Logan, B. advanced to second.
0 - 7 Estes, J. singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Todd, J. advanced to third; Logan, B. scored.
Robert, D. struck out looking (1-2 BKSK).
Estes, J. stole second.
Anthony, J. grounded out to ss (1-2 SFB).
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 6TH
GIGLIOTTI out at first 1b to p (1-1 KB).
SOLOMON flied out to rf (2-2 BKBK).
DODSON flied out to cf (2-2 BKBK).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Ingram, D. walked (3-1 BBKBB).
Jarvis, L. struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS).
McGuffin, B. walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Ingram, D. advanced to second.
Gillikin, S. popped up to ss (1-2 BKK).
ORTEGA to p for DORSO.
Logan, B. flied out to rf (0-0).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 7TH
SORRELLS struck out looking (0-2 KKK).
PERRY struck out looking (2-2 BBKFK).
MARTINEZ flied out to cf (0-0).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Todd, J. walked (3-2 BKBBFFFB).
Estes, J. flied out to rf (3-1 BBKB).
Todd, J. advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Robert, D. walked (3-1 BFBBB).
Anthony, J. grounded into double play 2b to 1b (0-0); Robert, D. out on the play.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 8TH
Watson, R. to p for Thompson, K..
Shaffer, J. to cf for Todd, J..
SYMONETTE struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS).
HOOKER struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
HANKS grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBBKFF).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BETHUNE to c for PERRY.
Davis, Co. pinch hit for Ingram, D..
Davis, Co. walked (3-1 KBBBB).
Jarvis, L. reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Davis, Co. out at second ss to 2b.
Johnson, J. pinch hit for McGuffin, B..
Johnson, J. walked (3-1 BBBKB); Jarvis, L. advanced to second.
0 - 8 Gillikin, S. singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Johnson, J. advanced to second; Jarvis, L. scored.
Logan, B. lined into double play 2b unassisted (0-2 KK); Johnson, J. out on the play.
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE AUBURN
START OF 9TH
Johnson, J. to rf.
Anderson, E. to p for Watson, R..
GIGLIOTTI hit by pitch (3-2 KKBBB).
SOLOMON struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS).
DODSON doubled to left center (2-1 BBK); GIGLIOTTI advanced to third.
SORRELLS walked (3-2 BKBBKB).
Coker, C. to p for Anderson, E..
BETHUNE struck out looking (1-2 FBFFK).
MARTINEZ grounded out to 2b (0-0).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB