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No. 23 Alabama Sweeps No. 5 Auburn With Late-Inning Heroics

Late-inning execution with stingy pitching powered the result.

Overview

  • Alabama finished the sweep with a 3-1 win as Justin Lebron scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning.
  • Will Plattner tacked on an RBI single in the eighth and Hagan Banks struck out two in the ninth to lock down the finale.
  • In the previous game, Bryce Fowler hit a walk-off double after Brennan Holt’s leadoff double to clinch the series with a 3-2 win.
  • The Crimson Tide staff held Auburn to four runs across the weekend despite control lapses that included five hit batters and four walks in the finale.
  • Alabama improved to 22-7 overall and 6-3 in the SEC with a seven-game win streak, while a recurring first-inning run allowed now spans five straight league games and a trip to Jacksonville State comes next before an SEC series at Oklahoma.