Auburn defeats Milwaukee to advance to Super Regional
By Andrew Olson
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After a disastrous opener, Auburn recovered to win the Auburn Regional and advance to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers successfully won 4 games over 3 days, with the season on the line all 4 times. AU secured the Auburn Regional win with an 8-3 victory over Milwaukee on Monday night.
“This was the hardest, most rewarding thing that we’ve been through for me personally,” Auburn coach Butch Thompson said after the game. “They found a way. Chase (Fralick) was just amazing, both offensively and defensively. I give the players a ton of credit. They laid it on the line for us and were tremendous.”
Fralick, the Auburn Regional MVP, hit a key home run to break a 2-2 tie and put Auburn in front. It was his 6th homer of the Regional, a program record, over the 5 games from Friday-Monday. He collected 15 RBIs in the Regional.
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CHASE FRALICK GO AHEAD BOMB 🔥🔥🔥
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Fralick’s solo homer started a 5-run inning. Up 7-2, Auburn didn’t look back. Each team scored 1 run in the 8th, leading to the 8-3 final score.
Thompson turned to pitchers on Monday. Jake Marciano, the Auburn ace chased in Game 1, pitched the first 4 innings. He struck out 6, allowing 2 earned runs.
Jackson Sanders handled the next 5 innings. He struck out 8 while allowing just 1 run on 3 hits.
The Auburn Regional was paired with the Lincoln Regional in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The Auburn Super Regional will feature a best-of-3 series between Ole Miss and No. 4 national seed Auburn. The teams did not play during the 2026 regular season or the SEC Tournament.
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