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Most anyone who has been part of Auburn athletics has a story to tell about Auburn team physician. Michael Goodlett, about his never-ending willingness to share advice, time and expertise.
If there is a more caring and compassionate person than Doc Goodlett, as he is known to virtually everyone in Auburn, I don't know how it is.
Goodlett, who has been overseeing the health and well-being of Auburn student-athletes for 16 years, has been named he 2008 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year.
Auburn Sports Medicine team physician Dr. Michael Goodlett was named the 2008 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year, it was announced by the league at the SEC Sports Medicine Meetings.
In addition to his daily work with athletes, Goodlett serves as the liaison between Auburn athletics and Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lawrence Lemak, co-medical directors for Auburn student-athletes. Goodlett also serves as an affiliate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and sits on the Institutional Review Board for the use of Human Subjects in Research.
A native of Moulton, Goodlett graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Alabama with a bachelor of science in chemistry. He earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile.
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The 2007 Auburn Tigers found themselves finishing with a 9-4 record and a 23-20 Chick-Fil-A Bowl victory over#15 Clemson. While this was a nice finish to the 2007 season, Tommy Tuberville was not satisfied.
A lackluster offensive performance in 2007 left Tommy yearning for more and he replaced Offensive Coordinator Al Borges with Tony Franklin, the former OC at Troy. Why was Borges replaced you ask? Well, Auburn ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rushing at 156.92 yards per game and 103rd in passing at 178.23 per game. That is enough to drive any head coach crazy that also has a defense that winds up the season ranked 6th in the country in total defense at 297.92 yards per game.I am sure the what ifs were racing through Tubervilles mind.
So why Tony Franklin? With less talent on board, Franklin produced the 16th rankedoffense in the country at Troy with an average of 452.83 yards per game. The additional benefit is that Franklin is also already familiar with recruiting in the region and could hit the ground running. Franklin comes from a spread offense environment and like so many teams, Auburn is converting quickly.
Why go to the one might ask? For one thing, it is the most current hot offensive philosophy and for another, it tends to take full advantage of whatever the defense presents, maximizing offensive performance. It isthis offense that Franklin coached at Troy. Combine that with the fact that they have returning QB Kodi Burns, who can be a dangerous run/throw option for Auburn, and you begin to understand. Burns numbers werent all that great last year as a freshman, though he gained considerable experience. So, to insure they had a kind of guy available, Auburn went after and signed JC transfer Chris Todd from Hutchinson, KS JC. I couldnt find any numbers pertaining to Todds performance last year, but be forewarned......he transferred to Hutchinson after a year under the tutelege of Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Do you think that Leach would have signed him as a QB if he thought he didnt have promise in his system? This kid threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career at Elizabethtown, NJ. As a senior, he threw for over 3,000 yards, 38 TDs and led his team to the state championship game. Burns has not been dominant in terms of passing, though he creates a real run/pass threat. Still, with the conversion to a spread offense, could it be Todd whosupplants Burns as the starter? Time will tell.
Auburns entire starting offensive line returns and this will present real problems for SEC defenses. Though light by SEC standards, their Offensive Line will average 290 per man in weight and 6 This means they should be very agile with the ability to move. Their big man is Lee Ziemba, a sophomoreat 6 and 288 who will be protecting the QBs backside on passes. He hails from Rogers, AR and this is a kid destined for the NFL. Arkansas lost him to Auburn during the Houston Nutt tenure but that might be expected as both of his parents are Auburn alums. This offensive line will be among the best in the SEC.
Auburn returns 7 Wide Receivers with experience, the best being Rod Smith with 52 catches last year for 705 yards. They also return Montez Billings...28 catches for 321 yards and Robert Dunn with 19 catches for 211 yards. You can expect that Auburn will air it out this fall with their new offensive philosophy and they have the receivers in place to make it happen. They also return two TEs that combined for 15 catches for 143 yards.
On Defense, well, Auburn will be tough on defense with only 4 starters to replace. But they have to find answers along the defensive line with the loss of Pat Sims at DT and Josh Thompson at NG and they will also have to find answers in the secondary with the loss of Eric Brock at SS and shut down corner Patrick Lee at CB.
The loss of Will Muschamp to Texas will be felt but he is being replaced by Paul Rhoades who comes to Auburn from Pittsburgh where he had the 5th ranked defense in all the country. Not much of a step down overall but I bet Rhoades finds the SEC to besignificantly more challenging than what he experienced at Pitt.
All of this being said, I expect to see Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama to fight it out for #2 in the West behind LSU. It is a tough call. All three are going to be very good and improved, especially Arkansas. They will surprise a lot of people.
Cant wait for the season kick off and this is.....just my take from outside the lines.
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In game two, Stephanie Bromba moved to 18-0 after her complete-game win. Bromba allowed two runs, both earned, on three hits with eight strikeouts. Auburn's Brittany Day took the loss to fall to 10-5. Day allowed five runs, all earned, on five hits in one and one-third innings. Angel Bunner pitched the final four and two-third innings, allowing two runs, both earned, on five hits.
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The 2007 Auburn Tigers found themselves finishing with a 9-4 record and a 23-20 Chick-Fil-A Bowl victory over#15 Clemson. While this was a nice finish to the 2007 season, Tommy Tuberville was not satisfied.
A lackluster offensive performance in 2007 left Tommy yearning for more and he replaced Offensive Coordinator Al Borges with Tony Franklin, the former OC at Troy. Why was Borges replaced you ask? Well, Auburn ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rushing at 156.92 yards per game and 103rd in passing at 178.23 per game. That is enough to drive any head coach crazy that also has a defense that winds up the season ranked 6th in the country in total defense at 297.92 yards per game.I am sure the what ifs were racing through Tubervilles mind.
So why Tony Franklin? With less talent on board, Franklin produced the 16th rankedoffense in the country at Troy with an average of 452.83 yards per game. The additional benefit is that Franklin is also already familiar with recruiting in the region and could hit the ground running. Franklin comes from a spread offense environment and like so many teams, Auburn is converting quickly.
Why go to the one might ask? For one thing, it is the most current hot offensive philosophy and for another, it tends to take full advantage of whatever the defense presents, maximizing offensive performance. It isthis offense that Franklin coached at Troy. Combine that with the fact that they have returning QB Kodi Burns, who can be a dangerous run/throw option for Auburn, and you begin to understand. Burns numbers werent all that great last year as a freshman, though he gained considerable experience. So, to insure they had a kind of guy available, Auburn went after and signed JC transfer Chris Todd from Hutchinson, KS JC. I couldnt find any numbers pertaining to Todds performance last year, but be forewarned......he transferred to Hutchinson after a year under the tutelege of Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Do you think that Leach would have signed him as a QB if he thought he didnt have promise in his system? This kid threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career at Elizabethtown, NJ. As a senior, he threw for over 3,000 yards, 38 TDs and led his team to the state championship game. Burns has not been dominant in terms of passing, though he creates a real run/pass threat. Still, with the conversion to a spread offense, could it be Todd whosupplants Burns as the starter? Time will tell.
Auburns entire starting offensive line returns and this will present real problems for SEC defenses. Though light by SEC standards, their Offensive Line will average 290 per man in weight and 6 This means they should be very agile with the ability to move. Their big man is Lee Ziemba, a sophomoreat 6 and 288 who will be protecting the QBs backside on passes. He hails from Rogers, AR and this is a kid destined for the NFL. Arkansas lost him to Auburn during the Houston Nutt tenure but that might be expected as both of his parents are Auburn alums. This offensive line will be among the best in the SEC.
Auburn returns 7 Wide Receivers with experience, the best being Rod Smith with 52 catches last year for 705 yards. They also return Montez Billings...28 catches for 321 yards and Robert Dunn with 19 catches for 211 yards. You can expect that Auburn will air it out this fall with their new offensive philosophy and they have the receivers in place to make it happen. They also return two TEs that combined for 15 catches for 143 yards.
On Defense, well, Auburn will be tough on defense with only 4 starters to replace. But they have to find answers along the defensive line with the loss of Pat Sims at DT and Josh Thompson at NG and they will also have to find answers in the secondary with the loss of Eric Brock at SS and shut down corner Patrick Lee at CB.
The loss of Will Muschamp to Texas will be felt but he is being replaced by Paul Rhoades who comes to Auburn from Pittsburgh where he had the 5th ranked defense in all the country. Not much of a step down overall but I bet Rhoades finds the SEC to besignificantly more challenging than what he experienced at Pitt.
All of this being said, I expect to see Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama to fight it out for #2 in the West behind LSU. It is a tough call. All three are going to be very good and improved, especially Arkansas. They will surprise a lot of people.
Cant wait for the season kick off and this is.....just my take from outside the lines.
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A lackluster offensive performance in 2007 left Tommy yearning for more and he replaced Offensive Coordinator Al Borges with Tony Franklin, the former OC at Troy. Why was Borges replaced you ask? Well, Auburn ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rushing at 156.92 yards per game and 103rd in passing at 178.23 per game. That is enough to drive any head coach crazy that also has a defense that winds up the season ranked 6th in the country in total defense at 297.92 yards per game.I am sure the what ifs were racing through Tubervilles mind.
So why Tony Franklin? With less talent on board, Franklin produced the 16th rankedoffense in the country at Troy with an average of 452.83 yards per game. The additional benefit is that Franklin is also already familiar with recruiting in the region and could hit the ground running. Franklin comes from a spread offense environment and like so many teams, Auburn is converting quickly.
Why go to the one might ask? For one thing, it is the most current hot offensive philosophy and for another, it tends to take full advantage of whatever the defense presents, maximizing offensive performance. It isthis offense that Franklin coached at Troy. Combine that with the fact that they have returning QB Kodi Burns, who can be a dangerous run/throw option for Auburn, and you begin to understand. Burns numbers werent all that great last year as a freshman, though he gained considerable experience. So, to insure they had a kind of guy available, Auburn went after and signed JC transfer Chris Todd from Hutchinson, KS JC. I couldnt find any numbers pertaining to Todds performance last year, but be forewarned......he transferred to Hutchinson after a year under the tutelege of Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Do you think that Leach would have signed him as a QB if he thought he didnt have promise in his system? This kid threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career at Elizabethtown, NJ. As a senior, he threw for over 3,000 yards, 38 TDs and led his team to the state championship game. Burns has not been dominant in terms of passing, though he creates a real run/pass threat. Still, with the conversion to a spread offense, could it be Todd whosupplants Burns as the starter? Time will tell.
Auburns entire starting offensive line returns and this will present real problems for SEC defenses. Though light by SEC standards, their Offensive Line will average 290 per man in weight and 6 This means they should be very agile with the ability to move. Their big man is Lee Ziemba, a sophomoreat 6 and 288 who will be protecting the QBs backside on passes. He hails from Rogers, AR and this is a kid destined for the NFL. Arkansas lost him to Auburn during the Houston Nutt tenure but that might be expected as both of his parents are Auburn alums. This offensive line will be among the best in the SEC.
Auburn returns 7 Wide Receivers with experience, the best being Rod Smith with 52 catches last year for 705 yards. They also return Montez Billings...28 catches for 321 yards and Robert Dunn with 19 catches for 211 yards. You can expect that Auburn will air it out this fall with their new offensive philosophy and they have the receivers in place to make it happen. They also return two TEs that combined for 15 catches for 143 yards.
On Defense, well, Auburn will be tough on defense with only 4 starters to replace. But they have to find answers along the defensive line with the loss of Pat Sims at DT and Josh Thompson at NG and they will also have to find answers in the secondary with the loss of Eric Brock at SS and shut down corner Patrick Lee at CB.
The loss of Will Muschamp to Texas will be felt but he is being replaced by Paul Rhoades who comes to Auburn from Pittsburgh where he had the 5th ranked defense in all the country. Not much of a step down overall but I bet Rhoades finds the SEC to besignificantly more challenging than what he experienced at Pitt.
All of this being said, I expect to see Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama to fight it out for #2 in the West behind LSU. It is a tough call. All three are going to be very good and improved, especially Arkansas. They will surprise a lot of people.
Cant wait for the season kick off and this is.....just my take from outside the lines.
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In game two, Stephanie Bromba moved to 18-0 after her complete-game win. Bromba allowed two runs, both earned, on three hits with eight strikeouts. Auburn's Brittany Day took the loss to fall to 10-5. Day allowed five runs, all earned, on five hits in one and one-third innings. Angel Bunner pitched the final four and two-third innings, allowing two runs, both earned, on five hits.
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AUBURN:
PLAYERS POS ROUND PK(OVR) TEAM
Quentin Groves DE 2 21(52) Jacksonville
Patrick Lee CB 2 29(60) Green Bay
Pat Sims DT 3 14(77) Cincinnati
Jonathan Wilhite CB 4 30(129) New England
King Dunlap OT 7 23(230) Philadelphia
ALL PLAYERS
Cole Bennett TE
Eric Brock S
Brandon Cox QB
Trez Doolittle DT
King Dunlap OT
Quentin Groves DE
Patrick Lee CB
Pat Sims DT
Carl Stewart FB
Joshua Thompson DT
AND A NOTE............. NON of THE 10 ALABAMA players Drafted yet, and Only 2 Gators.
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PLAYERS POS ROUND PK(OVR) TEAM
Quentin Groves DE 2 21(52) Jacksonville
Patrick Lee CB 2 29(60) Green Bay
Pat Sims DT 3 14(77) Cincinnati
Jonathan Wilhite CB 4 30(129) New England
King Dunlap OT 7 23(230) Philadelphia
ALL PLAYERS
Cole Bennett TE
Eric Brock S
Brandon Cox QB
Trez Doolittle DT
King Dunlap OT
Quentin Groves DE
Patrick Lee CB
Pat Sims DT
Carl Stewart FB
Joshua Thompson DT
AND A NOTE............. NON of THE 10 ALABAMA players Drafted yet, and Only 2 Gators.
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The 2007 Auburn Tigers found themselves finishing with a 9-4 record and a 23-20 Chick-Fil-A Bowl victory over#15 Clemson. While this was a nice finish to the 2007 season, Tommy Tuberville was not satisfied.
A lackluster offensive performance in 2007 left Tommy yearning for more and he replaced Offensive Coordinator Al Borges with Tony Franklin, the former OC at Troy. Why was Borges replaced you ask? Well, Auburn ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rushing at 156.92 yards per game and 103rd in passing at 178.23 per game. That is enough to drive any head coach crazy that also has a defense that winds up the season ranked 6th in the country in total defense at 297.92 yards per game.I am sure the what ifs were racing through Tubervilles mind.
So why Tony Franklin? With less talent on board, Franklin produced the 16th rankedoffense in the country at Troy with an average of 452.83 yards per game. The additional benefit is that Franklin is also already familiar with recruiting in the region and could hit the ground running. Franklin comes from a spread offense environment and like so many teams, Auburn is converting quickly.
Why go to the one might ask? For one thing, it is the most current hot offensive philosophy and for another, it tends to take full advantage of whatever the defense presents, maximizing offensive performance. It isthis offense that Franklin coached at Troy. Combine that with the fact that they have returning QB Kodi Burns, who can be a dangerous run/throw option for Auburn, and you begin to understand. Burns numbers werent all that great last year as a freshman, though he gained considerable experience. So, to insure they had a kind of guy available, Auburn went after and signed JC transfer Chris Todd from Hutchinson, KS JC. I couldnt find any numbers pertaining to Todds performance last year, but be forewarned......he transferred to Hutchinson after a year under the tutelege of Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Do you think that Leach would have signed him as a QB if he thought he didnt have promise in his system? This kid threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career at Elizabethtown, NJ. As a senior, he threw for over 3,000 yards, 38 TDs and led his team to the state championship game. Burns has not been dominant in terms of passing, though he creates a real run/pass threat. Still, with the conversion to a spread offense, could it be Todd whosupplants Burns as the starter? Time will tell.
Auburns entire starting offensive line returns and this will present real problems for SEC defenses. Though light by SEC standards, their Offensive Line will average 290 per man in weight and 6 This means they should be very agile with the ability to move. Their big man is Lee Ziemba, a sophomoreat 6 and 288 who will be protecting the QBs backside on passes. He hails from Rogers, AR and this is a kid destined for the NFL. Arkansas lost him to Auburn during the Houston Nutt tenure but that might be expected as both of his parents are Auburn alums. This offensive line will be among the best in the SEC.
Auburn returns 7 Wide Receivers with experience, the best being Rod Smith with 52 catches last year for 705 yards. They also return Montez Billings...28 catches for 321 yards and Robert Dunn with 19 catches for 211 yards. You can expect that Auburn will air it out this fall with their new offensive philosophy and they have the receivers in place to make it happen. They also return two TEs that combined for 15 catches for 143 yards.
On Defense, well, Auburn will be tough on defense with only 4 starters to replace. But they have to find answers along the defensive line with the loss of Pat Sims at DT and Josh Thompson at NG and they will also have to find answers in the secondary with the loss of Eric Brock at SS and shut down corner Patrick Lee at CB.
The loss of Will Muschamp to Texas will be felt but he is being replaced by Paul Rhoades who comes to Auburn from Pittsburgh where he had the 5th ranked defense in all the country. Not much of a step down overall but I bet Rhoades finds the SEC to besignificantly more challenging than what he experienced at Pitt.
All of this being said, I expect to see Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama to fight it out for #2 in the West behind LSU. It is a tough call. All three are going to be very good and improved, especially Arkansas. They will surprise a lot of people.
Cant wait for the season kick off and this is.....just my take from outside the lines.
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A lackluster offensive performance in 2007 left Tommy yearning for more and he replaced Offensive Coordinator Al Borges with Tony Franklin, the former OC at Troy. Why was Borges replaced you ask? Well, Auburn ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rushing at 156.92 yards per game and 103rd in passing at 178.23 per game. That is enough to drive any head coach crazy that also has a defense that winds up the season ranked 6th in the country in total defense at 297.92 yards per game.I am sure the what ifs were racing through Tubervilles mind.
So why Tony Franklin? With less talent on board, Franklin produced the 16th rankedoffense in the country at Troy with an average of 452.83 yards per game. The additional benefit is that Franklin is also already familiar with recruiting in the region and could hit the ground running. Franklin comes from a spread offense environment and like so many teams, Auburn is converting quickly.
Why go to the one might ask? For one thing, it is the most current hot offensive philosophy and for another, it tends to take full advantage of whatever the defense presents, maximizing offensive performance. It isthis offense that Franklin coached at Troy. Combine that with the fact that they have returning QB Kodi Burns, who can be a dangerous run/throw option for Auburn, and you begin to understand. Burns numbers werent all that great last year as a freshman, though he gained considerable experience. So, to insure they had a kind of guy available, Auburn went after and signed JC transfer Chris Todd from Hutchinson, KS JC. I couldnt find any numbers pertaining to Todds performance last year, but be forewarned......he transferred to Hutchinson after a year under the tutelege of Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Do you think that Leach would have signed him as a QB if he thought he didnt have promise in his system? This kid threw for over 10,000 yards in his high school career at Elizabethtown, NJ. As a senior, he threw for over 3,000 yards, 38 TDs and led his team to the state championship game. Burns has not been dominant in terms of passing, though he creates a real run/pass threat. Still, with the conversion to a spread offense, could it be Todd whosupplants Burns as the starter? Time will tell.
Auburns entire starting offensive line returns and this will present real problems for SEC defenses. Though light by SEC standards, their Offensive Line will average 290 per man in weight and 6 This means they should be very agile with the ability to move. Their big man is Lee Ziemba, a sophomoreat 6 and 288 who will be protecting the QBs backside on passes. He hails from Rogers, AR and this is a kid destined for the NFL. Arkansas lost him to Auburn during the Houston Nutt tenure but that might be expected as both of his parents are Auburn alums. This offensive line will be among the best in the SEC.
Auburn returns 7 Wide Receivers with experience, the best being Rod Smith with 52 catches last year for 705 yards. They also return Montez Billings...28 catches for 321 yards and Robert Dunn with 19 catches for 211 yards. You can expect that Auburn will air it out this fall with their new offensive philosophy and they have the receivers in place to make it happen. They also return two TEs that combined for 15 catches for 143 yards.
On Defense, well, Auburn will be tough on defense with only 4 starters to replace. But they have to find answers along the defensive line with the loss of Pat Sims at DT and Josh Thompson at NG and they will also have to find answers in the secondary with the loss of Eric Brock at SS and shut down corner Patrick Lee at CB.
The loss of Will Muschamp to Texas will be felt but he is being replaced by Paul Rhoades who comes to Auburn from Pittsburgh where he had the 5th ranked defense in all the country. Not much of a step down overall but I bet Rhoades finds the SEC to besignificantly more challenging than what he experienced at Pitt.
All of this being said, I expect to see Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama to fight it out for #2 in the West behind LSU. It is a tough call. All three are going to be very good and improved, especially Arkansas. They will surprise a lot of people.
Cant wait for the season kick off and this is.....just my take from outside the lines.
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Grant Dayton earned the win for Auburn to move to 6-1 on the year, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings, striking out six, two off of his career high. The redshirt-freshman has now won his last five decisions.
"It was tough, they battled, we battled; we had to make some great plays," Dayton said. "They are all good hitters. I did get some strikeouts, but they were hitting the change-up, which had been my out-pitch."
Dayton got three strikeouts in the first inning but it was a pair of pitches that cost him a run as Josh Rutledge tripled to lead off the inning and then scored on a wild pitch, giving Auburn a 1-0 lead.
Alabama threatened to break open the game in the fourth, loading the bases on a flair single to right, an infield single and a hit batter but Alabama centerfield Alex Kubal laid down a bunt and ran into the ball, getting called out for interference to end the inning.
Auburn finally got on the board in the fifth as Ryan Jenkins' (1-for-3) two-out, RBI single knotted the game at 1-1, scoring Fletcher (2-for-3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI), who had walked to lead off the inning and went to third when David Cunningham (3-for-4, 2B, R) smoked a ball past Alabama second baseman Ross Wilson to the outfield.
Alabama took a 3-1 lead on Alex Avila's two-run single with the bases loaded and none out in the bottom of the fifth but Dayton coaxed a popout to right, his sixth strikeout of the night and a groundout to second to end the threat before turning it over to the bullpen.
Auburn then answered with a four-run top of the sixth, highlighted by Fletcher's three-run home run, a shot over the wall in right. Hunter Morris (2-for-4, BB, R) drew a one-out walk and then Joseph Sanders (1-for-4, R) doubled, bringing Fletcher to the plate. The homer was the fifth of the season for the freshman.
Cunningham and Matt Hall (1-for-4) kept the inning going with back-to-back singles, knocking Alabama starter Miers Quigley (4-4) out of the game. Justin Hargett (2-for-4, RBI) then greeted Will Stroup with a RBI single that made it 5-3 Auburn.
"We had runners in scoring position so I saw an opportunity to drive in some runs," Fletcher said. "He gave me a pitch over the plate that I could handle and it just carried out for me."
Bryan Woodall earned his 10th save of the season by throwing the final 2.0 innings, entering in the eighth with a runner on second and none down but getting out of the inning unscathed. Alabama would get the tying run to first twice in the ninth but Matt Bentley fouled out to Fletcher down the leftfield line to end the game.
"Grant pitched a great game and then our hitters came out in the sixth and put up some runs for us, and then the bullpen did a good job of holding it," Woodall said.
Morris extended his SEC-only hitting streak to eight games with a two-out single in the top of the fourth.
With the win, Auburn moves to 24-19, 8-11 SEC and is now tied with Alabama (23-21, 8-11) in the SEC standings.
The two teams will play game two at 3pm CT on Saturday. Fr. LHP Cory Luckie (4-4, 4.23) will be opposed by Jr. RHP Austin Hyatt (3-3, 4.85). The game will air on FSN as a part of the SEC Game of the Week.
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