LIVE Updates: No. 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs No.18 Auburn Baseball Score

Bottom of the 8th

Top of the 8th

Caden Spivey replaced Ballard to start the inning and he pitched a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. GT leads 12-3 heading to the bottom of the 8th

Bottom of the 7th

Georgia Tech got a leadoff single from Advincula and then an RBI single from Hernandez made it 11-3. A single from Schmidt put runners on the corners with no outs and after an Auburn pitching change, Zuckerman grounded into a double play that also scored Hernandez to make it 12-3. Kerce grounded out to end the inning, but GT leads by nine now.

Top of the 7th

Carson Ballard came in to replace Wilcox and he gave up a leadoff walk, but did not allow a hit or a run. GT leads 10-3 heading to the bottom of the 7th

Bottom of the 6th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for the offense. GT leads 10-3 heading to the top of the 7th

Top of the 6th

Charlie Wilcox is in to replace Barfield. He pitched a scoreless 1-2-3 inning and GT leads 10-3 heading to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Schmidt earned a one out walk and then after Zuckerman struck out, Kerce hit a two-run blast that pushed the lead to 10-3. Auburn got the final out, but the lead has grown.

Top of the 5th

Brett Barfield replaced Loy on the mound to start the 5th. He pitched a scoreless 1-2-3 inning and GT leads 8-3 heading to the bottom of the 5th.

Bottom of the 4th

Kerce got a leadoff single and then Brosius advanced him on a bunt. A 2 RBI single from Burress pushed the lead to 8-3 and then Lackey reached on an error. Auburn made a pitching change and got the final out. GT leads 8-3 heading to the 5th

Top of the 4th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Auburn. GT leads 6-3 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for GT. They lead 6-3 heading to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Kayden Campbell is in to replace Lankie. After a quick out, a walk and two singles loaded the bases and Campbell was replaced by Dylan Loy. Loy got the final two outs and GT leads 6-3 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

A one out walk from Schmidt led to a two-run blast from Ryan Zuckerman to cut the lead to 3-2. Kerce walked and Baker singled to put two runners on and after Brosius struck out, A 2-RBI double from Burress gave Georgia Tech a 4-3 lead over the Tigers. After a pitching change for the Tigers, Lackey blasted a two-run home run to make it 6-3. Advincula grounded out to end the inning, but GT now has the lead.

Top of the 2nd

Auburn got the lead with a one out solo home run. A single and a walk put two runners on and then a 2-RBI double gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead. A two out walk from Underwood was the end of the night for him and Jake Lankie came in to replace him. He got the final out, but GT has work to do on offense.

Bottom of the 1st

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for GT. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

Underwood gives up a one out double, but nothing else against the Tigers. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

LHP Cooper Underwood (1-0) is on the mound tonight for the Yellow Jackets and here is how they are going to line up:

1. CF Drew Burress

2. C Vahn Lackey

3. 2B Jarren Advincula

4. RF Alex Hernandez

5. 3B Ryan Zuckerman

6. 1B Kent Schmidt

7. SS Carson Kerce

8. DH Will Baker

9. LF Parker Brosiuss

This is the fourth Top 25 battle for Tech this season having won the series at No. 8 Clemson (2-1), dropped a midweek at No. 4 Auburn (0-1) and are coming off a sweep of No. 14 NC State (3-0) for a 5-2 season record against Top 25 teams, 3-0 at home.

The Jackets are the highest-ranked team in the ACC across five different national top 25 polls, coming in at No. 3 across all five major polls for the third consecutive week.

This will be the 250th meeting between Georgia Tech and Auburn. Auburn leads the all-time series 131-113-5 with the Yellow Jackets holding the edge in Atlanta: 66-55-2