Jack Owen opened Friday afternoon’s game for Auburn by throwing 12 pitches against Coastal Carolina’s Cory Wood before Wood finally grounded out to second. It was a crazy start to what would be a crazy, record breaking game for the Tigers. When Owen came off the mound in the middle of the fourth inning he had thrown 86 pitches and the game was tied 2-2. In the next 4 innings Auburn scored 14 more runs. No that is not a typo, the Tigers put on an absolute clinic scoring the most runs in a regional since 2010.
The Tigers would then have to face off against Atlanta regional host Georgia Tech on their home turf.