AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn baseball opened the 2018 season with a sweep of Longwood by defeating the Lancers, 3-0, at Plainsman Park Sunday afternoon. The sweep was the Tigers' first on Opening Weekend since 2013.
An impressive debut from freshman right-hander Tanner Burns led the Auburn (3-0) pitching staff to its second shutout in three games. The Tigers' staff allowed just one combined run against Longwood (0-3), marking the first time allowing one run in a series since doing so against Ole Miss from Mar. 12-13, 1998.
"We threw strikes, and we pounded the strike zone," head coach Butch Thompson said.