Coming into the weekend series with the Longwood Lancers (then 21-12) out of the Big South Conference, Auburn softball, at 34-4 overall and 9-3 in the Southeastern Conference, was on quite a roll already.
The Tigers were coming off of consecutive sweeps of South Carolina and top-15 Kentucky and were victorious in nine games in a row in total.
For that, the Tigers found themselves elevated from No. 3 to No. 2 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
Despite the Longwood pitching staff’s gutsy effort, Auburn’s winning ways would continue on Jane B. Moore Field.
Game 1: A Pitching Duel on The Plains
The first game in the series would see Tiger senior Rachael Walters and junior workhorse Elizabeth McCarthy (11-7, 2.