AUBURN, Ala. -- Trailing 4-1 at the seventh inning stretch, Auburn scored three runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to mount a come-from-behind win and defeat Memphis, 5-4, Wednesday afternoon at Plainsman Park.
The win was Auburn's sixth this season when trailing or tied in the eighth inning and improved the Tigers' record to 17-1, matching the 1997 season for the best 18-game start in program history. The victory was also Auburn's fifth one-run win this season.
With runners on the corners and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Luke Jarvis stepped to the plate in a pinch-hitting role and ripped the first pitch he saw from Memphis reliever Takoda Metoxen (0-1, 7.