Auburn baseball added yet another tally to the win column on Tuesday by out-slugging ACC opponent Georgia Tech 9-8 in Atlanta. The Tigers, who had lost last week's non-conference Tuesday contest against in-state rival UAB, are now 23-10 on the season.
Butch Thompson's No. 9 ranked Tigers pounced out to an early advantage in the first inning thanks to redshirt senior Cooper McMurray's first-career grand slam. It was the Tulsa, Oklahoma native's eight home run of the season, and first since March 25 against South Alabama.
The No. 9 ranked Tigers and No. 15 ranked Yellow Jackets mostly traded paper cuts throughout the first half of the nine inning affair from there, with both squads plating a single run through the fifth inning after McMurray opened the scoring with a grand entrance.