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March 24, 2019
247 Sports Needing to see some separation to help narrow things down at the position, Malzahn has talked about the potential of making the quarterbacks live in a scrimmage setting in the spring . . . For Davis, though, the doubts people have about him are all things he's shown he can improve on . . . The path he took to Auburn is not typical . . . Brown and the Tigers are ready for the challenge that awaits them in the Sweet 16 . . . Make no mistake: The Tigers aren't taking for granted the significance of their accomplishment . . . This domination in transition, which saw Auburn score 24 of its first 34 points on fastbreaks, helped bury the Jayhawks early . . . WATCH: Bruce Pearl's take on Auburn's victory over Jayhawks . . . WATCH: McLemore rises to the occasion as Tigers advance . . . Pearl's squad sprinted out of the locker room and continued to do so on the court, finishing with a program-high mark in the NCAA Tournament with 34 fast-break points . . . Auburn pushed the tempo throughout, its lead growing as large as 27 nearly midway through the second half . . . The key was moving the ball, and getting players to make throwbacks to players on the outside . . . "I felt like before the game we were in a good position to make history . . . With things ramping up considerably on the road at Mississippi State, junior DH Conor Davis said this team knows more is expected of them at the plate . . . Auburn goes into the weekend as a team on a roll, but with some questions on the mound this weekend after Jack Owen left last Saturday's start with shoulder tightness . . . The three remaining pitchers, Dean said, have proved they can pitch and win at a high level, and he said he expects nothing less than that going forward . . . Martin pitched in Auburn's most recent game on Sunday, but came out after recording just one out . . . On the mound junior college transfer Bailey Horn was the story of the game for the Tigers . . . Auburn hits the road to Mississippi State, which was swept at Kentucky last weekend . . . With the three wins Auburn gets a great start in SEC play and moves to No. 12 in the latest D1Baseball poll with a very tough schedule ahead . . . Baseball photo gallery: Auburn sweeps Tennessee . . . Auburn's comeback wouldn't have been possible without a pair of stellar defensive plays in the outfield in the final innings . . . The big inning started innocently enough with Alyssa Rivera beating out an infield hit to shortstop . . . Slugging catcher Kendall Veach put Auburn on top for good in the second, driving a 3-1 pitch far over the fence in left-centerfield for a two-run homer . . . The win is the 12th straight for the Tigers. No. 21 Tennessee falls to 17-4, 0-2 in the league . . . |
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