AU BASEBALL: Mummey lifts Tigers to top spot in SEC West
Rightfielder Justin Fradejas led off No. 18 Auburn’s series finale against Tennessee with an infield single, and center fielder Trent Mummey squared to bunt him over on a 1-0 count.
Then he pulled the bat back, swung, and lined a two-run home run to right field.
“When you go to slash and hit a home run, you know things are going good for you,” Mummey said. “That was pretty interesting.”
Things are going a little better than “good” for Mummey right now.
After a 3-for-4, five-RBI performance in the Tigers’ 9-2 win over the Volunteers on Sunday in front of 2,781 fans at Plainsman Park — one in which he hit two, two-run shots — the junior from Pinson finished the series going 7-for-14 with four home runs and 12 RBI.
He went 6-for-10 with all four home runs and all 12 RBI in the series’ final two games.
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