AUBURN, Ala. – The eighth-ranked Auburn offense proved to be too much for the UIC baseball team Sunday afternoon at Plainsman Park, as the Flames fell, 14-0, in seven innings.
 
UIC received base hits from Ryan Lin-Peistrup, Alex Dee, Joshua Figueroa and Garrett McCarthy, but were unable to mount any serious threats. The game was decided in the fourth inning behind an 11-run frame for the Tigers.
 
The Flames remain on the road next weekend, traveling to Nashville to take on the preseason No. 1 team in the country, and reigning national champions, Vanderbilt.
 
How It Happened

• Auburn scored in the first inning for the fourth consecutive game, scoring the games first run on a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead.
• UIC had its best scoring opportunity in the top of the second as Thomas Smart walked to lead off the inning. Dee singled to give the Flames first and second with nobody out, but three consecutive strikeouts ended the threat.
• Auburn pulled away in the bottom of the fourth after plating 11 runs on seven hits. The Tigers tacked on runs in the sixth and seventh to end the scoring.

News and Notes

• Smart has now reached base safely in all four games this year after his second inning walk.
• Dee, Lin-Peistrup and McCarthy all extended their on-base streaks to three games.
• Matt Bottcher has batted in the leadoff position all four games this season.