Freshman Alyssa Rivera hit her second career home run.

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Stung by a 1-0 loss to James Madison last Sunday, No. 2 Auburn rampaged through five games, outscoring opponents by a combine total of 54-2.

The No. 2 Tigers are 19-2 on the season. They play Alabama State on Wednesday and then jump into SEC play against No. 13 LSU at Jane B. Moore Field with a three-game series starting Friday.

The results

Auburn 15, Liberty 0, 5 innings

Auburn 9, Liberty 1, 6 innings (Wilson/DeMarini Classic)

Auburn 14, College of Charleston 0, 5 innings (Wilson/DeMarini Classic)

Auburn 8, Texas State 1 (Wilson/DeMarini Classic)

Auburn 8, College of Charleston 0 (Wilson/DeMarini Classic)

The standouts

-- Junior catcher Carlee Wallace was 8-for-11 with two home runs, three doubles and 10 RBIs.

-- Senior third baseman Kasey Cooper was 6-for-14 with two home runs, two doubles and 11 RBIs.

-- Senior pitcher/DP Jenna Abbott was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs. She pitched three innings, giving up one hit and no runs.

-- Junior pitcher Kaylee Carlson pitched 10 innings, gave up five hits and did not give up a run. She was the winning pitcher in three games to improve to 11-0 for the season with an 0.51 ERA.

-- Sophomore pitcher Makayla Martin pitched 13 innings, gave up four hits and two runs. She was the winning pitcher in two games to improve her record to 8-2 with an 0.67 ERA.

-- Senior shortstop Haley Fagan was 6-for-14 with a home run, a triple, a double and six RBIs.

-- Sophomore first baseman Kendall Veach was 5-for-15 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs.

-- Freshman outfielder Alyssa Rivera was 6-for-9 with her second career home run, a double and an RBI.

WHAT’S AHEAD

Wednesday: Alabama State, Jane B. Moore Field, 6 p.m.

Friday: LSU, Jane B. Moore Field, 6 p.m.

Saturday: LSU, Jane B. Moore Field, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Sunday: LSU, Jane B. Moore Field, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)

NOTEWORTHY

-- At least two of the opponents Auburn steamrolled in going 5-0 had good credentials. Liberty took Florida to 10 innings before falling 2-1 in Gainesville and had not been run-ruled all season. The Flames were run-ruled twice by Auburn, 15-0 and 9-1. Texas State beat Texas in Austin last week and lost 8-1 to Auburn.

-- Friday’s SEC opener against LSU marks the start of a difficult conference schedule. Four SEC teams were in the College World Series last season – Auburn, LSU, Georgia and Alabama. Auburn plays them all, and only LSU at home. They also go to Florida, the SEC favorite.

-- Auburn coach Clint Myers says it’s not by accident that Auburn hitters draw lots of walks. “Our philosophy is that we attack our zone,” Myers said. “When we attack our zone, we get a lot of walks. It’s the ability to go out and make them come to the plate.”

-- Junior centerfielder Victoria Draper continues to lead the Tigers in hitting with a .400 batting average. Wallace is hitting .392 and Fagan .377. Cooper has raised her average to .310.