Auburn softball opened NCAA Regional with a win over Kennesaw State today in Tallahassee.

No. 16 Auburn (41-15) is the No. 2 seed in the Regional hosted by Florida State, which will play Jacksonville State this afternoon.

Today's winners and losers will play on Saturday.

According to Sportbet.com, Auburn was a minus-900 favorite and Kennesaw State was a plus-500 underdog. The run spread is 2.5 (AU-140/KSU+100) with an over/under of 6.5 (O+110/U-150).

Below are live updates from today's game.

FINAL/7th INNING: KENNESAW STATE 2 AUBURN 5

Top: Jessie Mullen (0-2, K) flies out to right. Lauren Bennett (2-2, R) strikes out swinging. Andrea Summey (1-2) grounds out to first.

6th INNING



Bottom: Taylon Snow (0-2) singles to third. Casey McCrackin (1-2, 3B, RBI) walks, two on. Courtney Shea (0-2, RBI) flies out to left. Tannon Snow (0-2) flies out to center, Taylon Snow to third. McCrackin steals second. Alyssa Rivera (0-2, K) two-run infield single, 4-2 Auburn. Kendall Veach (0-2) RBI double, 5-2 Auburn. Makenna Dowell (1-2) grounds out to third.

Top: Maddie Roth (1-2) flies out to left. Patricia Awald (1-2, RBI) strikes out swinging. Noelle Winkles (0-2) grounds out to second.

5th INNING

Bottom: Alyssa Rivera (0-1, K) grounds out to second. Kendall Veach (0-1) pops out to first. Makenna Dowell (0-1) singles to short. Morgan Podany (0-1) singles to short. Victoria Draper (1-2, K, R) struck out swinging.

Top: Lauren Bennett (1-1) bunt single. Andrea Summey (0-1) bunt single, two on. Olivia Tamewitz (0-1, BB) grounds out to the pitcher, runners advance. Alexa Solorzano (1-2, K) sacrifice fly to right, 2-2. Kira Czyrklis (0-1, GIDP, Sac) strikes out swinging.

4th INNING



Bottom: Victoria Draper (0-1, K) bunt single, first hit for Auburn. Taylon Snow (0-1) grounds out to second. Casey McCrackin (0-1) RBI triple to right, 1-1. Courtney Shea (0-1) RBI groundout to second, 2-1 Auburn. Tannon Snow (0-1) grounds out to second.

Top: Alexa Solorzano (0-1, K) singles to left. Kira Czyrklis (0-1, GIDP) sacrifice bunt, Solorzano to second and Raleigh Williams pinch runs. Maddie Roth (0-1) singles to right, runners on the corners. Patricia Awald (0-1) RBI single to left, 1-0 Kennesaw State. Kaylee Carlson relieves Makayla Martin. Noelle Winkles (0-1) pops out to third. Jessie Mullen (0-1, K) grounds out to second.

3rd INNING

Bottom: Kendall Veach pops out to first. Makenna Dowell grounds out to the pitcher. Morgan Podany pops up to short. Alley Cutting at 34 pitches with no runners.

Top: Jessie Mullen strikes out swinging. Lauren Bennett singles to right-center, first hit of the game. Andrea Summey grounds out to third, Bennett to second. Olivia Tamewitz (0-0, BB) grounds out to third. Makayla Martin at 37 pitches.

2nd INNING

Bottom: Courtney Shea grounds out to third. Tannon Snow flies out to right. Alyssa Rivera strikes out swinging. Eight-pitch inning for Alley Cutting.

Top: Maddie Roth grounds out to short. Patricia Awald flies out to short. Noelle Winkles flies out to right. Makayla Martin up to 25 pitches.

1st INNING

Bottom: Victoria Draper strikes out swinging, KSU had a huge shift to the left side and right fielder was nearly at second base. Taylon Snow flies out to second, nice running grab by KSU's Lauren Bennett. Casey McCrackin grounds out to second.

Top: Olivia Tamewitz works a walk, Makayla Martin got behind 2-0 then got to 2-2. Alexa Solorzano strikes out swinging after Martin fell behind 2-0. Kira Czyrklis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.

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Kennesaw State lineup:

Olivia Tamewitz CF

Alexa Solorzano C

Kira Czyrklis RF

Maddie Roth DP

Patricia Awald 1B

Noelle Winkles LF

Jessie Mullen SS

Lauren Bennett 2B

Andrea Summey 3B

Alley Cutting P

Auburn lineup:

Victoria Draper CF

Taylon Snow SS

Casey McCrackin 2B

Courtney Shea C

Tannon Snow DP

Alyssa Rivera RF

Kendall Veach 1B

Makenna Dowell 3B

Morgan Podany LF

Makayla Martin P