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Auburn right-hander Keegan Thompson pitches against Holy Cross on Friday, Feb. 24 at Plainsman Park. Thompson tossed eight scoreless innings in Auburn's 7-0 win. (Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics)

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Auburn baseball opens up SEC play tonight against fifth-ranked Florida at Plainsman Park. The Tigers (14-5) enter the game on a four-game winning streak and will look for an early-season signature win against the Gators (13-5), one of the nation's premier teams.

Auburn will start junior right-hander Keegan Thompson (3-0, 0.64 ERA), while Florida ace Alex Faedo (3-0, 1.37 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Gators.

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FINAL: Auburn 14, Florida 3

-- Florida 3, Auburn 14: Ryan Watson allows a run in the bottom of the ninth before closing out the win.

Bottom of the 8th: Florida 2, Auburn 14

-- Quick inning for Auburn, which is clearing the bench with substitutions late in the game.

Top of the 8th: Florida 2, Auburn 14

-- Watson gives up a leadoff single but retires the next three batters to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th: Florida 2, Auburn 14

-- Florida 2, Auburn 14: Dylan Ingram with an RBI double off Florida's Nick Long.

Top of the 7th: Florida 2, Auburn 13

-- Watson gets out of the inning with a double play, which is Auburn's 13th in the last nine games and SEC-best 20th of the season.

-- Keegan Thompson walks a batter then hits another with one out. His day is done after 6 1/3 innings and 99 pitches. He comes off to a nice ovation from the crowd. Freshman Ryan Watson comes on in relief.

Bottom of the 6th: Florida 2, Auburn 13

-- Florida 2, Auburn 13: Will Holland drives in Jarvis. Holland now with four RBI on the night. Most runs against Florida since 1997.

-- Florida 2, Auburn 12: Luke Jarvis with an RBI single to score Estes from second.

-- Jay Estes with a two-out double. Since his second-inning error, Estes has gone 2-for-2 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.

Top of the 6th: Florida 2, Auburn 11

-- Thompson gets two strikeouts in the inning. He's got a season-high eight on the night.

-- Florida 2, Auburn 11: Jonathan India with a solo home run with two outs in the inning.

Bottom of the 5th: Florida 1, Auburn 11

-- Auburn scored eight runs in the fifth inning on five hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Tigers sent 12 men to the plate in the inning, tying a season-high for runs in an inning.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 11: Josh Anthony with an RBI single through the left side. Auburn has scored eight runs in the inning.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 10: Passed ball results in another run to come across.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 9: Bowen McGuffin with an infield single. Auburn is breaking this thing open.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 8: Jonah Todd with a two-run double off Nick Horvath. Todd has two doubles on the night.

-- McMullen's walk to Holland also closes the book on Faedo: 4 1/3 IP, six runs (all earned), six walks, five strikeouts, one hit batter. Threw 106 pitches, 64 for strikes.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 6: Will Holland battles back from down 0-2 to draw a bases-loaded walk and score Ingram. Florida goes to the bullpen again for junior left Nick Horvath.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 5: Jay Estes get hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score another run.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 4: Blake Logan with an RBI single to the left side to score McGuffin.

-- Dylan Ingram walks to load the bases, and Florida's Kevin O'Sullivan pulls Alex Faedo from the game. Faedo has walked a career-high six batters. Florida goes to the bullpen for freshman righty Kirby McMullen.

-- Bowen McGuffin with a leadoff double, as Florida left field Blake Reese overruns a fly ball that drops just inside the foul line. Faedo's 100th pitch of the night drills Daniel Robert in the back of the shoulder, giving Auburn runners on first and second with one out.

Top of the 5th: Florida 1, Auburn 3

-- Thompson opens the inning with his fifth strikeout of the night, then closes a perfect frame with his sixth of the game.

Bottom of the 4th: Florida 1, Auburn 3

-- Faedo gets out of the inning after allowing the home run, but he's at 91 pitches on the night.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 3: Will Holland crushes a two-run shot off Alex Faedo to give Auburn a 3-1 lead. Holland launched a no-doubter over the Green Monster in left field for his second career homer.

-- Jay Estes draws a one-out walk against Faedo, who has now walked a career-high five batters.

Top of the 4th: Florida 1, Auburn 1

-- Keegan Thompson with a clean inning, striking out two Florida batters before ending the inning on a shallow pop up to first.

Bottom of the 3rd: Florida 1, Auburn 1

-- Dylan Ingram pops out to right-center field to strand three on base. Game still tied, but Auburn has forced Faedo to throw 75 pitches through three innings, which is significant.

-- Robert draws a walk to load the bases. Faedo has walked four batters so far, and Florida's ace is at 70 pitches. The four walks are a season-high for Faedo, who is making his fifth start of the year.

-- Jonah Todd with a one-out double to give Auburn a runner in scoring position against Faedo, who has already eclipsed 50 pitches on the night. Josh Anthony draws a two-out walk, and the Tigers have two on for Daniel Robert.

Top of the 3rd: Florida 1, Auburn 1

-- Florida gets a two-out single and then a walk to JJ Schwarz, but Thompson gets out of the inning by inducing a groundout to second against Jonathan India.

-- Keegan Thompson strikes out Blake Reese to open the inning. Thompson's second strikeout of the evening. Daniel Robert follows with a nice snag on a liner toward short for the second out.

-- Auburn makes a defensive change, moving Jay Estes from left field to right field, with Bowen McGuffin moving from right field to left.

Bottom of the 2nd: Florida 1, Auburn 1

-- Florida 1, Auburn 1: Jay Estes makes up for the error in the top of the inning, doubling to left field to score Ingram and tie the game at 1-1. Estes' RBI snaps a 23 1/3-inning scoreless streak on the mound for Faedo. For comparison, that's one out shorter than Keegan Thompson's season-opening streak of 23 2/3 innings.

-- Dylan Ingram reaches on a one-out walk against Faedo and then reaches second on a groundout by Blake Logan. Would have been an inning-ending double play, but Deacon Liput bobbled the ball at second.

Top of the 2nd: Florida 1, Auburn 0

-- Thompson gets out of the inning without any further damage, but Auburn trails, 1-0, heading to the bottom of the second.

-- Florida 1, Auburn 0: Christian Hicks singles up the middle to score Bell from third. Gators take an early lead on the unearned run.

-- Jay Estes drops a fly ball in left field, which allows Keenan Bell to reach second. E7 on Estes, who is starting just his second game in left field.

-- Thompson flashes the glove and snags a liner off the bat of Jonathan India to open the inning.

Bottom of the 1st: Florida 0, Auburn 0

-- Jonah Todd leads off the inning with an 11-pitch at-bat that ends in a walk against Alex Faedo. Bowen McGuffin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play to wipe out the runner, then Josh Anthony strikes out on three pitches to end the inning.

Top of the 1st: Florida 0, Auburn 0

-- Keegan Thompson with perfect first inning against Florida. He threw 12 pitches, with 10 going for strikes. Touched 93 mph on the radar gun.

-- Keegan Thompson opens up the game with a three-pitch strikeout of Florida's Andrew Baker.

PREGAME

-- Auburn's lineup:

1. CF Jonah Todd

2. RF Bowen McGuffin

3. 3B Josh Anthony

4. 1B Daniel Robert

5. DH Dylan Ingram

6. C Blake Logan

7. LF Jay Estes

8. SS Luke Jarvis

9. 2B Will Holland

-- Florida's lineup:

1. CF Andrew Baker

2. SS Dalton Guthrie

3. DH JJ Schwarz

4. 3B Jonathan India

5. RF Keenan Bell

6. 2B Deacon Liput

7. 1B Christian Hicks

8. C Mike Rivera

9. LF Blake Reese

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