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Auburn outfielder Branndi Melero swings at a pitch in the Tigers' win over Ohio State. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

By the time the series ended on Monday night, the Ole Miss pitching staff had seen enough of Auburn's lineup.

Emily Carosone, Branndi Melero and Haley Fagan each crushed homers in the series finale of Auburn's opening SEC schedule on the road, and the Tigers ran over the Rebels 10-2 on Monday night in Oxford, Mississippi.

No. 12 Auburn (29-2, 3-0 SEC) crushed 11 homers this weekend, led by Jade Rhodes and Carosone, who has already set career highs for homers (13) and RBI (47) with the season only halfway over.

And the Tigers haven't shown any signs of slowing down the power.

Rhodes hit four homers over the weekend, the Tigers already have three hitters with double-digit dingers.

Even the Tigers who don't hit many homers are setting records. Leadoff hitter Tiffany Howard started a rally in the fifth inning with her fifth triple of the season, breaking the school record in the process.

Lefty starter Rachael Walters, who came on in relief in the first two games of the series, locked down her 10th win by scattering eight hits over five innings.

Now, the Tigers get ready to return home to host their first home SEC series of the season against Kentucky this weekend.