Overview
- Auburn beat Milwaukee 8-1 early Monday with a three-run homer by Chase Fralick that keyed a decisive sixth-inning rally.
- The Tigers’ win forced a winner-take-all regional final that was pushed back by severe thunderstorms and rescheduled for late evening with live coverage on ESPNU.
- Auburn used only three pitchers in its two prior elimination wins, leaving most of its bullpen available for the delayed championship game.
- Milwaukee, which opened the regional by upsetting Auburn 13-8, seeks its first-ever berth in the NCAA Super Regionals and must win Monday’s game to stay alive.
- The compressed schedule and weather disruptions have shifted pitching plans and rest days, a factor that could determine who advances and who finishes its season.