STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Auburn rode a dominant pitching performance from Alex Petrovic and a 14-hit attack to a 13-2 rout of Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium. The game was called after seven innings.

Petrovic worked 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out four and yielding no hits, to earn top-star honors. Chris Rembert homered and drove in three runs, and Eric Guevara went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Tigers, who improved to 35-15. Ethin Bingaman added a two-run homer, and Mason McCraine drove in a run.

Ace Reese homered and drove in both runs for the Bulldogs, who fell to 38-14. Mississippi State grounded into two double plays. The Tigers broke the game open with six runs in the fifth inning, keyed by Rembert’s two-run single and Bingaman’s homer. Auburn added four more in the sixth and one in the seventh. Ryan Hetzler closed with 1.2 scoreless innings. The win avenged a loss earlier in the series.