AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Auburn Tigers 9-7 on Friday afternoon at Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park, improving to 43-11 overall and 2-0 in the weekend series.

Georgia erupted for five runs in the first inning, keyed by a two-run single from Wynn and a three-run homer by Oriach. Branch added a three-run blast in the fifth, and Lujo homered in the sixth to cap the Bulldogs’ scoring. Georgia finished with 13 hits.

Auburn (35-18) answered with two runs in the first on Ethin Bingaman’s two-run single. The Tigers scored four in the fifth on run-scoring hits by Chris Rembert, Bingaman and Cade Belyeu. Bub Terrell homered in the seventh to pull Auburn within two. Brandon McCraine, Logan Gregorio and Chase Fralick also contributed for the Tigers, who totaled 10 hits.

Zach Brown earned the win for Georgia. LJ Cormier and Andreas Alvarez pitched for Auburn. The teams conclude the series Saturday.