AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — Chase Fralick went 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs to lead Auburn to a 9-3 victory over UCF on Sunday afternoon at Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park.

The Knights took an early lead in the top of the first on DeAmez Ross’ solo homer and added another run in the second. But Auburn answered in the third as Mason McCraine and Fralick each homered. Ethin Bingaman tied the game with a solo shot in the fourth, and Auburn took the lead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.

UCF briefly tied it in the sixth on Zach Skinner’s homer, but Auburn responded with back-to-back homers from Cade Belyeu and Trey Belza in the bottom half. Fralick struck again with a solo homer in the seventh, and McCraine’s RBI double and a hit-by-pitch extended the lead.

Ryan Hetzler pitched three scoreless innings of relief for the win, and Alex Petrovic struck out six over six innings. Ross and Skinner each homered for UCF. Auburn improved to 40-20, while UCF fell to 32-23.