SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUPS

AUBURN 4, KENTUCKY 3 (11)

HOOVER, Ala. — Edouard Julien singled home the winning run in the 11th inning as No. 7 seed Auburn beat Kentucky to eliminate the 10th-seeded Wildcats.

Auburn (38-19) advances to the double-elimination portion of the tournament and faces No. 2 seed Mississippi (42-14) today.

Julien’s one-out single to center field off Zack Thompson (2-1) scored pinch runner Cade Evans from second base. Brett Wright singled and Brendan Venter walked to start the winning rally.

Kentucky (34-22) wasted a brilliant performance from Sean Hjelle, who struck out nine and allowed just four hits in 7 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Kole Cottam hit a solo homer for Kentucky and had a game-tying RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning.

Auburn’s Will Holland had a solo shot and scored twice. Freshman Cody Greenhill (4-2) allowed Cottam’s game-tying double but pitched three innings of scoreless relief.

TEXAS A&M 3, VANDERBILT 1

HOOVER, Ala. — Kaylor Chafin and Nolan Hoffman combined to scatter eight hits as 11th-seeded Texas A&M eliminated No. 6 seed Vanderbilt.

Texas A&M withstood an hour-long rain delay to advance to the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The Aggies (37-19) face No. 3 seed Georgia (37-17) today.

Chafin (5-0) struck out 5 and allowed 6 hits, 1 run and 1 walk in 6 innings. Hoffman yielded two hits in three innings of shutout relief for his 13th save.

Vanderbilt (31-25) led 1-0 before Texas A&M scored twice in the fifth inning. Cole Bedford singled home Allonte Wingate to tie the game and later scored an unearned run.

Michael Helman’s two-out bunt single brought home George Janca for an insurance run in the seventh.

Vanderbilt’s Tyler Brown (1-4) allowed 5 hits and 2 runs — 1 earned — in 5 innings.

AP/BUTCH DILL (top right) jogs off the field Tuesday as Auburn players celebrate with infielder Edouard Julien after he drove in the winning run, giving the Tigers a 4-3, 11-inning victory over the Wildcats at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.