JACKSONVILLE – Auburn used a six-run seventh to break open a Tuesday evening contest with Jacksonville State to claim a 14-2 win on Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium.

The highly anticipated intra-state battle packed the seats at the first-year facility as 1,182 established a new season-high attendance for the Gamecocks and the highest attended game on campus since Alabama visited Jacksonville in May, 2014.  JSU will host the Crimson Tide on Wednesday at 6 p.m.  Limited reserve seating is available for the matchup.  Tickets are available online at JSUGamecockSports.com.  JSU dropped to 21-18 on the season, while the Tigers improved 27-14 overall.  The two teams split the to-game season set as Jax State posted an 11-6 win at AU on April 9.

Auburn overcame an early one-run deficit and extended innings with two-out hits.  The Tigers had eight RBI with two outs in an inning and had seven of their 16 hits with two outs in an inning. 

Sophomore Cole Frederick, who had both of JSU's RBI on the night, started the scoring with a first inning home run to left field. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama native recorded the Gamecocks' 11th home run in the last four games with a solo blast that traveled 350 feet over the fence in left field.  Frederick added an RBI ground out in the sixth to cut the deficit to 5-2.

AU erased the early disadvantage with three runs in the third and added two more in the fourth.  AU turned in a two-out, two-run single by Connor Davis.  Davis added two more RBI with another two-run single in the fourth.  The Tigers scored six times with two outs in the six-run seventh.  The Tigers plated three more runs in the eighth.

Both clubs combined to use 11 pitchers in the midweek duel with AU's pitchers able to avoid big innings by the Gamecocks.  JSU tallied 10 hits off AU pitching but left 14 stranded on the base paths.

Junior Alex Webb, sophomore Alex Strachan and freshman Carson Crowe all had multiple hits in the setback. 

Wednesday's game with UA will be streamed on ESPN+ and aired on the Gamecock Sports Network.  Following the Alabama game, JSU will host Morehead State in a key Ohio Valley Conference weekend series.