THE BASICS
Records: Kennesaw State (15-19) vs. Auburn (15-18)
Final Score: KSU 6, Auburn 5
Starting Pitching Matchup: RHP Daniel Sprinkle vs. RHP Tony Dibrell
Key Players:  Corey Greeson (2-for-4, RBI); Austin Upshaw (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Jeremy Howell (2-for-4, 2 RBI); Tony Dibrell (5.0 IP, 5K)
 
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THE STORYLINE: 
· Kennesaw State scored six runs through the first four innings and held off SEC foe Auburn on Tuesday night, 6-5, earning its first victory over the Tigers in program history at Stillwell Stadium.
· The Owls scored three runs in the first, one in the second and two in the fourth and never trailed in the ballgame.
· With the victory, Kennesaw State's record improved to 15-19 and extended its winning streak to four games, while Auburn fell to 15-18 overall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
· Kennesaw State's starter Tony Dibrell, a sophomore from Alpharetta, Ga., put together a gutsy performance on Tuesday night.
· The righty worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out inning jam in the top of the first and went on to allow one unearned run in his five innings of work.
· Dibrell allowed six hits and struck out five batters, while issuing just two walks on 99 pitches on the bump.
· Behind Dibrell's efforts, the Owls proved to be aggressive offensively from first pitch, plating six runs throughout the first four frame to open up a 6-1 lead.
· The Owls opened things up with a crooked three runs in the bottom half of the first, highlighted by a two-run single off Jeremy Howell's bat after a bases-loaded walk.
· Kennesaw State continued in the second when junior Corey Greeson hit his fourth home run of the season to extend the lead to 4-1 after the Tigers plated a run in the top half.
· After Dibrell shut out Auburn in consecutive innings, the Owls were able to extend their lead to five with two runs in the bottom of the fourth – coming off an RBI single from Austin Upshaw.
· Auburn left 15 runners on base, including three innings with bases loaded as KSU worked out of several jams.
· The Owls used six pitchers out of the bullpen to close the door on the Tigers to earn the mid-week clash showdown – including scoreless frames frame Logan Hutchinson and Richard Lovelady.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
· For the first time in program history, Kennesaw State defeated SEC foe Auburn at Stillwell Stadium.
· Austin Upshaw continued his hitting streak to four games.
· Corey Greeson recorded his third multi-hit game over his last four games.
 
QUOTABLE:
"It was a great team win tonight over a good Auburn team. Tony (Dibrell) pitched a good game and gave us five strong innings. Our bullpen has been a key for us lately and, for the most part, held off Auburn and gave us our first win over a good SEC team at home. We will use this win to build on as we look forward to conference play this weekend."
--Head Coach Mike Sansing 
 
UP NEXT
 The Owls will trek to Spartanburg, S.C. to take on Atlantic Sun Conference foe USC Upstate for a three-game series on April 15-17. All three games will be broadcasted on ESPN3.