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Will Holland (17) Auburn baseball vs Georgia Southern on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. Photo: Wade Rackley /Auburn Athletics

Auburn Clinches Series With Another Extra-Inning Thiller

Auburn, AL (EETV)- Plainsman Park has been open extra long for the past two games as Auburn defeated Georgia Southern 4-3 in another marathon game.

Auburn made another comeback effort as Edouard Julien tied the game with an inside the park home run in the seventh inning.

Auburn took a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning as Rankin Worley drove in the go ahead run with a single. 

Georgia Southern responded with a run in the ninth to send the game to extra innings for the second straight day.

In the top of the 12th, Georgia Southern threatened, but Auburn's Steven Williams made a diving grab to keep the game tied.

In the bottom of the 13th, Auburn loaded the bases, giving Ryan Bliss a chance to win the game. Bliss watched four balls go by to score the winning run.

Jake Owen picked up the win on the mound as he threw 4 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. 

Auburn has now won 11 straight in the non-conference dating back to 2016. 

Auburn is now 2-1 and they return Wednesday against Alabama A&M at 4 PM.