AUBURN – Troy starter Max Newton, a Smiths Station High School product, pitched five innings of two-run ball and Jackson Cofer hit a three-run homer to pace visiting Troy in a 5-2 win at Plainsman Park.
The win was the second of Newton’s career, and the homer down the right-field line was Cofer’s first of the season.
One day after moving up to No. 7 and No. 5 in the two major polls, Auburn lost its first midweek game in three weeks.
The Tigers entered Tuesday’s contest having averaged north of 10 runs on more than 12 runs per game over its last five, but Newton soft-tossed its lineup near into submission.