Auburn baseball bested NC State in an offensive showdown on Saturday to remain alive in the Auburn Regional.

Auburn went from allowing 10 runs in the first few innings against Milwaukee to scoring 8 runs in the first inning of Saturday’s 17-13 win over NC State. With that, the Wolfpack are now eliminated from the Auburn regional as the Tigers live to fight another day.

No. 4 Auburn baseball fought off elimination Saturday afternoon, defeating NC State 17-13 in a back-and-forth affair.

Despite an early deficit and the game ending 16 hours after it started, the UCF Knights baseball team took down NC State to advance the Auburn Regional's winner's bracket game.

Andrew Williamson blasted three home runs Friday night, and UCF returned the following afternoon from a weather suspension to polish off NC State 9-3.

Hetzler closes out the game striking out two batters and the help of a fly out. Auburn head to regional final against Milwaukee. Auburn gets two

The Auburn Tigers hit 5 home runs in a 17-13 win over NC State to stay alive in the Auburn Regional. They face UCF on Sunday in another elimination game.