Auburn Riverside baseball shuts out Auburn
Published 4:47 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026
After losing to Stadium in game two of that series, Auburn Riverside was faced with a crossroad. They now have to win more series, rather than split. But Auburn Riverside overcame a three-run deficit in game one against Auburn and was faced with a chance to sweep the Trojans on April 7.
On the back of solid pitching, Auburn Riverside squeaked out a 3-0 win over Auburn on the road for the third consecutive sweep of their crosstown rivals. It is the first seven inning shutout from any combination of Auburn Riverside pitchers, dating back to last season in a 9-0 win against Cleveland (March 13, 2025).
“I think the best thing for us after that Stadium game was having Auburn the next week, because it fired you up. That was the best thing we could have asked for,” head coach Brad Comstock said.
The Ravens got four and one-third innings out of Cameron Bain, who closed game one. But sophomore Parker Workman threw 2.2 innings, allowed one hit and struck out four for the Ravens.
Comstock relies on his seniors on the mound in Bain and Kaeden Morgan. But being able to supplement his seniors with solid bullpen options will take a bit of stress off of the veteran starting pitchers.
“I knew pitching was going to be a strong suit for us with those senior arms. To be honest, these young guys including Parker, who closed it tonight, have arm talent. I got a couple more sophomores that have some velocity that haven’t really seen any innings because those seniors are eating it up,” Comstock said.
The offense was sparse on both sides with just eight total hits, but Auburn Riverside used their four hits very timely.
Bain also was the only Raven who recorded a multi-hit game and when he’s on the mound, it may be double the work. But there is a chance to reset whether he is at the plate or on the mound.
“When I am able to get on base as a pitcher, obviously it helps me out. It’ll kind of relax you. If you have a rough inning and then get a knock the next at-bat, it really makes you turn to the next page,” Bain said.
Auburn Riverside pushed one run across in the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead. Bain led off the inning with a single followed by a bunt single from Owen Johnson. Bain advanced to third on a ground out and came around to score on a ground out from Noah Soto.
Auburn starter CJ Baxter did everything he could to hold down the Auburn Riverside offense. His final line was 6.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run and three strikeouts with one walk mixed in.
With a 1-0 lead, Workman entered the game with an out in the fifth and worked around a one-out single from Jayden Pierce. Workman then went on to retire the next seven out of eight Auburn hitters to cap off the win.
“I’ve watched that kid progress over the last few years. He’s only a sophomore and he’s only getting better,” Bain said. “The kid works his butt off. I am so happy he was able to get that opportunity tonight.”
Auburn Riverside got two insurance runs in the top of the seventh. With Workman on second base, Porter Perusse doubled down the right field line to score Workman. Perusse came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Bain.
Bain and Morgan are 7-1 against Auburn in their time in the Raven uniforms. “These games are so much fun. Playing under Brad for four years, I have always seen competitive games in this environment,” Bain said. “It’s spring break. The energy is high.”
The Ravens now are off for a week until they take on Kennedy Catholic, which has lost just two games all season. “I think we can play with anyone if we just play clean baseball. I think we were in both Tahoma games, we were one or two mistakes from really being in it. I think we for the most part have eliminated the mistakes defensively. I am looking forward to it,” Comstock said.
