Baez, Meregildo lead the way for Auburn

Baez, Meregildo lead the way for Auburn

AUBURN, N.Y.

Jeyner Baez doubled twice and singled, driving home two runs as the Auburn Doubledays topped the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 9-6 on Wednesday night.

Omar Meregildo homered and singled for Auburn.

Mahoning Valley (25-17) started the scoring in the first inning when Nolan Jones hit a two-run home run.

Auburn (17-25) answered in the bottom of the frame, scoring six runs to take the lead for good. The Doubledays sent 11 men to the plate as Austin Guibor hit a two-run single en route to the four-run lead.

The Doubledays later added a run in the fifth and two in the seventh. In the fifth, Meregildo hit a solo home run, while Baez hit an RBI double in the seventh.

Jake Cousins (2-1) got the win with three innings of scoreless, one-hit relief while Mahoning Valley starter Francisco Perez (3-3) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.

Jones homered and singled, driving home two runs for the Scrappers.

Despite the loss, Mahoning Valley is 8-2 against Auburn this season.

The teams will meet again at 7:05 tonight in Auburn. Kirk McCarty (2-0, 0.49 ERA) will start for the Scrappers. Jackson Tetreault (0-0, 2.57) will start for the Doubledays.

Oklahoma backup QB Robison dismissed

NORMAN, Okla.

Oklahoma backup quarterback Chris Robison has been dismissed from the program for violating team rules.

Coach Lincoln Riley made the announcement in a news release on Wednesday. He did not specify which rule was broken.

Robison, rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout, participated in spring practice after enrolling at Oklahoma in January.

He completed 3 of 5 passes for 49 yards in the spring game, then was arrested for public intoxication hours later.

Oklahoma will be fine. The Sooners bring back Heisman Trophy finalist Baker Mayfield, and Kyler Murray and Austin Kendall should ably fill the backup roles.

The Sooners will have plenty of time to figure out their backup rotation before the season opener Sept. 2 against Texas-El Paso.

LSU suspends starting OL Maea Teuhema

BATON ROUGE, La.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron says offensive lineman Maea Teuhema has been granted his release from the Tigers’ football program and will transfer to another school.

The end of Teuhema’s LSU career comes hours after Orgeron initially announced on Wednesday that the two-year starter at guard was suspended for “a violation of team rules.”

Earlier this week, Orgeron said Teuhema wasn’t practicing when fall camp opened because of academic reasons.

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Teuhema was the projected starter at right guard this season.

Orgeron has named 6-foot-4, 343-pound sophomore Donavaughn Campbell and 6-foot-4, 315-pound sophomore Lloyd Cushenberry as possible replacements.

Furniture Row crew chief out for two races

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

NASCAR has suspended the crew chief for Cup driver Erik Jones for a rules violation at Pocono Raceway.

The No. 77 Furniture Row Racing team was penalized because of a rear suspension violation. Crew chief Chris Gayle was fined $50,000 and suspended for two Cup races.

The team also lost 25 owner points and 25 driver points.

FRR will not appeal and named James Small interim crew chief.

Jones finished eighth at Pocono.

He is now 150 points behind the cutoff spot for NASCAR’s playoffs heading into Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen.

NASCAR also issued $10,000 fines to the crew chiefs for Pocono winner Kyle Busch, Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for lug nut violations.

Staff and wire reports