Playing on a pretty Friday afternoon in Riner, Virginia, the Auburn Eagles pounded the Bland County. Bears 20-2 on Senior Day. Auburn, which will lose seven seniors in this upcoming graduating class, flexed its muscles early and often in this one.

One could say that the Eagles gave the Bears the Royal Treatment. That came from Auburn senior Michael Royal, who truly had a Senior Day to remember. The multi-sport standout who also excelled on the basketball floor had two singles, a double, and a two-run home run as he knocked in eight runs and scored one run on his 4-for-4 day at the plate.