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Auburn battles back to beat Stanford 6-2 (0:26)

The auburn tigers came back from a two run deficit to win the game There is a time and a place.

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With a stomach bug and nearly seven decades of history working against them, the auburn tigers were down to two options Monday at the men's college world series Either attack or leave.

"My job is to help a group of players and coaches to leave with no regrets, and that's what I'm trying to do," Thompson said after the victory. Don't let it get out of hand. We don't know what we're going to do or make a mistake. They should attack as much as possible.

In 17 previous trips to the MCWS dating back to 1953, Omaha has never been able to win. The loser of Monday night's Ole Miss-Arkansas game will face off against the winner of Tuesday's game.

Foster barely made it to second base after the biggest hit of his life. Foster was supposed to get IV fluids after the game, so he didn't show up for the post game news conference.

Foster left the game against Ole Miss due to illness. Thompson told Andy that he had seven or eight guys on the toilet too much and not feeling well from a tough week. He didn't want to say something was wrong.

The Tiger were dealing with a stomach bug.

Thompson seemed to be more focused on history when he was in his hotel room. He reached out to the Oregon State and South Carolina coaches because he knew that only four teams have won a national championship after losing the first game in the last 40 years.

They were asked to take him on those journeys. He said he exchanged text messages with Thompson around 9pm. The time is Sunday. Baseball is a game of failure, but you have to be willing to fail. You need to make it happen if you want something to happen.

In the fifth frame, auburn came out as the better team, down 2-0. TheTigers tried a double steal, but Foster was caught in a rundown.

They hit big in the next part of the game. In the sixth, back-to-back singles, a hit batter and a walk gave auburn its first runs. Foster's double came off the center-field wall.

They got down. They pushed buttons and made moves.

According to Auburn coach Butch Thompson, Cole Foster barely pulled into second base after his bases-clearing double in the sixth inning because he was so ill. Steven Branscombe/USA TODAY Sports

Two more runs were added in the seventh on doubles. When the Cardinal loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, it was the last time they would get a run.

The pitcher struck out the leading hitter in the rally to end the rally.

"You know the bases are loaded, but you have to get rid of them," said Burkhalter, who struck out five and allowed just one hit in the final 213innings.

The cutter was working and the change-up was working and that's what I had to rely on. I believe it was a 3-2 count. I was on the verge of walking him, but luckily I struck him down and we left the field.

It's an important step in the history of auburn baseball to beat a program like stanford As a child, he followed the Cardinal's success.

Esquer said he wouldn't pay much attention to the significance of Monday as he prepared to leave Omaha.

Esquer said he was proud of the men. We have accomplished a lot this year.

When the time comes, no one will remember the score of any of our games or our record here at Omaha. The chance to go to the College World Series with a team I love and spend a week trying to play for the national championship was something I will remember.