After suffering a heartbreaking loss to South Florida in the opening round of the Tallahassee Regional, Auburn softball had its back against the wall when it faced Robert Morris Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers responded, though, winning 11-3 to keep the season alive and set up a rematch with USF. The win was fueled by a six-run fifth inning, in which Amelia Lech and AnnaLea Adams hit home runs.

It was Lech’s third of the regional, after she blasted two balls over the fence against USF to keep the Tigers in the game. She added one RBI on the home run, but Adams led the way with three RBI, finishing the game 3-for-4 at the plate. Two of those RBI came on her home run in the fifth inning.

SJ Geurin earned the win for Auburn in the circle, pitching three shutout innings and striking out two batters. It was a nice bounce back game for her after giving up nine earned runs in the regional opener.

Robert Morris got out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Auburn never trailed again after that. The Tigers immediately responded with five runs in the second inning, with all 11 runs coming in the second and fifth innings.

Auburn’s rematch with USF will be another elimination game, and the winner of that will take on Florida State needing two wins to advance to the super regional round.

First pitch of the rematch between the Tigers and Bulls is set for approximately 35 minutes after the conclusion of Auburn’s win over Robert Morris. The game will be streaming on ESPN+.

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports forAL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at[email protected]m