Had a chance to get some post-game interviews. Here's what Auburn's coaches and players were saying after Wednesday's loss:

JOHN PAWLOWSKI, head coach

(On playing small ball early on)
"Early in the game, I thought that you look and evaluate a pitcher's stuff. And I thought (Jimmy Nelson's) stuff was really good, so I thought it was going to be a low-scoring game, one of those games where we've got to try to manufacture some runs. I thought we could at least get some momentum. Against a guy who was throwing the ball really well, you've got to try some different things. Unfortunately we weren't able to manufacture many runs today."

(On playing in the loser's bracket)
"Well, we're not really looking too far ahead. We're looking at tomorrow morning at 9:30. I told the guys, this is a situation where we're backed into a corner now and we've been in this position before, not in a tournament, but on the weekends. They're going to be ready to play tomorrow. They've had a good attitude all year, a great mentality all year. They're tough, hard-nosed kids. I'm proud of what they've done. It didn't work out for us today, but tomorrow at 9:30 we'll be out there and try to find a way to win tomorrow. It will be a great challenge again tomorrow."

HUNTER MORRIS, first baseman

(On facing Nelson)
"(Nelson) did a great job today at working the zone and getting us off-balance. They are a great team and you have to tip your hat to them. Even when we had some great swings, they played good defense and came up with some great plays."

(On bouncing back)
"We've done a good job of rebounding from pretty much every loss this year. And that comes with a maturity level. We have a lot of older guys and some great leadership. You put a rough game like this behind you and get ready to play tomorrow. You've got to have a short-term memory to be successful in baseball."

CORY LUCKIE, starting pitcher

(On Auburn's offensive struggles)
"You can't expect our guys to score 10 runs every game. We are going to have some bad games, but we are going to put it behind us and be ready for tomorrow."

Auburn plays the loser of Ole Miss-South Carolina tomorrow morning at 10:30 ET. Left-hander Grant Dayton (8-2, 4.61 ERA), who usually starts on Sundays, will be on the mound.

"I think we always talk about championship Sunday, the importance of it," Pawlowski said. "But Grant's a mature pitcher and he understands the magnitude, obviously, of this game. He'll be ready to go tomorrow."