Auburn improved its chances of grabbing a national seed over the weekend with a dominant showing against South Carolina.

Auburn finished off its second sweep of SEC play Friday night, beating the Gamecocks 11-3 in Game 3 after wins of 24-2 and 11-10, respectively, in the first two games. The wins improve Auburn’s overall record to 36-15 (16-11 SEC) and put the Tigers in a great spot to be a top eight seed in the NCAA tournament.

Auburn baseball exploded for 46 runs on 51 hits in its sweep of South Carolina. Here are three observations from the series.