Auburn-Milwaukee elimination – UW-Milwaukee’s “if necessary” NCAA Regional finale against No. 4 Auburn was pushed back to 9 p.m. ET at Plainsman Park after severe thunderstorms were expected to move through Auburn on June 1.
By 4:27 p.m. ET, the plan had already changed.
Monday’s NCAA Regional elimination game at Plainsman Park—set to be the “if necessary” finale between UW-Milwaukee and No. 4 Auburn—was pushed back from a scheduled 6 p.m. ET first pitch to 9 p.m. ET after the Panthers announced the delay on their official X page. The adjustment came because severe thunderstorms were expected to roll through the area. with the teams now set to play at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local time).
For UW-Milwaukee. the stakes are unusually clear: the Horizon League champions are trying to make history by reaching the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history. They’re also coming off a loss on Sunday to Auburn. setting up the kind of bounce-back test Marches are built for—except weather now takes its turn at the center of the moment.
The elimination-game schedule is already stacked, with Monday featuring six elimination games. If Auburn completes the reverse sweep, the Tigers will host the super regional round of the postseason. If Milwaukee wins Monday night, the Panthers will remain on the road and chase a first-ever College World Series appearance.
The weather forecast in Auburn underscores what the delay message was trying to protect against. Hour by hour. thunderstorms are expected to appear at multiple points: a 59% chance of rain at 5 p.m. 49% at 6 p.m. (mostly cloudy), 65% at 7 p.m. (thunderstorms), and 49% again at 8 p.m. (mostly clear). Coverage remains unsettled even later, with a 47% chance of rain at 9 p.m. (mostly clear), 51% at 10 p.m. (partly cloudy with thunderstorms), 40% at 11 p.m. (mostly cloudy).
The bracket’s path to this night has been direct. and it leaves no room for the kind of uncertainty that comes from a stalled start. Milwaukee won Game 1 by a score of 13–8, topping No. 4 Auburn. Auburn responded in the seventh game scenario that had to be earned: the series swung through a run of decisive results. with Auburn taking Game 3 17–13 over NC State before NC State was eliminated. Milwaukee followed with a 13–6 win over UCF in Game 4, and Auburn beat UCF 9–3 in Game 5 to eliminate UCF.
Then the outcome most relevant to Monday arrived—Auburn took Game 6, 8–1, over Milwaukee, setting the “if necessary” game in motion. That Game 7 (if necessary) is now scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Monday: No. 4 Auburn vs. Milwaukee.
The sequence that lands these teams back on the field Monday is difficult to ignore: Milwaukee’s early surge in the Regional was followed by Auburn’s swing in the later games, and now the “reverse sweep” question comes down to one delayed first pitch and one winner-take-all result.
NCAA baseball elimination game Auburn Regional UW-Milwaukee Panthers Auburn Tigers Plainsman Park super regionals College World Series Horizon League champions AccuWeather forecast severe thunderstorms