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That someone, for Auburn, is leadoff hitter Blake Rambusch, who’s reached base in 47 of Auburn’s 49 games and in 105 of the last 107 games dating back to his time at Grayson College. “That’s my whole game,” said Rambusch, who’s hitting .358 with a .448 on-base percentage, and has been hit by 11 pitches this season. “My whole approach is trying to get on base and doing whatever I can, getting hit by a pitch, getting on by an error, whatever. It doesn’t matter for me as long as I can get on base and score a run for my team.” Once Rambusch is aboard, No. 2 hitter Kason Howell seeks to “get ‘em over,” but with a team-high 14 steals, Rambusch often handles the second part of the equation by himself. Then comes Sonny DiChiara, with his SEC-best batting average (.412), on-base percentage (.576), slugging percentage (.838) and bases on balls (53). “Every time I look up, he’s either on second or third,” said DiChiara, who leads the Tigers in hitting, home runs (16) and RBI (45). “It’s a cool feeling knowing if I just put this ball in play he’s going to score.” Rambusch and DiChiara have combined for 134 hits (.381 average) and 87 runs in their first 49 games at Auburn. Sonny has driven in Blake 12 times. “Me and Kason talk about it all the time,” said Rambusch, who has led off for Auburn in every game this season. “Do anything you possibly can to get on base so we can get this dude up and score soon.” “He’s going to hit the ball hard somewhere,” DiChiara said. “He’s going to get walked. He’s never just going to throw an at-bat away. That’s pretty cool to watch and be behind him. He just never gets beat. “When it goes from Rambo to Kason to me, we’re always going to put up three good at-bats someway, somehow.” Elite offensive production tells only part of the story. Rambusch at third base and DiChiara at first have anchored Auburn’s corner infield positions all season, with Rambusch crediting his first baseman for handling a few errant throws. “He’s gotten me a couple times,” Rambusch said with a chuckle. “I’ve thrown some cutters and some changeups over to him and he’ll save me. It’s definitely nice having him over at first because he can swing the bat really well and he can play defense just as good.” DiChiara returns the compliment, noting Rambusch’s ability to handle the hot corner. “He’s definitely got that glove on him,” DiChiara said, disputing Rambusch’s contention that some of his throws are off target. “Whenever he throws the ball, it always seems to find me right in the chest, and he can do that at every single position on the field too.” DiChiara and Rambusch – Thunder and Lightning as they’re referred to in Auburn’s SONNY DICHIARA + BLAKE RAMBUSCHNext >