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AUBURN, Ala. -- Undersized, baby-faced and sporting floppy blond hair, Will Hastings doesnt really look the part of a Southeastern Conference receiver.Auburns converted placekicker played the part pretty well in the opener against No. 2 Clemson. He caught two balls to convert third-and-long situations and his third catch moved the chains on fourth down.He even drew a pass interference call on a second-half pass. Not bad for a 5-foot-10, 178-pounder who walked on two years ago as a kicker despite a prolific high school receiving career. Auburn tailback Kerryon Johnson doesnt think it really matters if Hastings looks the part or not.I say this to Will all the time: When you see him, no, Johnson said. If you go down to the weight room, hes got records on our board from this first summer. He has records on our board for pro agility and things like that, so hes an athlete.Dont be mistaken. Hes very quick. Hes very shifty. Hes a competitor.And the sophomore has found his way from backup kicker to part of Auburns young receiving corps, which also includes several highly rated freshmen.Hastings was one of the most prolific receivers in Arkansas High School history for Pulaski Academy -- the team that famously doesnt punt and routinely goes for onside kicks -- but only drew interest from a few of the states Division II schools. Hastings was only the states second prep receiver to gain 2,000 yards in a season.Auburn offered him a preferred walk-on spot as a kicker but his only action last season was an onside kick attempt at LSU that Auburn couldnt recover. He played a significantly bigger role in a primetime game against one of the nations top teams after an offseason position switch.It was a ton of fun being out there again, Hastings said. I havent played real football since my senior year in high school and it meant the world to me to finally go out there and catch a collegiate pass. That was really cool.Auburn needed some receiver, any receiver, to come through at the time. The Tigers played three quarterbacks early and Hastings came up with their initial two first downs when the offense was struggling badly.Hes got some natural things to him, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. With a new guy you worry if the moment is too big. Obviously it wasnt and he responded pretty well in some pressure moments. Hes a real quick guy, hes a fast guy. And I thought he did a solid job.Chances are, Hastings will face increasing competition as some of the four freshman receivers develop roles alongside senior Marcus Davis. One freshman, Kyle Davis, had a 43-yard catch in the third quarter. Fellow freshman Nate Craig-Myers also played.Hastings grandfather played at Arkansas State, which visits on Saturday. 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ATLANTA -- When he was pitching in the minor leagues earlier this month, Josh Collmenter didnt envision himself beating the Washington Nationals.He stayed focused, though, and got another chance in the major leagues with the NL-worst Atlanta Braves, who backed him up with timely hitting.Nick Markakis and Anthony Recker each drove in two runs, Collmenter won as an emergency starter and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Saturday.Aside from the two balls that left the yard, I feel good about most of my stuff, Collmenter said.Washington began the day needing a combination of six Nationals victories or six New York Mets losses to clinch its third NL East title in five years.Acquired Wednesday from the Chicago Cubs, Collmenter (2-0) struck out eight in five innings and allowed two runs, four hits and three walks. He was Arizonas opening-day starter last year and was making his first big league start since July 7, 2015 for Arizona.Collmenter had four starts at Triple-A Iowa before the trade. Atlanta needed a starter because Mike Foltynewicz has a bruised left calf and Williams Perez has an elbow impingement.Washington rookie Trea Turner hit a pair of solo home runs, is 7 for 9 in the series and has six homers, 16 RBI, 19 runs and seven steals in 12 games against Atlanta this year.The Nationals wasted a chance to rattle Collmenter in the second when he walked three of the first four batters but struck out Turner to escape the jam. Collmenter also stranded a runner at third in the third.I was able to retire him and, for the most part, kept them stringing some hits together and limit the walks, Collmenter said.Atlanta scored three runs in the fifth for a 6-2 lead against Gio Gonzalez (11-10). 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Murphy stayed in the game after a hard head-first slide into the second base in the third.STREAKINGFreeman has a 21-game hitting streak and has reached safely in 37 straight games. Both are career highs and the longest active streaks in the majors. ... Braves CF Ender Inciarte went 3 for 4 and has 87 hits, most in the majors, since the All-Star break.BACK ON THE HILLBraves RHP Jose Ramirez threw an eight-pitch eighth. Ramirez has appealed a three-game suspension handed imposed for throwing at the head of Miami pitcher Jose Fernandez.UP NEXTJoe Ross (7-4) is to start Sunday for the Nationals and RHP Matt Wisler (6-12) for the Braves. Ross is on the 60-day DL and has been sidelined since July 2 with shoulder inflammation. Wisler is 2/3 with a 5.19 ERA in five career starts and one relief appearance against Washington. ' ' '