March 23, 2017 LEADING OFF
- Auburn, winner of eight in a row, plays its first road series of the season away from Plainsman Park as it heads to Georgia for a three-game SEC set. All three games will be available on SECN+/WatchESPN.
- Radio coverage from the Auburn Sports Network is also available on Tiger 93.9 in the Auburn/Opelika area. The radio feed is also available on AuburnTigers.com, the TuneIn Radio app and the Auburn Athletics app on your smart phone. The Voice of the Tigers Rod Bramblett and longtime broadcast partner Andy Burcham will describe the action.
Auburn at Georgia
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Weekend Schedule
| Fri. | 6 p.m. | |
| RHP Keegan Thompson (4-0, 0.78) vs. LHP Andrew Gist (1-1, 4.82) | ||
| Sat. | 1 p.m. | |
| RHP Casey Mize (3-0, 0.30) vs. RHP Tony Locey (2-3, 7.65) | ||
| Sun. | 12 p.m. | |
| RHP Davis Daniel (1-0, 5.75) vs. RHP Chase Adkins (3-1, 2.97) | ||
QUICK HITTERS
- Auburn has won eight-straight games, its longest winning streak since taking 11 in a row in 2009.
- The Tigers have six players from Georgia on their roster including five from metro Atlanta.
- Auburn won its first road game of the season 7-4 at Georgia Tech on Tuesday after 22 at home.
- Auburn hitters have totaled 15 doubles over the last four games
- Will Holland was named SEC Freshman of the Week after batting .400 with 2 XHB, 4 RBI.
- Auburn has turned 13 double plays in the last nine games and leads the SEC with 23 on the year.
- The Tigers are the second toughest team to strikeout in the SEC with only 121 total.
- The Auburn bullpen holds a 1.35 ERA and .193 BAA in 33.1 IP over the last eight games.
- Jay Estes (.406, 7 RBI) & Conor Davis (.375 ,6 RBI) are AU's top hitters over the last 10 gms (9-1).
- Auburn's 4-0 win over UAB last Tuesday gave the Tigers their NCAA-leading seventh shutout.
- Senior Blake Logan has been behind the plate for five of Auburn's seven shutouts.
- Auburn has out-scored its opponents 69-13 in the fourth and fifth innings combined this season, 25-2 in the fourth and 44-11 in the fifth. AU has scored 4+ in the 4th or 5th six times.
SERIES HISTORY
Auburn leads 159-151-4 in a series that days back to 1896. The Tigers trail 71-86 in games played in Athens. Auburn has won the last two series and four of the last five dating back to 2010. The Tigers have taken 10 of the last 15 games in that span as well. Five of the last seven series meetings have resulted sweeps with Georgia recording three (2006, 2007, 2012) and Auburn two (2010, 2015). The Tigers have won 12 of the 19 series since 1994 and own a 5-4 series edge in Athens
LOOKING AHEAD
Auburn squares off with rival Alabama in the 2017 Capital City Classic at Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium. The Tigers are 7-1 all-time in the event including a 10-1 victory in 2016. Alabama is 11-10 on the year and travels to No. 7 South Carolina this weekend after being swept by MIzzou to open SEC play.