March 30, 2017 LEADING OFF
- No. 17 Auburn, winner of 11 of its last 12 games, takes on No. 6 South Carolina in a three-game SEC series at Plainsman Park.
- All three games will be broadcast with Friday and Sunday available on SECN+/WatchESPN and the Saturday game televised nationally on ESPNU. Radio coverage from the Auburn Sports Network is 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 will describe the action.
No. 17 Auburn vs. No. 6 South Carolina
Weekend Schedule
| Friday | 6 p.m. | |
| RHP Casey Mize (3-1, 0.98) vs. RHP Wil Crowe (3-0, 2.75) | ||
| Saturday | 5 p.m. | |
| RHP Davis Daniel (2-0, 4.44) vs. RHP Clarke Schmidt (3-0, 1.12) | ||
| Sunday | 1 p.m. | |
| TBA vs. RHP Adam Hill (1-3, 2.15) | ||
QUICK HITTERS
- Auburn has won 11 of its last 12 games and is 5-1 in SEC play for the first time since 2003.
- The Tigers defeated rival Alabama 4-3 in the 2017 Capital City Classic on Tuesday for its 8th win in 9 tries.
- With 21 wins on the season, the Tigers are tied with Missouri for the most victories of any SEC team.
- Auburn hitters rank 19th in NCAA and 2nd in SEC with 56 doubles including 17 in last eight games.
- The Tigers have opened the season with six straight series wins for first time since 2003.
- After opening with 22 straight at home, the Tigers posted a 3-1 record in four road games last week.
- The Auburn bullpen owns a 1.50 ERA over the last 12 games with a .183 opponent batting average.
- RHP Davis Daniel was named SEC Freshman of the Week after 6 shutout innings in Sunday win at UGA.
- Auburn leads the SEC with a 2.21 ERA and .214 opponent batting avg. through two conference weekends.
- Auburn has turned 13 double plays in the last 13 games and leads the SEC (11th/NCAA) with 27 on the year.
- Auburn lowered its team ERA from 4.37 to 3.17 over the last 12 games. It owns a 1.68 ERA in that stretch.
- Luke Jarvis is batting .412 with two 2B, two 3B, one homer and five RBI in the last 10 games.
- Auburn's 4-0 win over UAB on March 14 gave the Tigers their NCAA-leading seventh shutout.
- Auburn starting pitchers combined for 17 IP (1.59 ERA) with three runs allowed and 14 K/2 BB at UGA.
SERIES HISTORY
South Carolina has won 15 of the 19 series since it joined the conference in 1992, winning 40 of 57 regular-season game. Auburn's series win in 2015 snapped a 14-series winning streak by the Gamecocks from 1998-2014. USC has not dropped a series on The Plains since 1996. Auburn trails the all-time series 23-45, including 11-21 in Auburn.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Auburn plays the home portion of a midweek home-and-home with longtime rival Georgia Tech on Tuesday at 6 pm at Plainsman Park. The Tigers went on the road to defeat GT 7-4 on March 21. The Yellow Jackets are 14-9 on the season and host No. 4 Clemson this weekend.
- Georgia Tech is batting .302 as a team led by Austin Wilhite (.377, 14 RBI) and Joey Bart (.374, 11 HR, 29 RBI). Fiver hitters have 14 or more RBI on the season. The Jackets have 41 homers total.
- RHP Ben Schniederjans has been the primary midweek starter of late for Georgia Tech, including a loss to Auburn on 3/21. He holds a 1-1 record and 2.79 ERA in eight games (three starts).
FYI
- Gates open one hour prior to first pitch.
- The East Coliseum Lot, Athletics Complex lot and top two levels of the Stadium Deck are available for baseball parking on Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All lots are available on Saturday and Sunday.
- The stadium deck is available for parking and game viewing. Parking is limited to top two levels.
- Fans are permitted to bring empty plastic bottles in for free water refills.
- A cell phone charging station is available to fans near the front gate adjacent to the promotions booth.
- Grass areas around the park and adjacent parking lots are open and available for tailgating.