Baseball travels to Birmingham to face Samford

Baseball travels to Birmingham to face SamfordBaseball travels to Birmingham to face Samford

April 10, 2017 LEADING OFF

  • Auburn continues its season long eight-game road trip with a Tuesday matchup at Samford in Birmingham. The game will be broadcast on YouTube by Samford Athletics.
  • 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 Samford



Weekend Schedule

Tuesday6 p.m.
RHP Christian Camacho (1-1, 3.50) vs. RHP Tristan Widra (1-2, 3.00)

QUICK HITTERS

  • Auburn plays game four of a season long eight-game road trip Tuedsay at Samford. The Tigers are 1-2 so far.
  • RHP Casey Mize was named a D1Baseball Midseason All-American, Butch Thompson was named top coach.
  • Auburn leads the SEC with .231 opponent batting avg. and is 3rd with 3.26 ERA through four league series.
  • Auburn hitters rank 22nd in the NCAA and 2nd in the SEC with 70 doubles, including 25 in the last 14 games.
  • With 24 wins (eight SEC) on the season, Auburn has surpassed its 2016 total and matched its SEC final tally.
  • Sophomore right-hander Casey Mize leads the SEC and ranks top 10 nationally with 75 strikeouts.
  • Auburn has turned 20 double plays in the last 20 games and leads the SEC (5th/NCAA) with 34 on the year.
  • Senior Daniel Robert is batting .369 with one homer and nine RBI in 18 games in the cleanup spot.
  • The Tigers opened the season with seven straight series wins for first time since 2003 before loss at A&M.
  • Junior reliever Calvin Coker pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief at Texas A&M. He has allowed just one earned run in his last eight appearances totaling 16.2 innings. He owns a 2.70 ERA on the season.
  • Freshman infielder Conor Davis is batting .556 (5-for-9) with three doubles, one home run and four RBI. Davis' 3-run walk-off homer on Sunday vs. SC was Auburn's first walk-off HR since Opening Day 2013.
  • Auburn's 4-0 win over UAB on March 14 gave the Tigers their NCAA-leading seventh shutout.



SERIES HISTORY

Auburn leads the all-time series 68-21-1 including a 22-6 mark in Birmingham. The Tigers fell to Samford 7-6 on Feb. 28 at Plainsman Park.

LOOKING AHEAD

  • Auburn continues its season-long road swing with a three-game series at Tennessee. The Tigers and Vols square off in a SEC matchup beginning Thursday at 6 pm. Auburn is 90-38 all-time against the Vols including a 37-18 mark in Knoxville. The Tigers took the series at Plainsman Park last season and have won the last three series including seven of the last nine games. The Vols travel to ETSU on Tuesday.
  • Tennessee is hitting .288 as a team led by Jordan Rogers (.365) and Jeff Moberg (.355). Rodgers has four homers and 20 RBI, while Moberg has driven in 19 with six home runs.
  • On the mound, Hunter Martin leads the Vols with a 4-2 record and a 3.56 ERA in eight starts. Relievers Jon Lipinski (0.60) and Will Heflin (0.93) have been lights out in the bullpen.