No. 6 Auburn Begins Road Trip at Georgia Tech

No. 6 Auburn Begins Road Trip at Georgia TechNo. 6 Auburn Begins Road Trip at Georgia Tech

March 19, 2018

AUBURN (19-2, 2-1 SEC) at GEORGIA TECH (11-8, 2-4 ACC)









AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" No. 6 Auburn (19-2, 2-1 SEC) begins a stretch of five straight games away from home with a contest at Georgia Tech (11-8, 2-4 ACC) Tuesday evening. First pitch at Russ Chandler Stadium is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.

Tuesday's game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra, which can be found online at WatchESPN.com or on the WatchESPN app. The midweek matchup will also be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network. You can listen on the radio on WTGZ-FM (93.9), online at AuburnTigers.com, or on a mobile device via the TuneIn app.

Probable Starters

  • Tuesday ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Fr. LHP Jack Owen (0-0, 1.29) vs. Fr. LHP Brant Hurter (0-1, 12.91)

QUICK HITTERS

  • At 19-2, Auburn is off to its second-best start in program history. The Tigers' 19 wins are tied for the most in the nation, and the team's .905 winning percentage is good for second best.
  • The matchup between the Tigers and Yellow Jackets is the second in the last eight days. In the first game of the regional rivals' home-and-home series, Auburn emerged victorious, 12-7, at Plainsman Park and had all nine members of its starting lineup record a hit and reach base twice.
  • Auburn won its second straight SEC opening series against a top-10 opponent by taking two of three games from No. 6 Texas A&M last weekend. The Tigers swept No. 5 Florida to being conference play a season ago.
  • The series victory against the Aggies marked the Tigers' fifth straight to start the season. It was the Tigers' 16th series win in 19 tries dating back to the start of last season and its eighth in the SEC during the span.
  • Auburn has totaled 180 runs through 21 games, marking the most runs to this point in a season since scoring 207 runs through 21 games in 2010. The Tigers rank second in the SEC and sixth in the country in runs, and the team's 8.6 runs per game is good for second in the league and seventh in the NCAA.

SERIES HISTORY vs. GEORGIA TECH

  • After its win against Georgia Tech last week, Auburn holds a 119-108-6 record in the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets that dates back to 1897. However, Georgia Tech holds a 61-53-2 record in games played in Atlanta.