AUBURN, Ala. – No. 17 Auburn (14-2) puts its nine-game winning streak on the line at South Alabama (8-5) Tuesday night. First pitch at Stanky Field is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
Tuesday's action can be heard locally on WTGZ-FM (93.9) or WQSI-FM (95.9), online at AuburnTigers.com, or on a mobile device via the Auburn Athletics app. The game will also be available for viewing at JagNationTV.com.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – Fr. LHP Garrett Wade (2-0, 0.00) vs. Sr. RHP Jared Proctor (0-1, 4.50)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 54-14 in non-conference play since the start of the 2017 season.
The Tigers went 2-0 in the season series against the Jaguars last year for the first time since 2007.
Auburn's 7-6 win in Mobile a season ago was the team's first road win vs. South Alabama since 2007.
The Tigers are currently on a nine-game winning streak, tied for the sixth longest streak in the country.
Auburn has outscored its opponents 68-26 during its winning streak.
The Tigers started the 2018 season 15-0. With a win Tuesday, Auburn would start back-to-back seasons 15-2 or better for the first time in program history.
Auburn's pitching staff has turned in five shutouts in the last eight games and turned in three straight shutouts for the first time in program history last week.
The Tigers rank in the top 10 in the country in walks allowed per nine innings (2.21), WHIP (0.99), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.41), shutouts (five) and ERA (2.15).
In the last eight games, Auburn has turned in a 1.50 ERA. The Tigers have struck out 84 batters and issued 12 walks while holding opponents to a .173 batting average.
The team's sweep of UTSA marked the fifth sweep of a non-conference foe in the last eight series. Auburn has posted a 21-3 record in non-conference series since the start of 2018.
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
South Alabama enters the week with an 8-5 record after sweeping a weekend series against Scared Heart in which the Jaguars outscored the Pioneers 39-5.
The Jaguars continue a challenging non-conference slate by welcoming their second SEC opponent to Stanky Field. The team was swept by Alabama in a three-game set earlier this season.
Freshman outfielder Ethan Wilson currently sits atop the Sun Belt in slugging percentage (.761) and on-base percentage (.567) and ranks second in batting average (.457)
On the mound, South Alabama has turned in a staff ERA of 3.68 and allowed just three earned runs last weekend against Scared Heart. The Jaguars rank first in the Sun Belt in hits allowed (95), runs allowed (53) and strikeouts per nine innings pitched (9.9).
SERIES HISTORY
South Alabama holds a 50-26 all-time record in the in-state series that dates back to 1968.
The Jaguars are 26-9 in games played in Mobile and had won five straight matchups at home until the Tigers won, 7-6, last season.