AUBURN, Ala. – Coming off its first sweep in the Southeastern Conference in three seasons, No. 19 Auburn (29-12) kicks off its week of four road games with a midweek matchup at Jacksonville State (18-19) Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Next Games:
vs. Jacksonville State
Apr. 26, 2022
6 p.m. CT
Radio: Auburn Sports Network
"This will be a challenging week, but at the same time it's going to be an unbelievable opportunity for our program," head coach Butch Thompson said.
Tuesday's game will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on 93.9 FM. It will also be available for streaming on ESPN+.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – Jr. RHP Mason Barnett (2-1, 4.29) vs. Fr. RHP Tanner Jones (2-3, 5.36)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 9-1 in midweek games and has outscored opponents 91-40 this season.
The team's lone midweek loss came against Jacksonville State on Mar. 29.
The Tigers enter the week winners of six straight and 11 of the last 14.
The team is 10-5 in games played away from Plainsman Park, including 6-4 in true road games.
Auburn is 85-26 (.766) against non-conference opponents in the regular season since the start of the 2018 season, including 18-5 this season.
Auburn pitchers have turned in a 1.96 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 14 walks in 55.0 innings during the team's current six-game winning streak.
Carson Skipper and Blake Burkhalter combined to hold the opponent scoreless on four hits with no walks and 18 strikeouts in eight appearances and 11.0 innings last week.
Sonny DiChiara and Blake Rambusch have both reached base in 39 straight games.
The duo has collected 120 hits and scored 71 runs in their first 41 games in an Auburn uniform.
Auburn is 23-18 all-time against Jacksonville State, including 4-2 against the Gamecocks in Jacksonville, and the two teams have split the last 12 meetings.
SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
Jacksonville State enters the week with an 18-19 overall record and 11-7 mark in ASUN Conference play.
The Gamecocks have won five of the last seven games, coming off back-to-back series wins against Bellarmine and Lipscomb and a midweek win against Samford.
Offensively, Jacksonville State is hitting ,250 as a team, led by outfielder T.J. Reeves' .368 clip.
On the mound, the Gamecocks have turned in a 4.98 staff ERA and 1.57 WHIP with 310 strikeouts in 328,2 innings.
UP NEXT
Auburn continues SEC play with a weekend series at No. 1 Tennessee (37-3, 17-1 SEC) starting Friday at 6 p.m. CT in Knoxville.