AUBURN, Ala. – No. 20 Auburn (32-16) finishes off its home-and-home series with Troy (29-17) Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Riddle-Pace Field.
Next Games:
at Troy
May 10, 2022
6 p.m. CT
Radio: Auburn Sports Network
"Every game is important," head coach Butch Thompson said. "We just have to go out and play good baseball. If we want to be fresh going into our rivalry series, our offense has to post, we have to dominate the routine plays and we need pitching depth to have a chance.
"They're excited under a first-year head coach. We have to be ready to go."
Tuesday's 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 – Sr. RHP Jordan Armstrong (3-1, 5.33) vs. Jr. RHP Bay Mitcher (3-2, 6.27)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 10-1 in midweek games and has outscored the opponent 99-44.
The team is 12-7 in games played away from Plainsman Park, including 4-0 in road midweeks.
The 12 wins in road and neutral-site games are tied for the most in the SEC.
The Tigers are 86-26 (.768) against non-conference opponents in the regular season since the start of the 2018 season, including 19-5 this year.
Auburn has outscored the opponent 200-81 in non-conference play, hitting .304 with a 2.82 ERA.
The team has won 17 games in which it has trailed this season.
The Tigers are 14-6 in games decided by one or two runs.
Jordan Armstrong is set to make his fifth start, including his first start since Mar. 29, Tuesday.
Auburn has homered in a season-best six straight games.
The seven homers in three games vs. Arkansas were the most in a three-game span this year.
Auburn is 57-23 all-time against Troy, including 12-9 in road games against the Trojans.
The two teams squared off in Auburn's home opener on Feb. 23 with the Tigers emerging victorious by a score of 13-1.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
Troy enters the week with a 29-17 overall record and 13-11 mark in Sun Belt play after getting swept at Georgia Southern over the weekend.
The Trojans entered last weekend riding a five-game winning streak.
Offensively, Troy is hitting .275 as a team and is led by junior infielder Donovan Whibbs .323 clip. Senior infielder Jesse Hall has been the team's top run scorer and producer, leading the way with 34 runs scored and 35 driven in.
On the mound, the Trojans have turned in a 4.67 staff ERA and have struck out 451 batters in 407.0 innings, good for the top strikeout rate (10.0) in the Sun Belt.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to Plainsman Park for the final weekend at home, hosting rival Alabama (26-22, 10-14 SEC) Friday through Sunday.