AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn (19-12-1) begins a four-game week on the road with a matchup at Georgia Tech (19-13) Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
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at Georgia Tech
Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023
6 p.m. CT
TV: ACC Network
Radio: Auburn Sports Network
"We have an understanding after another weekend of where we're at," head coach Butch Thompson said. "There's kind of a fight or flight type of transition for us. Instead of staying in the fight, we have to dominate some fights."
The game will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on 93.9 FM. It will also air nationally on ACC Network.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – So. RHP Chase Allsup (0-0, 6.50) vs. So. RHP Logan McGuire (1-0, 6.14)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 7-1 in midweek games this season and has outscored the opponent 78-36.
Last week's loss at UAB marked the team's first midweek loss since Mar. 29, 2022.
The team is hitting .341 and has turned in a 4.35 ERA in midweek games.
The Tigers have scored five or more runs in 12 straight games, marking the longest such streak since scoring five or more runs in 13 straight games to begin the 2010 season.
Bryson Ware has reached base in 33 straight games dating back to his final appearance last year and is riding a career-best 16-game hitting streak.
Cole Foster leads the team with a .478 average (11-for-23) in midweek games.
Bobby Peirce has a hit in eight straight games and has scored 12 runs during the span.
Cooper McMurray is hitting .333 (9-for-27) with four doubles, three homers and 13 RBI in 10 games since his return from an ankle injury.
Auburn is 123-112-6 all-time in the series against Georgia Tech that dates back to 1897.
The Tigers are 56-63-2 against the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta but have won three straight meetings at Russ Chandler Stadium dating back to the 2019 Atlanta Regional.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech enters the week with a 19-13 overall record and are off to a 7-8 start in ACC play.
The Yellow Jackets won 13 of the first 15 games of the season but have dropped 11 of the last 17.
Georgia Tech ranks 11th in the country with a .319 team batting average. The team ranks second in the country in doubles (84) and third in hits (373). Junior outfield Jake DeLeo leads the way with a .403 average and 56 hits.
On the mound, the Yellow Jackets have turned in a 6.65 staff ERA with 324 strikeouts in 291.0 innings.