AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn baseball and head coach Butch Thompson announced Friday the Tigers non-conference schedule to complete the team's 2024 slate.
Thirteen of the first 16 games will be played at Plainsman Park, starting with a three-game series against Eastern Kentucky from Feb. 16-18. It marks the ninth time in the last 10 seasons Opening Day has been played on The Plains.
After a home midweek contest against UAB on Feb. 20, the Tigers will hit the road for the previously announced Jax College Baseball Classic, where they will take on Iowa, Wichita State and Virginia in Jacksonville, Florida, from Feb. 23-25.
The team returns home for a nine-game homestand from Feb. 27-Mar. 10, hosting Samford on Feb. 27 before a three-game series against 2023 regional foe UConn from Mar. 1-3. It's then a double midweek vs. Air Force from Mar. 5-6 and a quick turnaround for a weekend series against Austin Peay from Mar. 8-10.
Auburn will face Troy in Madison, Alabama, on Mar. 12 and start it's Southeastern Conference schedule at Vanderbilt that weekend.
After a neutral-site matchup with South Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama, on Mar 19, the Tigers remaining non-conference schedule includes home midweek games against Jacksonville State (Mar. 26), Alabama State (Apr. 9), Georgia Tech (Apr. 16) and Florida A&M (Apr. 23) and road matchups at UAB (Apr. 2), at Georgia Tech (May 7) and against Samford (May 14).
The complete non-conference schedule can be found below.
| Date | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 16-18 | Eastern Kentucky | Auburn, AL |
| Feb. 20 | UAB | Auburn, AL |
| Feb. 23-25 | vs. Iowa/Wichita State/Virginia | Jacksonville, FL |
| Feb. 27 | Samford | Auburn, AL |
| Mar. 1-3 | UConn | Auburn, AL |
| Mar. 5-6 | Air Force | Auburn, AL |
| Mar. 8-10 | Austin Peay | Auburn, AL |
| Mar. 12 | vs. Troy | Madison, AL |
| Mar. 19 | vs. South Alabama | Montgomery, AL |
| Mar. 26 | Jacksonville State | Auburn, AL |
| Apr. 2 | at UAB | Birmingham, AL |
| Apr. 9 | Alabama State | Auburn, AL |
| Apr. 16 | Georgia Tech | Auburn, AL |
| Apr. 23 | Florida A&M | Auburn, AL |
| May 7 | at Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
| May 14 | vs. Samford | Hoover, AL |
Single-game and mini plan ticket options will go on sale to the general public after the New Year.