AUBURN, Ala. – No. 21 Auburn (15-8) takes on its third straight in-state foe in the midweek with a matchup vs. Jacksonville State (9-14) Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park.
Up Next:
Jacksonville State
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024
TV: SEC Network+
Radio: Auburn Sports Network
"We're just going to keep fighting and taking it a day at a time," head coach Butch Thompson said. "This is huge for us tomorrow versus Jacksonville State. It'll be another one of those in-state matchups where everyone is ready to go."
The game will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on Wings 94.3 FM. It will also be streamed digitally on SEC Network+.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – R-Sr. RHP Christian Herberholz (0-1, 4.70) vs. Jr. RHP Colby Morse (1-0, 3.27)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 5-0 and is outscoring the opponent 37-12 in midweek games this season.
The Tigers have turned in a 2.20 ERA in midweek games and haven't allowed more than four runs.
The pitching staff led the league with a 3.00 ERA in four games last week.
Christian Herberholz will make his second straight midweek start tomorrow.
The redshirt senior has turned in a 3.53 ERA in 10 starts in his Auburn career.
Cooper McMurray has accounted for four of the team's last six home runs.
McMurray leads the team and ranks fifth in the SEC with 32 RBI, the most by an Auburn player through 23 games since 2016 (Niko Buentello - 34 RBI).
Ike Irish is riding a career-best-matching 10-game hitting streak and has driven in a run in 19 of 23 games this season.
Cooper Weiss continues to lead the league and rank second in the country in stolen bases (19).
The team's 47 stolen bases through 23 games matches last season's total.
Auburn leads the all-time series vs. Jacksonville State 25-18, including 19-15 at home.
The Tigers have won five of the seven meetings in the series under head coach Butch Thompson.
Each of the last four meetings have been decided by four runs or less.
SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
Jacksonville State enters the week with a 9-14 record after getting swept at Louisiana Tech. Prior to last week the team has won six of its last nine games.
Former Auburn director of player development Aaron Everett is in his first year as the team's pitching coach.
Offensively, the Gamecocks are hitting .245 with 32 home runs through 23 games.
On the mound, Jacksonville State has a 7.27 ERA with 116 walks and 152 strikeouts in 199.1 innings pitched.
PROMOTIONS
$2 hot dogs are available at all midweek games at Plainsman Park.
The white collective koozie will be given away at the gates.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
New for 2024, gates open 90 minutes prior to first pitch.
- Fans must enter Plainsman Park via the main gates located behind home plate or Tiger Terrace.
- The gate located off Donahue Drive near the right field foul pole is closed due to construction.
- Those with a reserved ticket or add-on access to the Hall of Fame Club may enter via the exterior glass door located off Donahue Drive.
Fans are encouraged to park in the athletics complex parking deck, coliseum lot, Neville Arena lot and stadium parking deck.
- For 2024, Donahue Drive from the Josh Donaldson Hitting Lab to the Tiger Walk corner of Donahue and Heisman Drive will be shut down from two hours before first pitch through the middle of the first inning and from the top of the seventh inning until the stadium has been cleared of fans.
Student seating inside Plainsman Park is in section 111 and Tiger Terrance on a first-come, first-served basis. Students can also access the new Back Forty Deck sponsored by Outdoor Alabama on a first-come, first-served basis via the walkway between the Josh Donaldson Hitting Lab and South Donahue Dorms.
For 2024, several concession locations have changed due to construction.
- There will be no concessions available along the first base side of the ballpark, including Curveball Café and the food vendors located at Plainsman Patio.
- Ben's Soft Pretzels has moved to the exterior concourse next to the ADA ramp on the third base side of the ballpark.
- The Sweet Treats stand previously located at Plainsman Patio is now located at the main entry gate next to the ticket booth.
- The Chick-fil-A stand previously located next at Plainsman Patio is now located in the former promotions booth on the exterior concourse. Chick-fil-A is available for all home games, excluding Sundays.
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