AUBURN, Ala. – After wrapping up its longest road stretch of the season, No. 14 Auburn (20-8) starts a four-game week at Plainsman Park by hosting UAB Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.
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 – So. RHP Alex Petrovic (1-0, 4.86) vs. TBA
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 16-3 in non-conference games this season, including 6-1 in midweek contests, and is 35-7 in non-conference play since the beginning of last season.
The Tigers are 13-3 at Plainsman Park this season and have just one home midweek loss in the last two years.
The team’s lone midweek loss of this season was in walk-off fashion at UAB on Mar. 5.
The Tigers are hitting .335 and scoring 8.9 runs per game in non-conference play while hitting .333 and scoring 9.3 runs per game in midweek games.
Five players are hitting .350 or higher in non-conference games this season.
Ike Irish has homered six times in the last six games, including a pair of multi-homer efforts, and is hitting .469 (15-for-32) in seven games since his return to the lineup.
The team has homered 10 times in the last four games.
Last weekend’s losses at Georgia marked the first time the team has lost back-to-back games or more all season.
Eight of the first nine SEC games have been decided by four runs or fewer.
Auburn is 56-13 all-time against UAB, including 34-3 against the Blazers at Plainsman Park.
SCOUTING THE BLAZERS
UAB enters the week with a 16-12 overall record and a 2-4 mark in the American Athletic Conference but has dropped nine of its last 12 games under fourth-year head coach and former Auburn All-American catcher Casey Dunn.
Offensively, the Blazers are hitting .257 with 175 runs scored in 28 games. Auburn native Todd Clay leads the team with a .379 batting average and a .496 on-base percentage to go along with 25 RBI. Senior outfielder Logan Braunschweig is second on the team with four homers and is 15-for-16 on stolen base attempts.
On the mound, UAB has posted a 5.48 team ERA, striking out 209 and walking 111 in 238.1 innings. UAB has allowed 260 hits this season, good for over a hit per inning.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Plainsman Park now features two new premium club areas in the Broadway Club at Plainsman Park and 984 Club along with the return of the Hall of Fame Club, which opened in 2024. Additionally, the ballpark now has expanded general admission areas in the War Eagle Wall, Tiger Terrance and Plainsman Patio.
Pregame road closures: Event staff will assist fans using crosswalks up until 15 minutes prior to first pitch, at which time there will be a full closure of Donahue Drive between the right field gate and intersection of Heisman Drive for fans to enter Plainsman Park. Donahue will re-open shortly after first pitch.
Postgame egress road closures: Donahue Drive will again be fully closed from right field to Heisman Drive starting between the 7th and 8th innings. It will remain closed until the stadium has cleared of fans, roughly 30 minutes after the final out of the game.
New entrances: In an effort to expedite fan entry to Plainsman Park, two new entrances have now been introduced on the lower First Base Concourse, along Donahue Drive. The traditional Home Plate Concourse and Tiger Terrace gates will continue to provide stadium admission, as well as the premium entrance outside of the Hall of Fame Club for those with reserved seats inside the Hall of Fame Club.
Metal detecting: Consistent with other Auburn Athletics venues, fans entering any gate at Plainsman Park this season will be asked to walk through a metal detector upon entry.
For a complete overview of gamedays at Plainsman Park for 2025, click here.