AUBURN, Ala. – Wrapping up a nine-game homestand, No. 5 Auburn (13-2) hosts UAB (10-6) for the first of a home-and-home midweek series with the Blazers Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park.
The game will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on Wings 94.3 FM. It will also be broadcast digitally on SEC Network+.
A limited number of general admission single-game tickets and Hall of Fame Club access passes remain available and can be purchased here.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – So. RHP Andreas Alvarez (1-1, 1.84) vs. So. RHP Brendan Conner (1-0, 4.41)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 10-2 at home this season and 38-10 at home the last two seasons.
The team has won six straight games, outscoring the opponents 57-10 during the span.
The one run allowed in three games against Winthrop was the fewest in a series since 2018.
Auburn has won 12 straight regular season home series dating back to the final series of 2024, marking the longest regular season home series winning streak since 1998-2000 (13).
The Tigers have won 17 of 20 regular season series dating back to the final two series of the 2024 season, good for the second most in the league (Texas, 18) during the span.
The pitching staff has struck out 178 batters and issued 30 walks through 15 games.
The 178 strikeouts are tied for the most through 15 games since 1997 (189) and the 30 walks allowed are the fewest through 15 games since at least 1992.
Starting pitchers have turned in 5.0 or more innings in 12 of 15 games this season and are 8-1 with a 2.19 ERA and 114 strikeouts compared to 12 walks in 78.0 innings pitched this season.
Andreas Alvarez has a 0.88 ERA (3 ER, 30.2 IP) in his last seven outings dating back to last year.
Auburn holds a 56-14 advantage in the all-time series against UAB, including a 34-4 record at Plainsman Park, but dropped both games against the Blazers last season.
SCOUTING THE BLAZERS
Led by fifth-year head coach and former Auburn All-American catcher Casey Dunn, UAB enters the week with a 10-6 overall record after sweeping Middle Tennessee over the weekend.
Offensively, the Blazers are hitting .290 as a team with 125 runs on 156 hits, including 23 doubles and 34 home runs. The team is led by Andrew Hunt’s .354 clip, while JP Head leads the team with 10 home runs and 19 RBI. Head hit six home runs and drove in 10 in three games against Middle Tennessee.
On the mound, UAB has turned in a 6.64 staff ERA with 103 strikeouts and 65 walks in 138.1 innings pitched. Sophomore righty Brendan Conner will make his seventh appearance and second start, boasting a 1-0 record and 4.41 ERA to this point.
PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
Diamond Deal Days - $2.50 hot dogs and $5 domestic brews for all midweek games.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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