AUBURN, Ala. – No. 6 Auburn (24-11) wraps up its eight-game homestand with its last home midweek contests of the season against Alabama State (18-16) Tuesday 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 remain available and can be purchased here.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday – Jr. LHP Griffin Graves (0-0, 40.50) vs. TBA
QUICK HITTERS
Tuesday’s game wraps up an eight-game homestand and leaves Auburn with only six home games in the last 18 games of the regular season.
Auburn is coming off the program’s 14th regular season home series win in the last 15 tries dating back to the end of the 2024 season.
Griffin Graves made his season debut last Tuesday and will make his first career start Tuesday.
Starting pitchers this season have turned in a 2.59 ERA with 237 strikeouts and 42 walks in 184.1 innings pitched.
Auburn’s pitching staff enters the week as the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.40), WHIP (1.15) and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.54).
The offense totaled 27 runs on 38 hits against Kentucky, marking seven more runs and eight more hits than the team had registered in a SEC series this season.
Auburn is 22-0 when outhitting the opponent this season and 126-16 (.887) when outhitting the opponent in the last five seasons.
The Tigers are hitting .309 and scoring 7.4 runs per game at home this season.
Auburn is 14-2 all-time vs. Alabama State with all 16 games being played at Plainsman Park.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Alabama State enters the week 18-16 overall and 8-7 in the SWAC, coming off a 4-0 week against South Alabama and Alabama A&M.
Offensively, the Hornets are hitting .269 with 215 runs on 300 hits in 34 games. Miguel Oropeza leads the team in nearly every offensive category including average (.378), runs (34), hits (51), doubles (13) and RBI (32).
On the mound, Alabama State has turned in a 6.54 staff ERA with 228 strikeouts and 171 walks in 289.0 innings pitched. However, the team held last week’s opponents to just 12 runs in four games.
PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
Ladies Night – wine will be available at concession stands
Diamond Deal Days - $2.50 hot dogs and $5 domestic brews
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
For a one-stop show for all things surrounding an Auburn baseball game at Plainsman Park, visit the revamped Auburn baseball gameday page.