AUBURN, Ala. – Breaking up a stretch of 12 road games in a 15-game span, No. 6 Auburn (28-12, 10-8 SEC) hosts No. 9 Oklahoma (28-12, 10-8 SEC) in a three-game series at Plainsman Park Friday through Sunday.
First pitches are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. CT and Sunday at 2 p.m.
“The continue to the finish and head down and not much to say and just fight, fight, fight regardless of if we have success this day or come up short, you just have to stay in the fight for this run,” head coach Butch Thompson said. “We’re happy to get (Oklahoma) in here and play a good series against another team that looks just like us, feels just like us.”
The games will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on Wings 94.3 FM. All three games will also be streamed digitally on SEC Network+.
A limited number of general admission single-game tickets remain available and can be purchased here.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday – So. RHP Andreas Alvarez (6-2, 1.96) vs. Jr. RHP LJ Mercurius (6-4, 4.93)
Saturday – So. LHP Jake Marciano (3-2, 1.91) vs. Jr. LHP Cameron Johnson (5-1, 3.43)
Sunday – R-So. RHP Alex Petrovic (6-1, 2.82) vs. Fr. LHP Cord Rager (3-1, 4.11)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is one of three SEC programs to win its last three series - Texas A&M (4), Ole Miss (3).
The Tigers have won 14 of their last 15 home series dating back to 2024, marking the most successful home series streak since also winning 14 of 15 series from 1998-2000.
The team has also won eight of its last nine SEC home series dating back to 2024 and is 19-8 against league competition during the span.
The Tigers are 18-7 at home this season, hitting .318 with a 2.99 ERA and a 190-86 run differential.
Auburn’s pitching staff is the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.29), WHIP (1.13) and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.59) while ranking second in shutouts (6) and third in ERA (3.27).
The weekend rotation is a combined 10-3 with a 2.13 ERA and 137 strikeouts and 23 walks in 101.1 innings at home.
The offense is hitting .333 with 94 runs on 137 hits in the last 12 games.
The team has 14 homers in the last six games, four more than any other six-game span this year.
The Tigers are 26-0 when outhitting the opponent this season and 130-16 in the last five years.
This weekend marks the first ever on-campus meeting between Auburn and Oklahoma.
SCOUTING THE SOONERS
Oklahoma enters the weekend with a 28-12 overall record and is tied with Auburn and three other teams with a 10-8 record in league play. The Sooner have won four of six SEC series and are coming off a sweep of Missouri.
Offensively, Oklahoma is hitting .283 as a team with 280 runs on 359 hits in 40 games. Trey Gambil leads qualified hitters with a .330 overall average and .361 clip in SEC play, while Brendan Brock leads the team with nine homers and 39 RBI. Camden Johnson ranks second in the league with 24 RBI in 18 conference games.
On the mound, the Sooners rank 10th in the league with a 4.41 staff ERA and 5.87 ERA in SEC play. Oklahoma has walked 167 and struck out 412 in 341.0 innings pitched. LJ Mercurius leads the team with 71 strikeouts in 49.1 innings.
PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
Friday – Bucket hat giveaway
Sunday – Junior trading cards giveaway and postgame autographs
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.
Plainsman Plaza, the new pregame block party that debuted prior to the middle game against Texas on Mar. 21, returns this Saturday.
- Located along Donahue Drive, the space features food trucks, live music and a DJ, inflatables for kids, videoboards for watching live games across the country, and more.
- Plainsman Plaza will open at 3 p.m. Saturday with the main seating area of the ballparking opening as usual at 4:30 p.m. In preparation for Plainsman Plaza’s opening, Donahue Drive from Heisman Drive to Samford Avenue will be shut down beginning at 10 a.m.
- With the closure of Donahue Drive, fans are encouraged to use the following routes to access parking
- Coliseum: Samford Drive to Biggio Drive
- Neville Arena: Wire Road to Heisman Drive or Donahue Drive north of the intersection with Heisman Drive
- Stadium Deck: Samford Avenue to Duncan Drive
- Fans should access Plainsman Plaza through the entry gates near the intersection of Heisman and Donahue Drives. The space will be considered part of the ballpark, and a game ticket is required for entry. Once inside, fans will not need to scan again for entry into the seating bowl. Similar to regular gamedays, fans will not be permitted to leave and re-enter.
Fans with general admission tickets are invited to visit the following links to familiarize themselves with the layout of some of our seating/standing-room-only areas.
- Plainsman Patio: Located down the first base line, this expanded space features seating, high-top tables, and a Fast Flight Grab-N-Go concessions market with an upgraded menu.
- War Eagle Wall: A one-of-a-kind, two-tiered standing-room-only viewing area in left field, accessible by stairs or ramp off the left field concourse.
- YETI Yard: YETI Yard (previously known as Tiger Terrace) includes three paved general admission terrace levels plus a large green space with enhanced concessions. Fans may bring tailgate chairs in this area only.