AUBURN, Ala. – Starting its second straight four-game week at home, No. 10 Auburn (22-9) will look to cool down one of the hottest teams in the country in No. 21 Jacksonville State (27-6) 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 – So. RHP Christian Chatterton (2-1, 5.65) vs. R-Jr. RHP James Wilson (0-0, 8.36)
QUICK HITTERS
Auburn is 5-2 in midweek games this season and has won four straight home midweeks, outscoring the opponents 36-9 during the span.
The Tigers are 15-5 at Plainsman Park this season, including 12-2 vs. non-conference foes.
The matchup with Jacksonville State marks the team’s eighth straight against a ranked opponent.
The Tigers are 6-7 against ranked opponents this season, including 4-3 at home.
The Tigers defeated Arkansas in a series for the first time since 2017 to claim the program’s 13th regular season home series in the last 14 tries dating back to the end of the 2024 season.
The offense turned in series highs in SEC play in hits (30), runs (20) and extra-base hits (11).
The team used just six pitchers on the weekend and turned in 39 strikeouts and four walks.
It marked the sixth series this season with six or fewer walks allowed.
The pitching staff enters the week as the national leader in WHIP (1.09), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.42) and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (2.59) while ranking second in ERA (3.02).
Starting pitchers have turned in a 2.40 ERA with 217 strikeouts and 39 walks in 165.1 innings.
Auburn leads the all-time series against Jacksonville State, 28-18, including a 21-15 record against the Gamecocks at Plainsman Park.
SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
Jacksonville State enters the week with a 27-6 overall record and 12-0 mark in C-USA play. The team’s 27 wins are tied for the second most in the country, and the Gamecocks are one of two undefeated teams with 10 or more conference wins.
Offensively, Jacksonville State is hitting .287 as a team with 242 runs on 309 hits, including 101 extra-base hits. Jaxon Pate paces the team with a .368 average, while Grayson Ashe leads the way with six homers and 40 RBI.
On the mound, the Gamecocks rank in the top 15 in the country with a 3.54 staff ERA and have registered 347 strikeouts in 290.0 innings pitched. The group ranks top 10 in the country in shutouts (four) and top 25 in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (10.8) and WHIP (1.26).
PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
Diamond Deal Days - $2.50 hot dogs and $5 domestic brews
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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