No. 7 Baseball opens season-long road trip at Texas A&M

No. 7 Baseball opens season-long road trip at Texas A&MNo. 7 Baseball opens season-long road trip at Texas A&M

April 6, 2017 LEADING OFF

  • Auburn, winner of 13 of its last 16 games, opens a season-long eight-game road trip with a three-game SEC series at Texas A&M. The Friday and Sunday games will be available on SECN+/WatchESPN.
  • Radio coverage from the Auburn Sports Network is also available on Tiger 93.9 in the Auburn/Opelika area. The radio feed is also available on AuburnTigers.com, the TuneIn Radio app and the Auburn Athletics app on your smart phone. The Voice of the Tigers Rod Bramblett and longtime broadcast partner Andy Burcham will describe the action.

Auburn at Texas A&M









Weekend Schedule

Friday6:30 p.m.
RHP Casey Mize (4-1, 1.58) vs. JR RHP Brigham Hill (5-2, 2.60)
Saturday3 p.m.
RHP Keegan Thompson (4-0, 0.70) vs. JR RHP Corbin Martin (3-2, 3.90)
Sunday1 p.m.
RHP Davis Daniel (2-1, 4.83) vs. SO RHP Stephen Kolek (1-2, 5.15)

QUICK HITTERS

  • Auburn has won 13 of its last 16 games and is 7-2 in SEC play for the first time since 2003.
  • The Tigers embark on a season long eight-game road trip beginning at Texas A&M.
  • RHP Casey Mize was named a D1Baseball Midseason All-American, Butch Thompson was named top coach.
  • With 23 wins on the season, Auburn matched its 2016 win total in only 30 games.
  • Sophomore right-hander Casey Mize leads the SEC and ranks ninth nationally with 63 strikeouts.
  • Auburn has turned 19 double plays in the last 17 games and leads the SEC (5th/NCAA) with 33 on the year.
  • Auburn hitters rank 22nd in the NCAA and 2nd in the SEC with 64 doubles, including 19 in the last 11 games.
  • Senior Daniel Robert is batting .368 with one homer and nine RBI in 16 games in the cleanup spot.
  • The Tigers have opened the season with seven consecutive series wins for first time since 2003.
  • Auburn's series win over SC at Plainsman Park was its first at home versus the Gamecocks since 1996.
  • Moving up to No. 7 this week in the Baseball America poll, the Tigers have their highest ranking since 2004.
  • Auburn ranks second in SEC play with a .982 fielding percentage (six errors in nine games).
  • Outfielder Jonah Todd is batting .395 (15-for-38) with six doubles and seven runs over the last 10 games.
  • Auburn leads the SEC with .229 opponent batting avg. and is 3rd with 3.26 ERA through three league series.

SERIES HISTORY

Auburn trails the all-time series with the Aggies 7-5. After winning four of the first five meetings beginning in 2013, Auburn has lost four of the last five with the lone victory a 9-7 win in the second game of a doubleheader last season at Plainsman Park. Auburn is 2-4 at Blue Bell Park including a series win in 2013.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Tigers are on the road in the midweek on Tuesday at Samford at 6 pm before heading to Knoxville for three games with Tennessee beginning Thursday.