No. 11 Auburn softball set to host Alabama State for midweek contest

No. 11 Auburn softball set to host Alabama State for midweek contestNo. 11 Auburn softball set to host Alabama State for midweek contest

March 20, 2018

Alabama State at No. 11 Auburn







AUBURN, Ala. - No. 11 Auburn Softball gears up for a midweek showdown with the Alabama State Hornets on Wednesday at Jane B. Moore Field. First pitch is set 6 p.m. CT. and will be broadcasted on SEC Network+.

Free tervis cups will be available for fans at the marketing booth, limit one per person. Fans that received a voucher from last Saturday's game against Alabama for an Auburn Softball green hat will also be able to begin redeeming their voucher at the marketing booth. These vouchers may be redeemed at any home game throughout the rest of the season.

A postgame autograph session will also be held behind sections 7 and 103. The event will last approximately 10 minutes.

The Tigers are coming off a series victory over No. 15 Alabama that concluded with a thrilling walk-off win in the series finale on Sunday. It is the first SEC series win for head coach Mickey Dean at the Tigers' helm.

Auburn enters the contest 27-6, 2-4 in SEC play. The Hornets, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson, are currently 9-19 after dropping their last series with Southern.

Auburn and Alabama State have met nine times with the Tigers leading the series 9-0, including a 4-0 mark in games played at Jane B. Moore Field. The teams met twice last season, once in Auburn in a 14-0 win and once at Lagoon Park in Montgomery in a 14-1 win.

Quick Hitters

  • Victoria Draper is just one steal away from tying the single season school record of 33 set by Shannon Anderson in 2004. The redshirt senior is tied for the national lead with 32 on the season.
  • As a team, Auburn leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally with 74 stolen bases.
  • The Tigers' pitching staff has been lights out this season, posting a 0.85 ERA, the third-lowest in the nation. Senior Kaylee Carlson (0.70) and junior Makayla Martin (1.10) are ranked ninth and 33rd nationally, respectively.
  • Draper and freshman Taylon Snow both rank among the top-50 in total hits with 39 and 37, respectively. The pair also ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in that category.