March 22, 2018
No. 19 Kentucky at No. 11 Auburn
Auburn Game Notes | Kentucky Game Notes
AUBURN, Ala. - No. 11 Auburn will welcome the 19th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats to the Plains this weekend for a three-game series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. CT.
Saturday's game will be played at 8 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on the SEC Network. Sunday's finale will be played at 2 p.m. CT. Friday and Sunday's games will be available to stream live on SEC Network .
This weekend is our designated Strike Out Cancer Weekend. Fans are encouraged to wear pink all weekend. A pink t-shirt giveaway will occur on Sunday for the first 500 fans in the park. Sunday will also feature a silent auction for game-worn jerseys. Enter to win contests will be held on both Friday and Saturday in support of Strike Out Cancer.
Fans can also begin to register for the annual team banquet at the marketing booth. The banquet will be held Sunday, April 12 at 6 p.m. CT. Deadline for registration is April 12.
Auburn (28-6, 2-4) enters the weekend on a three-game win streak - two against then-12th ranked Alabama and a 22-0 midweek win over Alabama State. Kentucky (19-6, 2-3) travels to the Plains after sweeping No. 10 LSU. The Wildcats are led by Rachel Lawson, who is in her 11th season at the helm. The Tigers have been outstanding in the circle this season led by aces Kaylee Carlson and Makayla Martin. As a unit, the pitching staff has posted the third-lowest ERA in the nation this season at 0.85.
Auburn is led at the plate by Victoria Draper and Taylon Snow, who have both posted batting clips of better than .400. Draper (.461) also leads the team in hits (41), runs (31) and on base percentage (.575). The senior has also been a terror on the base paths tallying a single-season school record-tying 33 stolen bases (33-of-37).
Snow, a freshman from Chino Hills, Calif. led Auburn at the plate with .273 average at the plate in the Tigers' series win over Alabama. She is also 14-for-37 (.378) in her last 10 games played.
Quick Hitters:
- An Auburn Win Would: A win by Auburn would give the Tigers their 8th-straight win over the Wildcats and their 3rd straight win over ranked team this season.
- Inside the Series: The Tigers and Wildcats have met 55 times with Auburn holding a 38-17 advantage, including a 20-5 mark in games played in Auburn. The Tigers won the last meeting between the teams in a 2-0 shutout last season in the SEC Tournament. Auburn is currently on a 7-game win streak in the series. Additionally, Auburn has won the last three series against Kentucky, last falling 2-1 March 23-25, 2012 in Auburn.
- Home Field Advantage: The Tigers have played exceptionally well at Jane B. Moore Field this season posting a 21-1 record. Auburn pitchers have a combined 0.40 ERA in the 22 appearances and are holding opposing batters to just a 1.52 BA. The Auburn offense has also found big success on the Plains posting a .344 batting clip. 18 of the team's 26 home runs this season have been hit at home.
- Last 10: Auburn is 6-4 in their last 10 games, including a 2-1 mark in last weekend's SEC home-opener series win over No. 12 Alabama. Casey McCrackin and Taylon Snow paced the Tigers at the plate posting batting clips of .355 and .353 respectively. The Tigers lost the four games by a combined five runs, including three 1-loss games at LSU.