AUBURN, Ala. – MalveauxMania returns to Jane B. Moore Field as Auburn softball (23-10, 2-4 SEC) hosts Missouri (16-18, 1-5 SEC) for a three-game conference showdown on the Plains.
“We’re pretty avid WWE fans,” said co-head coach Chris Malveaux. “Our external staff did a great job last year promoting it and setting up the layout. It’s a little bit of a taste of the environment, music and intros of a WWE event. It’s my favorite promotion of the entire year. It’s going to be a blast.”
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— Auburn Softball (@AuburnSoftball) March 26, 2026
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The series begins Friday at 6 p.m. CT. Saturday’s game is set for a 2 p.m. CT while Sunday’s finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.
MalveauxMania will run across all three games of the Missouri series. A sumo wrestling tournament will be contested with the winning fraternity taking home a WWE/Auburn championship belt. Fans will also receive a free MalveauxMania t-shirt on Friday while supplies last.
The team will participate in an autograph session on Saturday. Children 12 and under can run the bases postgame on Sunday for Sunday Runday.
All three games are available on the SEC Network+. JJ Jackson will be joined in the booth by a trio of Auburn softball alumni: Shelby Lowe (Friday), Kim Owens (Saturday) and Amy Reif (Sunday).
Brit Bowen will have radio coverage for all three games on WEGL 91.1. Fans can also listen on the Auburn Tigers website and mobile app or stream the booth cam on the Auburn Softball Facebook page. Bowen will be joined in the booth by Nick Minerva (Friday), Ben Evans (Saturday) and Carson Meier (Sunday).
“Missouri is going to be a very hard-nose teams,” Malveaux said. “They are going to play hard. They are very gritty. Pitching and defense are going to be a very big staple for them. When you let up, they are going to find a way to score. We’ve got to make pitches, and we’ve got to be locked in offensively. Their record is a little misleading. They’ve played an incredibly tough schedule, and they can beat anyone. We’ve got to show up and get after it.”
Auburn returns to SEC action after its bye week in league play. The Tigers played four non-conference games during the break, picking up a pair of wins over South Alabama along with victories over Jacksonville State and Florida A&M.
The Tigers enter the weekend with 49 total home runs, which rank fourth in the SEC and 15th nationally. Senior McKaela Walker and junior Ma’Nia Womack pace the team with 10 each. Walker has one of the hottest bats in the lineup as of late. Over Auburn’s last 16 games, Walker is slugging at a .940 clip with 21 hits and 25 RBI.
Sophomore Kylie Shaw has reached safely in 32 of Auburn’s 33 games, recording hits in 24 contests. Shaw leads the team in hits (36), runs scored (40), walks (38) and on-base percentage (.592). She leads the SEC in walks, while her 1.15 walks-per-game average ranks second nationally.
In the circle, sophomore Ella Harrison earned her 10th victory of the season in a complete-game effort versus South Alabama on Wednesday. Her 10 wins rank eighth in the SEC. Wednesday also saw Harrison record double-digit strikeouts for the third time this season. She is sixth in the league with 97 strikeouts and holds a team-best 3.80 ERA.
Missouri enters the weekend with a 1-5 mark in SEC play after earning a 5-3 upset over No. 4 Alabama last weekend for its first conference win. Four of Missouri’s five SEC losses have been decided by one run.
Stefania Abruscato leads the team with a .364 average on 36 hits, including 11 for extra bases. Abby Carr has contributed both at the plate and in the circle. Carr leads the team with 30 RBI while slugging at 609. She’s hit eight home runs this season. She also leads the team with a 2.04 ERA and has earned three wins.
Auburn has won back-to-back series over Missouri at Jane B. Moore Field.
For fans traveling to Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn University will begin construction on Wire Road in March to install a sidewalk from Lem Morrison Drive to Samford Avenue. Once construction begins, northbound Wire Road will be reduced to one lane. See map below for more details.