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2017 AUBURN BASEBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36830 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURNBASEBALL 2017 SCHEDULE GAME 43 AUBURN, Ala. (Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park) Day Date Opponent Time/Result #5 Fri. Feb. 17 GEORGE WASH. (SECN+) W, 9-0 AUBURN TIGERS (30-12, 12-6 SEC) Sat. Feb. 18 GEORGE WASH. (SECN+) W, 2-0 Head Coach: Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) Sat. Feb. 18 GEORGE WASH. (SECN+) L, 9-5 Career Record: 92-57 (3rd season) | Record at Auburn: 53-45 (2nd season) Sun. Feb. 19 GEORGE WASH. (SECN+) W, 4-3 vs. Wed. Feb. 22 FLORIDA A&M (SECN+) W, 12-8 Fri. Feb. 24 HOLY CROSS W, 7-0 TROY TROJANS (22-17, 9-9 SBC) Sat. Feb. 25 HOLY CROSS W, 4-0 Head Coach: Mark Smartt (Troy, 1987) Sun. Feb. 26 HOLY CROSS (SECN+) W, 13-4 Career Record: 218-205 (8th season) | Record at TROY: 54-42 (2nd season) Tue. Feb. 28 SAMFORD (SECN+) L, 7-6 Fri. Mar. 3 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) W, 8-0 ›› QUICK HITTERS Sat. Mar. 4 LIPSCOMB W, 5-4 • Jonah Todd is batting .531 with 12 R, 4 XBH and 8 RBI in last 8. He’s second in SEC with .381 BA overall. Sun. Mar. 5 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) L, 8-7 [10] • Auburn’s No. 5 ranking this week by Baseball America is its highest since being ranked No. 5 on 4/14/2003. Tue. Mar. 7 SOUTH ALABAMA (SECN+) L, 14-3 • Keegan Thompson has posted a quality start in 8-of-9 career starts in SEC action at Plainsman Park. Wed. Mar. 8 KENNESAW ST. (SECN+) W, 6-4 • The Tigers are 11-3 on the season in one-run games after going 1-11 in those games in 2016. Fri. Mar. 10 PRESBYTERIAN L, 11-8 • Auburn has won nine of 10 series played in 2017 with the only loss at Texas A&M. Sat. Mar. 11 PRESBYTERIAN (SECN+) W, 7-5 • The Tigers have hit 11 home runs in their last eight games after recording only 10 in their first 34 contests. Sun. Mar. 12 PRESBYTERIAN (SECN+) W, 8-0 • Auburn is second in the SEC with a .241 opponent batting average and a 3.33 ERA through six league series. Tue. Mar. 14 UAB (SECN+) W, 4-0 • Casey Mize (1.23) and Keegan Thompson (1.48) rank 1st and 4th in the SEC in ERA. Wed. Mar. 15 JACKSONVILLE ST. (SECN+) W, 10-1 • Auburn hitters rank ninth in the NCAA and 2nd in the SEC with 95 doubles, including 50 in the last 22 games. Fri. Mar. 17 FLORIDA* (SECN+) W, 14-3 • With 30 wins (12 SEC) on the season, Auburn has surpassed its overall and conference win totals from 2016. Sat. Mar. 18 FLORIDA* (SECN+) W, 2-1 • Sophomore right-hander Casey Mize leads the SEC and ranks 13th nationally with 82 strikeouts. Sun. Mar. 19 FLORIDA* (SECN+) W, 6-5 • After not hitting a grand slam in 276 games since 2012, Auburn had two in a 5 game stretch from April 11-18. Tue. Mar. 21 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) W, 7-4 • RHP Casey Mize was named a D1Baseball Midseason All-American, Butch Thompson was named top coach. Fri. Mar. 24 at Georgia* (SECN+) W, 2-1 • Auburn’s 4-0 win over UAB was the 7th shutout of the season which ranks first in the SEC and 6th in NCAA. Sat. Mar. 25 at Georgia* (SECN+) L, 4-1 Sun. Mar. 26 at Georgia* (SECN+) W, 4-1 Tue. Mar. 28 vs. Alabama % (ESPNU) W, 4-3 PITCHING MATCHUP Fri. Mar. 31 SOUTH CAROLINA* (SECN+) W, 5-4 AUBURN TROY Sat. April 1 SOUTH CAROLINA* (ESPNU) L, 7-0 Sun. April 2 SOUTH CAROLINA* (SECN+) W, 6-5 TUE | FR RHP Christian Camacho (2-1, 4.97 ERA) vs. FR LHP Max Newton (1-0, 3.38 ERA) Tue. April 4 GEORGIA TECH (SECN+) L, 11-8 Fri. April 7 at Texas A&M* (SECN+) W, 2-1 Sat. April 8 at Texas A&M* L, 6-3 Sun. April 9 at Texas A&M* (SECN+) L, 3-1 SERIES INFO AUBURN 30-12, 12-6 SEC Tue. April 11 at Samford (YouTube) W, 16-15 Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 2017 Leaders Thurs. April 13 at Tennessee* (SECN) W, 3-2 Game Time: 6 pm CT Batting Average: JR OF Jonah Todd (.381) Fri. April 14 at Tennessee* (SECN+) L, 5-4 [10] Site: Auburn, Ala. / Plainsman Park (4,096) Sat. April 15 at Tennessee* W, 8-1 TV: SECN+ Runs: JR OF Jonah Todd (40) Tue. April 18 at Kennesaw St. (ESPN3) W, 15-7 • Talent: Andy Burcham (pxp), Gabe Gross (color) 2B: JR IF/OF Jay Estes (14) Fri. April 21 ARKANSAS* (SECN+) 6 pm Radio: WTGZ-93.9 FM | AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn HR: Two tied (5) Sat. April 22 ARKANSAS* (SECN+) 1 pm • Talent: Rod Bramblett (pxp), Brad Law (color) RBI: SR UTIL Daniel Robert (36) Sun. April 23 ARKANSAS* (SECN) 3 pm Live Stats: Auburn.StatBroadcast.com Stolen Bases: SR UTIL Daniel Robert (9-9) Tue. April 25 TROY (SECN+) 6 pm Twitter Updates: @AuburnBaseball Fri. April 28 at Mississippi St.* (SECN+) 6:30 pm Postgame Recap: AuburnTigers.com Sat. April 29 at Mississippi St.* (SECN) 7 pm Series History: AU leads, 55-21 TROY 22-17, 9-9 SBC Sun. April 30 at Mississippi St.* (SECN) 12 pm Auburn: AU leads, 34-8 Head Coach: Mark Smartt (Troy, 1987) Fri. May 5 ALABAMA* (SECN+) 6 pm Troy: AU leads, 12-8 Career: 218-205 (8th season) Sat. May 6 ALABAMA* (SECN+) 2 pm Neutral Site: AU leads, 6-4 at TROY: 54-42 (2nd season) Sun. May 7 ALABAMA* (SECN) 4 pm : AU leads, 6-3 at Montgomery 2017 Leaders Tue. May 9 at UAB ^ 6:30 pm at Pensacola: AU trails, 0-1 Batting Average: SO IF Brandon Lockridge (.339) Thurs. May 11 at LSU* (ESPNU) 6:30 pm Last Meeting: W, 7-2 at Auburn Fri. May 12 at LSU* (SECN+) 7 pm Streak: AU, W1 2B: SR OF Trevor Davis (12) Sat. May 13 at LSU* (SECN) 12 pm HR: Two tied (4) Thur. May 18 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 6 pm RBI: SR OF Trevor Davis (28) Fri. May 19 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 6 pm Sat. May 20 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 1 pm POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP POSTSEASON Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB Tue. May 23 SEC Tournament TBA C 1 Blake Logan .247 93 18 23 4 1 2 16 0-0 12 Fri. June 2 NCAA Regionals TBA Fri. June 9 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 1B 27 Dylan Ingram .244 123 24 30 8 0 5 28 0-0 22 Sat. June 17 College World Series TBA 2B 25 Jay Estes .283 159 30 45 14 0 0 19 5-6 16 Home games in BOLD CAPS 3B 3 Josh Anthony .298 151 24 45 11 0 1 26 6-8 26 SS 9 Luke Jarvis .293 157 31 46 10 3 5 25 5-6 9 All home games at Plainsman Park | All times central % - 8th annual MAX Capital City Classic (Montgomery, Ala.) LF 35 Bo Decker .296 54 8 16 3 0 1 13 3-4 5 CF 41 Jonah Todd .381 155 40 59 13 2 0 25 6-9 24 RF 20 Daniel Robert .314 153 30 48 9 2 4 36 9-9 31 DH 24 Conor Davis .319 91 17 29 9 0 1 20 1-3 14 2017 AUBURN BASEBALL GAME NOTES AUBURN’S RECORD WHEN... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Under Location Auburn, Ala. 2017 Thompson Enrollment 28,290 Overall 30-12 53-45 Founded October 1, 1856 SEC 12-6 20-28 Nickname Tigers Non-Conference 18-6 33-17 Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Home 21-8 39-24 Away 8-4 11-18 President Dr. Jay Gogue Neutral 1-0 2-3 Athletics Director Jay Jacobs Current streak W1 -- Conference Southeastern (SEC West) Last 5 games 4-1 -- Stadium / Capacity Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field Last 10 games 6-4 -- at Plainsman Park / 4,096 Ticket Office Phone 855-282-2010 Situational: AU scores first 20-5 37-15 Opp. scores first 10-7 16-30 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF AU scores 4+ runs 25-6 47-23 Head Coach Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) AU scores 3 runs or less 5-6 6-22 Record at Auburn / Seasons 53-45 (.535) / 2nd AU leads after 7 innings 24-3 44-7 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 92-57 (.620) / 3rd 8 innings 28-3 31-4 AU trails after 7 innings 3-7 3-32 Assistant Coach Doug Sisson (Montevallo, 1986) 8 innings 1-7 1-34 Assistant Coach Brad Bohannon (Berry, 1998) Game tied after 7 innings 3-1 6-5 Volunteer Assistant Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1998) 8 innings 1-1 1-5 Extra Innings 0-2 0-5 1-run games 11-3 12-14 Athletic Admin. / Operations Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist, 1983) 2-run games 3-1 6-7 Video Coordinator Blake Beck (Troy, 2014) 3-run games 2-4 5-10 Athletic Trainer Sean Stryker (Penn State, 2012) Games decided by 5+ runs 11-2 25-9 Strength & Conditioning Brett Price (Troy, 2013) vs. LH Starter 6-3 17-12 vs. RH Starter 24-9 36-33 More hits than opponent 21-2 40-11 PROGRAM HISTORY Fewer hits than opponent 6-10 9-32 Hits are tied 3-0 4-2 Modern Era Program Record (since 1949) 2,002-1,352-6 (.596) AU has 10+ hits 16-3 34-26 College World Series Appearances / Last 4 / 1997 Opp.