2021 AUBURN BASEBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36849 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURN_BASEBALL 2021 SCHEDULE GAME 52 HOOVER, ALA. (Hoover Met Stadium) Day Date Opponent Time/Result FRI FEB. 19 PRESBYTERIAN W, 14-3 AUBURN TIGERS (25-26, 10-20 SEC) SAT FEB. 20 PRESBYTERIAN W, 6-1 Head Coach: Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) SUN FEB. 21 PRESBYTERIAN W, 2-1 (10) Career Record: 218-162 (7th season) | Record at Auburn: 179-141 (6th season) TUE FEB. 23 ALABAMA A&M W, 18-2 (7) vs WED FEB. 24 ALABAMA A&M W, 33-0 #11 Fri Feb. 26 vs. #25 Oklahoma L, 3-4 (10) OLE MISS REBELS (38-17, 18-12 SEC) Sat Feb. 27 vs. Baylor L, 6-12 Head Coach: Mike Bianco (LSU, 1989) Sun Feb. 28 vs. Texas A&M W, 6-1 Career Record: 905-528-1 (23rd season) | Record at Miss: 805-457-1 (21st season) TUE MAR. 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE PPD FRI MAR. 5 #18 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 2-8 ›› QUICK HITTERS SAT MAR. 6 #18 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 16-1 • Auburn’s appearance in the SEC Tournament is its 28th all-time and its fourth straight. SUN MAR. 7 #18 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 9-11 (10) Tue Mar. 9 at UAB W, 6-5 • The Tigers are 35-50 in the tournament and 4-6 in Hoover under head coach Butch Thompson. FRI MAR. 12 LITTLE ROCK W, 7-0 • Auburn has won a game in Hoover in three straight seasons (2017-19) and four straight trips to the SAT MAR. 13 LITTLE ROCK W, 6-0 tournament (2015, ‘17-19). The Tigers have never won a SEC Tournament game in four straight seasons. SUN MAR. 14 LITTLE ROCK L, 6-12 • Auburn was 3-16 in SEC play on Apr. 30 but won seven of its last 11 games and five of its last Tue Mar. 16 at Lipscomb W, 9-7 seven to clinch the No. 12 seed in Hoover. Fri Mar. 19 at #4 Ole Miss* L, 0-1 • Auburn’s starting pitchers - Jack Owen, Richard Fitts and Trace Bright - didn’t allow an earned Sat Mar. 20 at #4 Ole Miss* L, 5-6 run in 18.0 combined innings at Missouri. The trio struck out 16 and issued one walk. Sun Mar. 21 at #4 Ole Miss* L, 11-19 • Auburn led the SEC with 50 home runs in league play while ranking second in the conference and Tue Mar. 23 vs. South Alabama PPD FRI MAR. 26 KENTUCKY* L, 6-8 (10) fifth in the country with 85 home runs overall this season. SAT MAR. 27 KENTUCKY* (DH) L, 6-7 • The team’s 85 home runs are tied for the fourth most in a season in program history. SAT MAR. 27 KENTUCKY* (DH) L, 4-6 • Four players in Tyler Miller (16), Ryan Bliss (14), Steven Williams (13) and Rankin Woley (10) Thu Apr. 1 at #1 Arkansas* W, 2-1 turned in double digit home runs, marking the sixth time in program history to do so. Fri Apr. 2 at #1 Arkansas* L, 5-6 • Bliss was named Second Team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Defensive Team at shortstop. Sat Apr. 3 at #1 Arkansas* L, 5-6 (10) TUE APR. 6 KENNESAW STATE PPD PITCHING MATCHUP FRI APR. 9 #4 MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, 5-6 AUBURN OLE MISS SAT APR. 10 #4 MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, 2-7 SUN APR. 11 #4 MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, 10-19 TUE | SR LHP Jack Owen (2-4, 4.84) vs. JR LHP Doug Nikhazy (8-2, 2.12) Tue Apr. 13 at #20 Georgia Tech W, 7-3 Thu Apr. 15 at Alabama* L, 7-8 (10) GAME INFO AUBURN 25-26, 10-20 SEC Fri Apr. 16 at Alabama* W, 5-4 Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Team Leaders Sat Apr. 17 at Alabama* L, 9-10 Game Time: Appz. 8:00 p.m. CT Batting Average: JR IF Ryan Bliss (.362) TUE APR. 20 SAMFORD W, 6-4 Site: Hoover, Ala. / Hoover Met Stadium (10,800) Runs: JR IF Ryan Bliss (49) WED APR. 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 8-7 (10) TV: SEC Network 2B: JR IF Ryan Bliss (14) FRI APR. 23 #10 FLORIDA* L, 2-4 Talent: Dave Neal, Kyle Peterson, Todd Walker HR: JR IF Tyler Miller (16) SUN APR. 25 #10 FLORIDA* (DH) W, 10-8 (7) Radio: 93.9/95.9 FM | AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn RBI: JR IF Tyler Miller (61) SUN APR. 25 #10 FLORIDA* (DH) L, 4-6 (7) Talent: Andy Burcham, Brad Law Stolen Bases: JR OF Kason Howell (8-13) Thu Apr. 29 at #20 Georgia* L, 0-4 Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com Fri Apr. 30 at #20 Georgia* W, 10-6 (14) Twitter Updates: @AuburnBaseball 38-17, 18-12 SEC Sat May 1 at #20 Georgia* W, 9-7 Postgame Recap: AuburnTigers.com OLE MISS TUE MAY 4 UAB PPD Series History: Auburn trails, 88-93-1 Team Leaders THU MAY 6 LSU* L, 3-8 Auburn: Auburn leads, 51-36 Batting Average: FR IF Jacob Gonzalez (.349) FRI MAY 7 LSU* L, 6-9 Oxford: Auburn trails, 33-54-1 Runs: FR IF Jacob Gonzalez (58) SAT MAY 8 LSU* W, 2-1 Neutral: Auburn leads, 4-3 2B: Two tied (12) Wed May 12 at Samford L, 1-6 SEC Tournament: Auburn leads, 4-2 HR: JR OF Kevin Graham (12) FRI MAY 14 TEXAS A&M* W, 5-4 Last Meeting: Ole Miss 19, Auburn 11 (3/21/21) RBI: JR OF Kevin Graham (50) SAT MAY 15 TEXAS A&M* L, 9-11 Streak: L3 Stolen Bases: JR IF Justin Bench (12-16) SUN MAY 16 TEXAS A&M* W, 8-5 TUE MAY 18 NORTH ALABAMA W, 14-6 Thu May 20 at Missouri* W, 15-6 POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Fri May 21 at Missouri* W, 3-0 Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB Sat May 22 at Missouri* L, 6-7 C 17 Ryan Dyal .188 69 18 13 2 0 3 7 1-1 24 POSTSEASON 1B 10 Tyler Miller .319 204 38 65 10 1 16 61 3-4 15 Tue May 25 vs. Ole Miss^ 8 pm 2B 19 Brody Moore .296 189 25 56 11 0 2 32 1-4 13 Home games in BOLD CAPS 3B 4 Rankin Woley .321 193 36 62 12 0 10 31 1-1 24 All home games at Plainsman Park | All times central SS 9 Ryan Bliss .362 207 49 75 14 1 14 43 6-11 23 ^ SEC Tournament LF 1 Judd Ward .208 154 30 32 5 2 4 18 0-1 20 CF 5 Kason Howell .264 174 29 46 12 0 8 30 8-13 26 RF 8 Bryson Ware .257 136 35 35 6 1 6 26 4-5 16 DH 16 Cam Hill .273 110 19 30 6 1 5 22 0-0 17 2021 AUBURN BASEBALL GAME NOTES AUBURN’S RECORD WHEN... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Under Location Auburn, Ala. 2021 Thompson Enrollment 30,440 Overall 25-26 179-141 Founded October 1, 1856 SEC 10-20 63-86 Nickname Tigers Non-Conference 15-6 104-45 Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Postseason 0-0 15-13 President Dr. Jay Gogue Home 15-14 121-63 Athletics Director Allen Greene Away 9-10 42-61 Conference Southeastern (SEC West) Neutral 1-2 14-15 Current streak L1 L1 Stadium / Capacity Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field Last 5 games 4-1 4-1 at Plainsman Park / 4,096 Last 10 games 6-4 6-4 Ticket Office Phone 855-282-2010 Situational: AU scores first 22-9 123-47 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF Opp. scores first 3-17 56-94 Head Coach Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) AU scores 4+ runs 21-18 162-62 Record at Auburn / Seasons 179-141 (.559) / 6th AU scores 3 runs or less 4-8 17-79 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 218-162 (.574) / 7th AU leads after 7 innings 19-4 145-14 Assistant Coach Karl Nonemaker (Vanderbilt, 2002) 8 innings 20-3 165-12 Assistant Coach Gabe Gross (Auburn, 2012) AU trails after 7 innings 1-14 12-102 Volunteer Assistant Tim Hudson (Auburn) 8 innings 0-18 4-111 Game tied after 7 innings 3-7 18-22 Student Assistant Dan Gamache (Auburn) 8 innings 3-4 5-13 Director of Operations Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1998) Extra Innings 3-5 9-15 Player Development & Data Analyst Blake Logan (Auburn, 2017) 1-run games 7-9 36-39 Athletic Trainer Anthony Sandersen (South Dakota State, 2004) 2-run games 4-6 21-14 Strength & Conditioning Chris Joyner (Minnesota State - Mankato, 2001) 3-run games 2-1 20-17 Games decided by 5+ runs 10-8 84-43 vs. LH Starter 7-11 55-45 PROGRAM HISTORY vs. RH Starter 18-15 125-95 Modern Era Program Record (since 1949) 1,988-1,374-4 (.592) More hits than opponent 20-5 134-25 College World Series Appearances / Last 5 / 2019 Fewer hits than opponent 4-19 29-106 College World Series Record 3-10 (.231) Hits are tied 1-2 14-11 NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 22 / 2019 AU has 10+ hits 13-15 108-56 NCAA Regional Record 51-45 (.531) Opp. has 10+ hits 5-19 43-89 NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 3 / 2019 Hit a home run 19-19 117-56 NCAA Super Regional Record 3-5 (.375) Opp.