2020 AUBURN BASEBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36849 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURN_BASEBALL 2020 SCHEDULE GAMES 17-18 AUBURN, ALA. (Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park) Day Date Opponent Time/Result FRI FEB. 14 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 5-3 #14 AUBURN TIGERS (13-3, 0-0 SEC) SAT FEB. 15 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 18-1 Head Coach: Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) SAT FEB. 15 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 7-3 Career Record: 193-134 (6th season) | Record at Auburn: 154-113 (5th season) SUN FEB. 16 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 14-0 (7) WED FEB. 19 OAKLAND W, 17-1 vs. FRI FEB. 21 UCF L, 1-3 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (10-5, 2-1 ACC) SAT FEB. 22 UCF L, 3-7 Head Coach: Danny Hall (Miami (Ohio), 1977) SUN FEB. 23 UCF L, 2-12 Career Record: 1,280-673-1 (33rd season) | Record at GT: 1,072-556-1 (27th season) TUE FEB. 25 ALABAMA A&M W, 10-0 WED FEB. 26 ALABAMA A&M W, 12-6 vs. FRI FEB. 28 WRIGHT STATE W, 7-2 WOFFORD TERRIERS (13-3, 0-0 SoCon) SAT FEB. 29 WRIGHT STATE W, 20-6 Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (UNC Asheville, 2000) SUN MAR. 1 WRIGHT STATE W, 6-0 Career Record: 336-364 (13th season) | Record at Wofford: 336-364 (13th season) FRI MAR. 6 CHICAGO STATE W, 6-0 SAT MAR. 7 CHICAGO STATE W, 16-2 ›› QUICK HITTERS SUN MAR. 8 CHICAGO STATE W, 9-0 • Auburn enters the week on an eight-game winning streak. The team has outscored its opponents TUE MAR. 10 GEORGIA TECH 6 PM 86-16 and is hitting .375 during the stretch. WED MAR. 11 WOFFORD 6 PM FRI MAR. 13 TEXAS A&M* 6 PM • The Tigers currently lead the NCAA in batting average (.346) and lead the SEC in hits (197) and SAT MAR. 14 TEXAS A&M* 2 PM doubles (48). The team also ranks fourth in the country in runs (153). SUN MAR. 15 TEXAS A&M* 1 PM • Auburn totaled 48 hits in three games vs. Chicago State, marking the most hits in a three-game TUE MAR. 17 ALABAMA STATE 6 PM series since 2011. Fri Mar. 20 at Missouri* 6:30 pm • Five players turned in multiple hits in all three games against the Cougars. Sat Mar. 21 at Missouri* 2 pm Sun Mar. 22 at Missouri* 1 pm PITCHING MATCHUP Thu Mar. 26 at Alabama* 6 pm AUBURN GEORGIA TECH Fri Mar. 27 at Alabama* 7:30 pm Sat Mar. 28 at Alabama* 1 pm TUE | SO LHP Brooks Fuller (1-0, 0.00) vs. FR RHP Zach Maxwell (1-1, 2.25) Tue Mar. 31 at UAB 6 pm AUBURN WOFFORD FRI APR. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 6 PM WED | FR RHP Trace Bright (1-0, 5.87) vs. JR RHP Josh Vitus (1-1, 2.60) SAT APR. 4 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 2 PM SUN APR. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 11 AM GAME INFO AUBURN 13-3, 0-0 SEC Tue Apr. 7 at Georgia Tech 3 pm Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, Mar. 10-11, 2020 Team Leaders Thu Apr. 9 at Georgia* 6 pm Game Time: 6 pm / 6 pm Batting Average: SR C Matt Scheffler (.432) Fri Apr. 10 at Georgia* 6 pm Site: Auburn, Ala./ Plainsman Park (4,096) Runs: SO IF Ryan Bliss (20) Sat Apr. 11 at Georgia* 12 pm TV: SEC Network (Tuesday) 2B: SR IF Rankin Woley (8) Tue Apr. 14 at Samford 6:30 pm Talent: Roy Philpott (pxp), Chris Burke (color) HR: SR IF Conor Davis (3) THU APR. 16 KENTUCKY* 6 PM RBI: SR IF Rankin Woley (22) FRI APR. 17 KENTUCKY* 8 PM Radio: WTGZ-93.9 FM | AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn Stolen Bases: SO IF Brody Moore (5-5) SAT APR. 18 KENTUCKY* 2 PM Talent: Andy Burcham, Brad Law TUE APR. 21 FLORIDA A&M 5 PM Fri Apr. 24 at Arkansas* 6:30 pm GEORGIA TECH 10-5, 2-1 ACC WOFFORD 13-3, 0-0 SoCon Sat Apr. 25 at Arkansas* 6:30 pm Head Coach: Danny Hall (Miami (Ohio), 1977) Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (UNCA, 2000) Sun Apr. 26 at Arkansas* 1:30 pm Career: 1,280-673-1 (33rd season) Career: 336-364 (13th season) FRI MAY 1 FLORIDA* 6 PM at GT: 1,072-556-1 (27th season) at WC: 336-364 (13th season) SAT MAY 2 FLORIDA* 2 PM Team Leaders Team Leaders SUN MAY 3 FLORIDA* 1 PM Batting Average: JR IF/OF Michael Guldberg (.473) Batting Average: SR OF Hudson Byorick (.357) TUE MAY 5 UAB 6 PM 2B: Three tied (5) 2B: SR OF Hudson Byorick (7) Fri May 8 at Ole Miss* 6:30 pm HR: FR OF Stephen Reid (5) HR: JR OF Colin Davis (4) Sat May 9 at Ole Miss* 7 pm RBI: JR OF Baron Radcliff (15) RBI: SR C Alec Cargin (23) Sun May 10 at Ole Miss* 1:30 pm TUE MAY 12 SAMFORD 6 PM THU MAY 14 LSU* 6 PM POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP FRI MAY 15 LSU* 6 PM Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SAT MAY 16 LSU* 3:30 PM C 6 Matt Scheffler .432 44 17 19 4 0 1 14 1-1 7 POSTSEASON 1B 24 Conor Davis .373 51 16 19 5 0 3 14 0-1 12 May 19-24 SEC Tournament TBA 2B 47 Garrett Farquhar .278 36 15 10 2 0 0 9 1-1 9 May 29-June 1 NCAA Regionals TBA June 5-8 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 3B 4 Rankin Woley .429 63 13 27 8 0 2 22 0-0 5 June 13-24 NCAA College World Series TBA SS 9 Ryan Bliss .412 68 20 28 7 1 2 17 4-6 4 LF 1 Judd Ward .323 65 16 21 6 1 2 16 2-3 7 Home games in BOLD CAPS All home games at Plainsman Park | All times central CF 5 Kason Howell .355 31 6 11 5 0 0 5 0-0 2 RF 19 Brody Moore .347 49 11 17 1 1 0 9 5-5 6 DH 41 Steven Williams .355 31 7 11 4 0 2 12 0-0 8 2020 AUBURN BASEBALL GAME NOTES AUBURN’S RECORD WHEN... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Under Location Auburn, Ala. 2020 Thompson Enrollment 30, 440 Overall 13-3 154-113 Founded October 1, 1856 SEC 0-0 53-66 Nickname Tigers Non-Conference 13-3 89-37 Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Postseason 0-0 15-13 President Dr. Jay Gogue Home 13-3 106-47 Athletics Director Allen Greene Away 0-0 33-51 Conference Southeastern (SEC West) Neutral 0-0 13-13 Current streak W8 W8 Stadium / Capacity Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field Last 5 games 5-0 5-0 at Plainsman Park / 4,096 Last 10 games 8-2 8-2 Ticket Office Phone 855-282-2010 Situational: AU scores first 11-2 101-38 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF Opp. scores first 2-1 53-75 Head Coach Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) AU scores 4+ runs 13-0 141-44 Record at Auburn / Seasons 154-113 (.577) / 5th AU scores 3 runs or less 0-3 13-69 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 193-134 (.590) / 6th AU leads after 7 innings 12-0 126-10 Assistant Coach Karl Nonemaker (Vanderbilt, 2002) 8 innings 12-0 146-9 Assistant Coach Gabe Gross (Auburn, 2012) AU trails after 7 innings 0-3 11-86 Volunteer Assistant Tim Hudson (Auburn) 8 innings 0-3 4-91 Game tied after 7 innings 0-0 15-14 Student Assistant Dan Gamache (Auburn) 8 innings 0-0 2-9 Director of Operations Greg Drye (Southern Miss, 1998) Extra Innings 0-0 6-10 Special Asst. to Head Coach Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist, 1983) 1-run games 0-0 29-28 Player Development & Data Analyst Blake Logan (Auburn, 2017) 2-run games 1-1 17-8 Athletic Trainer Anthony Sandersen (South Dakota State, 2004) 3-run games 0-0 18-16 Strength & Conditioning Chris Joyner (Minnesota State - Mankato, 2001) Games decided by 5+ runs 11-1 75-35 vs. LH Starter 4-2 48-34 vs. RH Starter 9-1 106-79 PROGRAM HISTORY More hits than opponent 13-0 114-19 Modern Era Program Record (since 1949) 1,963-1,346-4 (.593) Fewer hits than opponent 0-2 25-86 College World Series Appearances / Last 5 / 2019 Hits are tied 0-1 13-9 College World Series Record 3-10 (.231) AU has 10+ hits 11-0 95-41 NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 22 / 2019 Opp. has 10+ hits 1-1 38-70 Hit a home run 8-1 98-37 NCAA Regional Record 51-45 (.531) Opp. hits a home run 4-3 61-68 NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 3 / 2019 AU quality start 3-0 54-18 NCAA Super Regional Record 3-5 (.375) Opp. quality start 0-1 19-47 Last Postseason Opponent Louisville / 2019 College World Series AU commits no errors 8-1 67-28 Result Lost, 5-3 Opp. commits no error 4-1 39-56 By Day: POSTSEASON HISTORY Sunday 3-1 24-21 College World Series Appearances: 5 (1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 2019) Monday 0-0 1-2 Tuesday 1-0 31-16 Wednesday 2-0 12-4 Super Regional Appearances: 3 (1999, 2018, 2019) Thursday 0-0 5-11 Friday 3-1 38-24 NCAA Regional Appearances: 22 (1963, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, Saturday 3-1 40-35 1993-95, 1997-2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) Day Games (first pitch before 6 p.m.) 12-3 92-60 Night Games (first pitch after 6 p.m.) 1-0 62-53 NCAA Regional Titles: 7 (1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2018, 2019) Doubleheaders 2-0 20-10 By Month: MEDIA RELATIONS February 9-3 35-10 March 4-0 56-24 Baseball Contact: George Nunnelley, Asst.