2019 AUBURN BASEBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36849 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURN_BASEBALL 2019 SCHEDULE GAMES 22-24 STARKVILLE, MISS. (Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium) Day Date Opponent Time/Result #12 FRI. FEB. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (SECN+) W, 11-2 AUBURN TIGERS (19-2, 3-0 SEC) SAT. FEB. 16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (SECN+) L, 5-7 (13) Head Coach: Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) SUN. FEB. 17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 4-3 (13) Career Record: 161-96 (5th season) | Record at Auburn: 122-84 (4th season) TUE. FEB. 19 ALABAMA A&M (SECN+) W, 10-1 WED. FEB. 20 ALABAMA A&M W, 10-2 at #4 Fri. Feb. 22 at UCF (UCFKnights.TV) W, 4-1 (20-2, 2-1 SEC) Sat. Feb. 23 at UCF (UCFKnights.TV) L, 1-6 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Head Coach: Chris Lemonis (The Citadel, 1992) Sun. Feb. 24 at UCF (UCFKnights.TV) W, 13-9 FRI. MAR. 1 CINCINNATI (SECN+) W, 5-0 Career Record: 161-93-2 (5th season) | Record at MSU: 20-2 (1st season) SAT. MAR. 2 CINCINNATI (SECN+) W, 5-0 SAT. MAR. 2 CINCINNATI (SECN+) W, 9-5 ›› QUICK HITTERS TUE. MAR. 5 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 15-9 • Auburn’s 14-game winning streak is the second longest streak in the country and tied for the WED. MAR. 6 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 2-0 fifth longest streak in program history. FRI. MAR. 8 UTSA (SECN+) W, 6-0 • The Tigers have outscored their opponents 99-38 during the streak. SAT. MAR. 9 UTSA W, 5-0 • The team’s 19 wins and .905 winning percentage are tied for fourth in the country this season. SAT. MAR. 9 UTSA W, 8-3 • Auburn’s 19-2 start is tied with the 1999 and 2018 teams for the second best record through 21 Tue. Mar. 12 at South Alabama (JagNation TV) W, 6-2 games in program history. FRI. MAR. 15 #21 TENNESSEE* (SECN+) W, 2-0 • The Tigers would become the third team in program history - joining the 1997 and 1999 teams - SAT. MAR. 16 #21 TENNESSEE*(SECN) W, 5-2 to start a season 20-2 with a win Friday. SUN. MAR. 17 #21 TENNESSEE* (SECN+) W, 5-3 • The Tigers have won back-to-back series in Starkville for the first time since winning three Tue. Mar. 19 at UAB (C-USA TV) W, 13-5 straight road series against the Bulldogs from 1993-97. Fri. Mar. 22 at #4 Mississippi State (SECN+) 6:00 pm • Auburn and Mississippi State have each won 99 games since the start of the 2017 season. Sat. Mar. 23 at #4 Mississippi State (SECN+) 2:00 pm Sun. Mar. 24 at #4 Mississippi State (SECN+) 1:00 pm • The 99 wins since in the last two-plus seasons are tied for the fourth most in the conference. Tue. Mar. 26 vs. Alabama% (SECN) 6:00 pm • Tanner Burns makes his 23rd straight start in an Auburn uniform this weekend. Fri. Mar. 29 at South Carolina (SECN+) 6:00 pm Sat. Mar. 30 at South Carolina (SECN) 12:00 pm PITCHING MATCHUP Sun. Mar. 31 at South Carolina (SECN) 11:00 am AUBURN MISSISSIPPI STATE TUE. APR. 2 GEORGIA TECH (SECN+) 6:00 pm FRI | SO RHP Tanner Burns (3-0, 0.54) vs. R-JR LHP Ethan Small (2-0, 1.50) THU. APR. 4 #9 ARKANSAS (ESPNU) 6:30 pm SAT | TBA vs. FR RHP JT Ginn (5-0, 2.59) FRI. APR. 5 #9 ARKANSAS (SECN+) 6:00 pm SAT. APR. 6 #9 ARKANSAS (SECN+) 2:00pm SUN | TBA vs. R-JR RHP Keegan James (2-1, 2.89) TUE. APR. 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE (SECN+) 6:00 pm Fri. Apr. 12 at #18 Texas A&M (SECN+) 6:30 pm GAME INFO AUBURN 19-2, 3-0 SEC Sat. Apr. 13 at #18 Texas A&M (SECN+) 2:00 pm Date: Friday-Sunday, Mar. 22-24, 2019 Team Leaders Sun. Apr. 14 at #18 Texas A&M (SECN+) 1:00 pm Game Time: 6 pm CT / 2 pm CT / 1 pm CT Batting Average: JR IF Rankin Woley (.325) Tue. Apr. 16 at Georgia Tech (ACC Extra) 5:00 pm Site: Starkville, Miss. / Dudy Noble Field (15,000+) Runs: SO IF Edouard Julien (22) THU. APR. 18 #20 OLE MISS (SECN+) 6:00 pm TV: SEC Network+ 2B: JR IF Rankin Woley (7) FRI. APR. 19 #20 OLE MISS (SECN+) 6:00 pm HR: SO IF Edouard Julien (5) SAT. APR. 20 #20 OLE MISS (SECN+) 1:00 pm Radio: WTGZ-93.9 FM | WQSI - 95.9 FM Tue. Apr. 23 at Jacksonville State (ESPN+) 6:00 pm • Talent: Paul Ellen (pxp) RBI: SO IF Edouard Julien (22) Thu. Apr. 25 at #6 Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 6:30 pm Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com Stolen Bases: Two tied (10-11) Fri. Apr. 26 at #6 Vanderbilt (SECN) 7:00 pm Twitter Updates: @AuburnBaseball Sat. Apr. 27 at #6 Vanderbilt (SECN+) 12:00 pm Postgame Recap: AuburnTigers.com MISSISSIPPI STATE 20-2, 2-1 SEC FRI. MAY 3 ALABAMA (SECN+) 6:00 pm Series History: Auburn trails, 92-107-1 Head Coach: Chris Lemonis (The Citadel, 1992) SAT. MAY 4 ALABAMA (SECN) 7:00 pm Auburn: Auburn leads, 51-40 SUN. MAY 5 ALABAMA (SECN) 3:00 pm Career: 161-93-2 (5th season) Starkville: Auburn trails, 34-57 TUE. MAY 7 UAB (SECN+) 6:00 pm at MSU: 20-2 (1st season) Neutral: Auburn trails, 7-10-1 FRI. MAY 10 #8 GEORGIA (SECN+) 6:00 pm Team Leaders SAT. MAY 11 #8 GEORGIA (SECN+) 2:00 pm Last Meeting: Auburn won, 7-5, in Auburn (4/15/18) Batting Average: SR OF Jake Mangum (.406) SUN. MAY 12 #8 GEORGIA (SECN+) 1:00 pm Streak: W1 2B: SR OF Jake Mangum (10) TUE. MAY 14 NORTH ALABAMA 6:00 pm HR: SO IF Justin Foscue (6) Thu. May 16 at #11 LSU (SECN+) 6:30 pm RBI: SO IF/OF Tanner Allen (26) Fri. May 17 at #11 LSU (SECN+) 7:00 pm Sat. May 18 at #11 LSU (SECN+) 2:00 pm POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP POSTSEASON Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB Tue. May 21 SEC Tournament TBA Fri. May 31 NCAA Regionals TBA C 6 Matt Scheffler .288 59 13 17 3 0 1 9 5-6 5 Fri. Jun. 7 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 1B 4 Rankin Woley .325 83 16 27 7 1 1 21 2-2 9 Sat. Jun. 15 NCAA College World Series TBA 2B 9 Ryan Bliss .247 77 15 19 4 1 1 12 5-5 12 Home games in BOLD CAPS 3B 10 Edouard Julien .292 72 22 21 4 0 5 22 2-2 18 All home games at Plainsman Park | All times central % - 11th annual MAX Capital City Classic (Montgomery, Ala.) SS 17 Will Holland .253 75 16 19 3 0 0 6 10-11 16 LF 1 Judd Ward .261 69 13 18 2 2 1 10 1-2 15 Rankings reflect USA TODAY Coaches Poll CF 16 Kason Howell .292 72 14 21 4 0 0 14 10-11 9 RF 41 Steven Williams ..256 78 18 20 3 0 2 10 2-2 15 DH 24 Conor Davis ..286 70 10 20 3 0 3 12 1-1 3 2018 AUBURN BASEBALL GAME NOTES AUBURN’S RECORD WHEN... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Under Location Auburn, Ala. 2019 Thompson Enrollment 29,776 Overall 19-2 122-84 Founded October 1, 1856 SEC 3-0 42-51 Nickname Tigers Non-Conference 16-2 74-29 Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Postseason 0-0 9-8 Home 15-1 86-36 President Dr. Steven Leath Away 4-1 25-40 Athletics Director Allen Greene Neutral 0-0 11-8 Conference Southeastern (SEC West) Current streak W14 W14 Stadium / Capacity Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field Last 5 games 5-0 5-0 at Plainsman Park / 4,096 Last 10 games 10-0 10-0 Ticket Office Phone 855-282-2010 Situational: AU scores first 10-1 82-28 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF Opp. scores first 9-1 40-56 Head Coach Butch Thompson (Birmingham-Southern, 1992) AU scores 4+ runs 17-1 109-34 Record at Auburn / Seasons 122-84 (.592) / 4th AU scores 3 runs or less 2-1 13-50 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 161-96 (.626) / 5th AU leads after 7 innings 17-0 102-8 8 innings 19-0 118-6 AU trails after 7 innings 0-1 7-63 Assistant Coach Karl Nonemaker (Vanderbilt, 2002) 8 innings 0-2 2-67 Assistant Coach Gabe Gross (Auburn, 2012) Game tied after 7 innings 2-1 12-10 Volunteer Assistant Steve Smith (Baylor, 1986) 8 innings 0-0 1-8 Extra Innings 1-1 2-9 Athletic Admin. Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist, 1983) 1-run games 1-0 23-25 Player Development & Data Analyst Blake Beck (Troy, 2014) 2-run games 3-1 13-2 Athletic Trainer Anthony Sandersen (South Dakota State, 2004) 3-run games 2-0 15-12 Strength & Conditioning Chris Joyner (Minnesota State - Mankato, 2001) Games decided by 5+ runs 10-1 62-24 vs. LH Starter 3-1 36-27 vs. RH Starter 16-1 84-57 More hits than opponent 11-0 89-14 PROGRAM HISTORY Fewer hits than opponent 3-2 19-65 Modern Era Program Record (since 1949) 1,931-1,317-4 (.594) Hits are tied 5-0 12-6 College World Series Appearances / Last 4 / 1997 AU has 10+ hits 8-0 73-31 College World Series Record 3-8 (.273) Opp.