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Auburn, Ala.
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SERIES PREVIEW: Auburn
Mar 15, 2018 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies open up their sixth season of SEC play Friday as they travel to face the Auburn Tigers. The series marks the first true road games for the Aggies in 2018 and the first time they leave the state of Texas during the campaign.
Texas A&M is one of four teams to rank in the top 20 in the nation in both ERA (4th) and runs scored (17th). The Aggies are the only team ranked in the top 20 in the nation in both ERA and batting average (19th).
The series matches the No. 4 ERA in the country with the No. 5 team in the nation in scoring with A&M posting a 1.94 ERA and Auburn averaging 9.4 runs per game.
Texas A&M is outscoring opponents 20-2 in the first inning, 37-6 in the first two frames and 57-13 in the first three innings.
Zach DeLoach enters the weekend ranked second in the nation with four triples and 15th with 21 runs. Logan Foster ranks 10th in RBI with 25 and 23rd in total bases (46). Michael Helman ranks 17th in hits (28).
Both squads entered the week in the top 10 in the four nationally recognized polls. Texas A&M ranges from No. 6 to No. 10 while Auburn's slotting varies from No. 13 to No. 15.
Friday night the SEC Network will provide whip-around coverage of the opening night of league play. Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network +. SEC Network + provides digital-only events to SEC Network subscribers through WatchESPN and the ESPN app on smartphones, computers, tablets and connected devices (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One). All three games will air on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone with a combination of Dave South, Scott Clendenin and Kevin Hurley on the call.
#6 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (16-2, 0-0 SEC) vs #14 AUBURN TIGERS (17-1, 0-0 SEC)
Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park (4,096) • Auburn, Alabama
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (Jr., RHP, 3-1, 1.46 ERA) vs.#32 Casey Mize (Jr., RHP, 4-0, 2.13 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #14 John Doxakis (So., LHP, 3-0, 0.81 ERA) vs. #13 Davis Daniel (So., RHP, 2-0, 5.06 ERA)
• SUNDAY: #34 Mitchell Kilkenny (Jr., RHP, 4-0, 1.30 ERA) vs. TBA
Texas A&M is one of four teams to rank in the top 20 in the nation in both ERA (4th) and runs scored (17th). The Aggies are the only team ranked in the top 20 in the nation in both ERA and batting average (19th).
The series matches the No. 4 ERA in the country with the No. 5 team in the nation in scoring with A&M posting a 1.94 ERA and Auburn averaging 9.4 runs per game.
Texas A&M is outscoring opponents 20-2 in the first inning, 37-6 in the first two frames and 57-13 in the first three innings.
Zach DeLoach enters the weekend ranked second in the nation with four triples and 15th with 21 runs. Logan Foster ranks 10th in RBI with 25 and 23rd in total bases (46). Michael Helman ranks 17th in hits (28).
Both squads entered the week in the top 10 in the four nationally recognized polls. Texas A&M ranges from No. 6 to No. 10 while Auburn's slotting varies from No. 13 to No. 15.
Friday night the SEC Network will provide whip-around coverage of the opening night of league play. Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network +. SEC Network + provides digital-only events to SEC Network subscribers through WatchESPN and the ESPN app on smartphones, computers, tablets and connected devices (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One). All three games will air on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone with a combination of Dave South, Scott Clendenin and Kevin Hurley on the call.
#6 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (16-2, 0-0 SEC) vs #14 AUBURN TIGERS (17-1, 0-0 SEC)
Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park (4,096) • Auburn, Alabama
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (Jr., RHP, 3-1, 1.46 ERA) vs.#32 Casey Mize (Jr., RHP, 4-0, 2.13 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #14 John Doxakis (So., LHP, 3-0, 0.81 ERA) vs. #13 Davis Daniel (So., RHP, 2-0, 5.06 ERA)
• SUNDAY: #34 Mitchell Kilkenny (Jr., RHP, 4-0, 1.30 ERA) vs. TBA
| SCHEDULE | Friday, 7 p.m. • Saturday, 2 p.m. • Saturday, 1:00 p.m. |
| RADIO | SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Will Johnson (play-by-play), Kevin Hurley (color analyst) |
| LIVE VIDEO | SEC Network + (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) • Andy Burcham (play-by-play), Mark Fuller (color analyst); Gregg Olson (color analyst) |
| LIVE AUDIO | RadioAggieland.com |
| LIVE STATS | tamu.statbroadcast.com (PCs); tamustats.com (mobile devices) |
| RANKINGS | Texas A&M - 6th (USAT), 7 (NCBWA), 9th (D1B), 10th (BA); Auburn - 13th (BA, NCBWA), 14th (USAT), 15 (D1B) For the sake of consistency, Texas A&M uses the USA Today Coaches Poll in releases. |
| SERIES HISTORY | Texas A&M leads series, 9-6 |
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