AUBURN, Ala. – Wrapping up its five-game road swing, No. 17 Auburn (13-6) takes on in-state foe South Alabama (12-8) Tuesday in Montgomery, Alabama. First pitch at Riverwalk Stadium is set for 6 pm CT.
“This is a club that was receiving votes in the top 25 a couple of weeks ago,” head coach Butch Thompson said. “They had a slower weekend like us, so we’re both licking our wounds walking into Montgomery and are both very, very interested in getting after it and finding the win column.
“Historically it’s been a great matchup,” Thompson added. “We’ve played a bunch of games against these guys and always get their best.”
The game will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on Wings 94.3 FM. Fans can also stream for free on wareagleplus.com or with an active WarEagle+ subscription on the WarEagle+ app on your TV or via the Auburn Tigers mobile app.
Auburn is 4-0 in midweek games this season and is outscoring the opponent 35-11.
The Tigers have turned into a 2.50 staff ERA and haven’t allowed more than four runs in a midweek game this season.
The team is hitting .295 in midweek games, led by six players hitting .300 or better.
Auburn is 9-0 when outhitting the opponent and 8-1 when recording 10 or more hits this season.
The Tigers have homered in 18 of 19 games this season and have hit multiple homers 13 times.
The team ranks 16th in the country with 37 home runs this season.
Cooper McMurray has multiple RBI in eight of the last 14 games and multiple hits in seven of the last 14 contests dating back to Feb. 24.
He is hitting .458 (22-for-48) with seven doubles, seven homers and 26 RBI during the span.
Cooper Weiss is second in the country with 16 stolen bases, tied for the most in a season since 2016.
Auburn is 29-50 in the all-time series vs. South Alabama, including 3-1 in neutral-site games.
The Tigers have won five straight games against the Jaguars dating back to 2018 and are 5-2 against the in-state football under head coach Butch Thompson.
Three of the five games during the winning streak in the series have been one-run wins.
South Alabama enters the week with a 12-8 overall record after getting swept by Georgia State last weekend.
The Jaguars are 3-1 in midweek games, most recently defeating Mississippi State 6-5 in Biloxi last week.
Offensively, South Alabama is hitting .251 as a team and is led by freshman Ethan Melton’s .333 average. Lucas Ismaili leads the way from a run production stance with four homers and 18 RBI.
On the mound, the team has turned in a 5.36 ERA with 179 strikeouts and 116 walks in 178.0 innings pitched.
Everything you need to know about Riverwalk Stadium can be found here.
