SEC Baseball Series Preview: Ole Miss at Auburn

Preview of the Ole Miss-Auburn SEC baseball series including key players, stats, schedules/results, rosters and a prediction of the series winner

May 1, 2024 Auburn Baseball, Ole Miss Baseball, SEC Baseball, SEC Baseball News
Auburn-Ole Miss baseball series preview
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The Ole Miss Rebels travel to the Auburn Tigers for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Series Schedule May 3-5

Jackson Ross of Ole Miss
Jackson Ross of Ole Miss
Plainsman Park 4,096
Plainsman Park 4,096
Ike Irish of Auburn
Ike Irish of Auburn
  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 7:00 PM ET SECN+ Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 8:00 PM ET SECN+ Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 4:00 PM ET SECN+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Statistic Team National
Rank		 Conference
Rank		 Value
Base on Balls Ole Miss
Auburn		 21
47		 4
8		 248
230
Batting Average Auburn
Ole Miss		 190
199		 12
13		 0.268
0.266
Double Plays Ole Miss
Auburn		 128
233		 3
13		 27
22
Double Plays Per Game Ole Miss
Auburn		 158
245		 3
13		 0.63
0.51
Doubles Auburn
Ole Miss		 157
245		 9
13		 74
64
Doubles Per Game Auburn
Ole Miss		 173
265		 8
13		 1.72
1.49
Earned Run Average Auburn
Ole Miss		 136
167		 12
13		 5.85
6.20
Fielding % Auburn
Ole Miss		 43
213		 8
14		 0.977
0.965
Hit Batters Ole Miss
Auburn		 173
211		 5
7		 53
48
Hit by Pitch Auburn
Ole Miss		 200
234		 10
14		 49
44
Hits Auburn
Ole Miss		 214
214		 13
13		 368
368
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Ole Miss
Auburn		 120
190		 13
14		 9.50
10.16
Home Runs Auburn
Ole Miss		 59
72		 8
10		 63
59
Home Runs Per Game Auburn
Ole Miss		 61
76		 8
10		 1.47
1.37
On Base % Ole Miss
Auburn		 129
137		 10
12		 0.388
0.386
Runs Auburn
Ole Miss		 123
155		 11
13		 297
284
Sacrifice Bunts Auburn
Ole Miss		 141
271		 5
11		 16
6
Sacrifice Flies Ole Miss
Auburn		 11
26		 1
2		 28
25
Scoring Auburn
Ole Miss		 130
174		 10
13		 6.9
6.6
Shutouts
Slugging % Auburn
Ole Miss		 96
133		 9
11		 0.471
0.449
Stolen Bases Auburn
Ole Miss		 62
150		 3
7		 66
45
Stolen Bases Per Game Auburn
Ole Miss		 67
162		 3
6		 1.53
1.05
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Auburn
Ole Miss		 60
72		 12
14		 2.22
2.17
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Ole Miss
Auburn		 24
59		 8
11		 10.2
9.4
Triple Plays
Triples Auburn
Ole Miss		 135
195		 6
9		 8
6
Triples Per Game Auburn
Ole Miss		 148
208		 6
9		 0.19
0.14
WHIP Ole Miss
Auburn		 124
140		 13
14		 1.58
1.60
WL Pct Ole Miss
Auburn		 126
163		 11
13		 0.535
0.488
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Auburn
Ole Miss		 89
134		 11
13		 4.24
4.69

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Batting Leaders

Player BA OBP AB R H 3B HR SB
Ethan Lege 0.327 0.426 153 40 50 0 13 3
Andrew Fischer 0.292 0.414 154 39 45 2 15 1
Jackson Ross 0.290 0.448 145 42 42 0 8 4
Will Furniss 0.283 0.414 92 20 26 0 7 1
Luke Hill 0.272 0.392 147 27 40 1 2 11
Ethan Groff 0.269 0.375 160 35 43 0 5 14
Treyson Hughes 0.250 0.328 112 17 28 1 0 4
Brayden Randle 0.226 0.336 93 15 21 1 2 3

Ole Miss Pitching Leaders

Player W L ERA APP GS SV IP H ER BB K BA
Riley Maddox 2 6 6.42 11 10 0 47.2 55 34 17 32 0.281

Auburn Batting Leaders

Player BA OBP AB R H 3B HR SB
Cooper McMurray 0.329 0.474 146 33 48 0 12 0
Ike Irish 0.326 0.406 141 38 46 1 11 4
Mason Maners 0.289 0.408 121 34 35 2 6 4
Cooper Weiss 0.281 0.404 153 35 43 0 5 24
Chris Stanfield 0.266 0.359 139 22 37 1 2 7
Christian Hall 0.232 0.405 82 17 19 0 7 0
Deric Fabian 0.228 0.347 101 18 23 0 5 5

Auburn Pitching Leaders

Player W L ERA APP GS SV IP H ER BB K BA
Chase Allsup 2 3 6.85 10 9 0 46.0 57 35 13 51 0.298

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Ole Miss 42
Auburn 41

Ole Miss Roster

# Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
1 Treyson Hughes OF 6′-3” 180 Jr. Warner Robins GA
2 Riley Maddox RHP 6′-1” 205 Jr. Pearl MS
3 Andrew Fischer INF 6′-1” 205 So. Manasquan NJ
4 Seth Farni OF 6′-0” 195 Fr. Gulfport MS
6 Reagan Burford INF 6′-0” 205 Sr. Germantown TN
7 Luke Hill INF 6′-0” 195 So. Baton Rouge LA
8 Bo Gatlin INF 5′ 11” 185 Sr. Oxford MS
9 Ethan Lege INF 6′-1” 215 Sr. Abbeville LA
10 Ethan Groff OF 6′-0” 200 Sr. Orlando FL
12 Campbell Smithwick C 6′-0” 195 Fr. Oxford MS
13 Kyler Carmack RHP 6′-2” 180 So. Cabot AR
14 Brayden Randle INF 5′ 9” 175 Fr. Rockwall TX
16 Drew Markle IF/OF 6′-4” 170 Fr. Katy TX
17 John Kramer OF 6′-1” 220 Jr. Wildwood MO
18 Mitch Murrell RHP 6′-4” 210 Sr. Ocean Springs MS
19 Liam Doyle LHP 6′-2” 220 So. Derry NH
20 Jackson Ross IF/OF 6′-2” 210 Sr. Lakeland FL
21 JT Quinn RHP 6′-6” 215 So. Tampa FL
22 Connor Spencer RHP 6′-2” 220 Sr. Hernando MS
23 Josh Mallitz RHP 6′-3” 210 Jr. Tampa FL
24 Trenton Lyons C/UT 6′-3” 185 Fr. Memphis TN
25 Grayson Saunier RHP 6′-4” 210 So. Memphis TN
26 Hunter Elliott LHP 6′-3” 205 Jr. Tupelo MS
27 Judd Utermark INF 6′-5” 250 So. Charlotte NC
28 Connor Chisolm OF 5′ 10” 175 Jr. Madison MS
29 Ryne Rodriguez LHP 6′-2” 185 So. Fort Worth TX
31 Corey Braun LHP 6′-2” 195 Jr. Seminole FL
32 Gunnar Dennis LHP 6′-3” 220 Jr. Pearl MS
33 Xavier Rivas LHP 6′-4” 235 Sr. Portage IN
34 Eli Berch C 6′-0” 215 So. Bixby OK
35 Will Furniss INF 6′-4” 255 So. Nacogdoches TX
37 Mason Morris RHP/IF 6′-4” 220 So. Tupelo MS
38 Patrick Galle RHP 6′-2” 215 Fr. Biloxi MS
39 Gabe Smith RHP 6′-5” 240 Fr. Edwardsville IL
40 Wes Mendes LHP/OF 6′-1” 195 Fr. Tampa FL
43 Cole Ketchum RHP 6′-1” 205 So. West Point MS
44 Cole Tolbert RHP 6′-4” 200 Jr. Laurel MS
45 Mason Nichols RHP 6′-5” 220 Jr. Jackson MS
46 Brayden Jones RHP 6′-0” 205 So. Madison MS
47 Sam Tookoian RHP 6′-5” 265 So. Fresno CA
50 Taylor Rabe RHP 6′-5” 210 Fr. Greenville SC
51 Hudson Calhoun RHP 6′-4” 195 Fr. Tupelo MS
52 Hudson Mattox RHP/UT 6′-3” 210 Fr. Grenada MS
54 Austin Simmons LHP 6′-2” 200 Fr. Pinecrest FL

Auburn Roster

# Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
1 Caden Green INF 6′-0″ 170 Sr. Tulsa OK
2 Cooper Weiss INF 5′-11″ 201 Gr. Fort Myers FL
3 Chris Stanfield OF 6′-2″ 195 So. Tallahassee FL
4 Carter Wright C 5′-10″ 200 Sr. Blairsville GA
5 Javon Hernandez INF 5′-7″ 171 Sr. Danbury CT
6 Cale Stricklin C 5′-10″ 197 Fr. Watkinsville GA
7 Deric Fabian INF 6′-3″ 190 Jr. Ocala FL
8 Eric Guevara INF 5′-11″ 204 Fr. Parque Lefevre Panama
10 Kaleb Freeman INF/C 6′-0″ 202 Jr. Flowery Branch GA
11 Gavin Miller INF 5′-11″ 202 So. Oakdale PA
12 Drew Nelson LHP/OF 5′-11″ 206 So. Troy AL
13 Ben Schorr RHP 6′-1″ 209 R-Jr. Columbus GA
14 Cade Belyeu OF 6′-4″ 209 Fr. Auburn AL
16 Cole Edwards OF 6′-5″ 213 Fr. Hoover AL
18 Ike Irish C 6′-2″ 203 So. Hudsonville MI
19 Christian Hall INF 6′-2″ 254 Gr. Calera AL
20 Dylan Watts RHP 6′-2″ 187 So. Enumclaw WA
21 Mason Maners OF 6′-0″ 191 Sr. Vestavia Hills AL
22 Hayden Murphy RHP/IF 6′-3″ 191 So. Chula GA
23 Parker Carlson RHP 6′-1″ 188 Jr. Mobile AL
24 Carson Myers LHP 6′-2″ 204 Jr. Bowling Green KY
25 Tanner Bauman LHP 6′-5″ 225 Sr. Jacksonville FL
26 Cooper McMurray IF 6′-3″ 261 R-Jr. Tulsa OK
27 Bobby Peirce OF 6′-0″ 187 Gr. Scottsdale AZ
29 Christian Herberholz RHP 5′-11″ 195 R-Sr. Scottsboro AL
32 Griffin Graves LHP 5′-10″ 184 Fr. Jackson TN
33 Will Cannon RHP 6′-1″ 201 Jr. Phenix City AL
38 Conner McBride RHP 6′-1″ 205 Jr. San Diego CA
40 Cam Tilly RHP 6′-1″ 201 Fr. Newburgh IN
41 John Armstrong RHP 5′-11″ 223 Jr. Marietta GA
43 Alex Petrovic RHP 6′-5″ 232 Fr. Cypress TX
45 Joseph Gonzalez RHP 6′-4″ 233 R-Jr. Humacao P.R.
46 Chase Allsup RHP 6′-2″ 235 Jr. Dothan AL
47 Cameron Keshock RHP 6′-5″ 224 So. Spanish Fort AL
49 Drew Sofield LHP 6′-2″ 206 Fr. Young Harris GA
51 Ty Mauldin IF 5′-11″ 187 R-Jr. Trussville AL
52 Sam Robertson IF 6′-2″ 176 Fr. Oxford AL
53 Konner Keplinger LHP 6′-0″ 183 Fr. Morris AL
54 Konner Copeland LHP 6′-2″ 181 Gr. Mobile AL
77 Zach Crotchfelt LHP 6′-3″ 215 So. Jackson NJ

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

DATE AWAY RUNS HOME RUNS GAME INFO
16-Feb Ole Miss 5 Hawai’i 4
23-Feb 5:00 PM ET High Point 7 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network +
24-Feb 1:00 PM ET High Point 2 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network +
25-Feb 2:30 PM ET High Point 2 Ole Miss 25 SEC Network +
27-Feb 5:00 PM ET Little Rock 6 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network +
28-Feb 5:00 PM ET Missouri St 3 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network +
1-Mar 7:30 PM ET Iowa 13 Ole Miss 7 SEC Network +
2-Mar 2:30 PM ET Iowa 5 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network +
3-Mar 1:00 PM ET Iowa 3 Ole Miss 8 SEC Network +
5-Mar 7:30 PM ET Memphis Ole Miss SEC Network +
8-Mar 7:30 PM ET Morehead St 3 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network +
9-Mar 5:00 PM ET Morehead St 3 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network +
10-Mar 2:30 PM ET Morehead St 5 Ole Miss 6 SEC Network +
12-Mar 5:00 PM ET Ole Miss 5 UL Monroe 3
15-Mar 7:30 PM ET South Carolina 4 Ole Miss 5 SEC Network +
16-Mar 2:00 PM ET South Carolina 3 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network
17-Mar 2:30 PM ET South Carolina 6 Ole Miss 2 SEC Network +
19-Mar 7:00 PM ET Southern Miss 3 Ole Miss 8 SEC Network +
22-Mar 6:30 PM ET Ole Miss 3 Tennessee 15 SEC Network +
23-Mar 6:00 PM ET Ole Miss 8 Tennessee 5 SEC Network +
24-Mar 1:00 PM ET Ole Miss 4 Tennessee 15 SEC Network +
26-Mar 7:30 PM ET Austin Peay 9 Ole Miss 13 SEC Network +
29-Mar 7:30 PM ET Kentucky 5 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network +
30-Mar 2:30 PM ET Kentucky 17 Ole Miss 9 SEC Network +
31-Mar 2:30 PM ET Kentucky 15 Ole Miss 1 SEC Network +
2-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 4 Memphis 9
4-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 2 Arkansas 5 SEC Network
5-Apr 7:30 PM ET Ole Miss 3 Arkansas 8
6-Apr 3:00 PM ET Ole Miss 4 Arkansas 7
9-Apr 7:30 PM ET Murray St Ole Miss SEC Network+
12-Apr 8:00 PM ET Mississippi St 8 Ole Miss 0 SEC Network
13-Apr 8:30 PM ET Mississippi St 9 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network+
14-Apr 2:30 PM ET Mississippi St 2 Ole Miss 14 SEC Network+
16-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Arkansas St Canceled
19-Apr 6:00 PM ET Ole Miss 6 Georgia 17 SEC Network+
20-Apr 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss 6 Georgia 17 SEC Network+
20-Apr 1:00 PM ET Ole Miss 3 Georgia 2 SEC Network+
23-Apr 12:00 PM ET North Alabama 4 Ole Miss 9 SEC Network+
25-Apr 7:30 PM ET Alabama 12 Ole Miss 0 SEC Network+
26-Apr 7:30 PM ET Alabama 8 Ole Miss 9 SEC Network+
27-Apr 3:00 PM ET Alabama 10 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network
1-May 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network+
3-May 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network+
4-May 8:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network
5-May 4:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network
10-May 8:30 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network
11-May 5:00 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network+
12-May 6:00 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network
14-May 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Southern Miss
16-May 7:30 PM ET Ole Miss LSU SEC Network+
17-May 7:30 PM ET Ole Miss LSU SEC Network+
18-May 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss LSU SEC Network+
18-May 2:00 PM ET Arkansas Texas A&M SEC Network+
May 21-26 SEC Baseball Tournament SEC Network
May 27-June 14 NCAA Baseball Tournament

Auburn Schedule/Results

DATE AWAY RUNS HOME RUNS GAME INFO
16-Feb E Kentucky 6 Auburn 17
23-Feb 6:00 PM ET Iowa 5 Auburn 7
24-Feb 12:00 PM ET Wichita St 8 Auburn 19
25-Feb 4:00 PM ET Virginia 6 Auburn 4
27-Feb 4:00 PM ET Samford 3 Auburn 12 SEC Network +
1-Mar TBA UConn Auburn SEC Network +
2-Mar 2:00 PM ET UConn 8 Auburn 4 SEC Network +
3-Mar 2:00 PM ET UConn 2 Auburn 8 SEC Network +
5-Mar 7:00 PM ET Air Force Auburn SEC Network +
6-Mar 5:00 PM ET Air Force 4 Auburn 8 SEC Network +
8-Mar 7:00 PM ET Austin Peay 6 Auburn 7 SEC Network +
9-Mar 2:00 PM ET Austin Peay 6 Auburn 7 SEC Network +
10-Mar 2:00 PM ET Austin Peay 15 Auburn 6 SEC Network +
12-Mar 7:00 PM ET Troy 2 Auburn 8 SEC Network +
15-Mar 7:00 PM ET Auburn 1 Vanderbilt 11 SEC Network +
16-Mar 3:00 PM ET Auburn 5 Vanderbilt 13 SEC Network +
17-Mar 2:00 PM ET Auburn 6 Vanderbilt 9 SEC Network +
19-Mar 7:00 PM ET South Alabama 1 Auburn 2 SEC Network +
21-Mar 7:00 PM ET Arkansas 1 Auburn 0 SEC Network
22-Mar 7:00 PM ET Arkansas 6 Auburn 8 SEC Network +
23-Mar 3:00 PM ET Arkansas 8 Auburn 8 SEC Network +
26-Mar 7:00 PM ET J’Ville St 3 Auburn 13 SEC Network +
28-Mar 7:00 PM ET Auburn 2 Texas A&M 9 SEC Network +
29-Mar 7:00 PM ET Auburn 8 Texas A&M 12 SEC Network +
30-Mar 8:00 PM ET Auburn 9 Texas A&M 10 SEC Network
2-Apr 7:00 PM ET Auburn UAB
5-Apr 7:00 PM ET Tennessee 5 Auburn 9
6-Apr 4:30 PM ET Tennessee 12 Auburn 2
7-Apr 2:00 PM ET Tennessee 19 Auburn 5 SEC Network+
9-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama St Auburn SEC Network
11-Apr 7:30 PM ET Kentucky 6 Auburn 5 SEC Network+
12-Apr 7:00 PM ET Kentucky 6 Auburn 5 SEC Network+
13-Apr 3:00 PM ET Kentucky 13 Auburn 8 SEC Network+
16-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia Tech 8 Auburn 12 SEC Network
19-Apr 7:00 PM ET Auburn 1 Mississippi St 8 SEC Network+
20-Apr 6:00 PM ET Auburn 1 Mississippi St 9 SEC Network
21-Apr 2:00 PM ET Auburn 1 Mississippi St 3 SEC Network+
23-Apr 4:00 PM ET Florida A&M 1 Auburn 11 SEC Network+
26-Apr 7:30 PM ET Auburn 0 LSU 5 SEC Network+
27-Apr 7:00 PM ET Auburn 3 LSU 10 SEC Network+
27-Apr 2:00 PM ET Auburn 7 LSU 4 SEC Network+
3-May 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network+
4-May 8:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network
5-May 4:00 PM ET Ole Miss Auburn SEC Network
7-May 7:00 PM ET Auburn Georgia Tech ACC Network
10-May 7:00 PM ET Auburn Missouri SEC Network+
11-May 4:00 PM ET Auburn Missouri SEC Network+
12-May 2:00 PM ET Auburn Missouri SEC Network+
14-May 7:00 PM ET Samford Auburn SEC Network+
16-May 7:00 PM ET Alabama Auburn SEC Network+
17-May 7:00 PM ET Alabama Auburn SEC Network+
18-May 2:00 PM ET Arkansas Texas A&M SEC Network+
18-May 3:00 PM ET Alabama Auburn SEC Network+
May 21-26 SEC Baseball Tournament SEC Network
May 27-June 14 NCAA Baseball Tournament

Ole Miss-Auburn Baseball Legacy Comparison

Data current as of 2022

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Ole Miss Baseball History
All-Time Record: 2,327-1,656-20
SEC Record: 882-987-2
SEC Championships: 7 (1959, ‘60, ‘64, ‘69, ‘72, ‘77, 2009)
SEC Tournament Appearances: 26 (1977, 1980,1982, 1993-95, 1999, 2001, 2003-10, 2012-19,1982, 1993-95, 1999, 2001, 2003-10, 2012-19,
SEC Tournament Record: 44-44
SEC Tournament Championships: 3 (1977, 2006, 2018)
NCAA Regional Appearances: 25 (1956, 1964, 1969,1972, 1977, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003-10, 2012-19, 21-22)
NCAA Regional Championships: 12 (1956, 1964,1969, 1972, 2005-07, 2009, 2014, 2019, 21-22)
Super Regional Appearances: 8 (2005-07, 2009, 2014, 2019, 21-22)
Super Regional Championships: 2 (2014-22)
College World Series Appearances: 2 (2014-22)
National Championships: 1 (2022)
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 72-54

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Auburn Baseball History
All-Time Record: 2,562-1,731-33
SEC Record: 941-884-3
SEC Championships: 6 (1937, 1958, 1963, 1967,1976, 1978)
SEC Tournament Appearances: 29 (1978, 1980, 1986-95, 1997-2003, 2010-13, 2015, 2017-19, 21-22)
SEC Tournament Record: 35-52
SEC Tournament Championships: 3 (1978, 1989,1998)
NCAA Regional Appearances: 23 (1963, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1993-95, 1997-2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017-19, 22)
NCAA Regional Championships: 7 (1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2018-19, 22)
Super Regional Appearances: 4 (1999, 2018-19, 22)
Super Regional Championships: 2 (2019, 22)
College World Series Appearances: 6 (1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 2019, 2022)
National Championships: 0
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 59-51 (.536)

Ole Miss-Auburn Series Prediction

Ole Miss 2 wins, Auburn 1 win

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