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Auburn travels to Tennessee 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
Sonny DiChiara of Auburn
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Trey Lipscomb of Tennessee
Series Schedule April 29-1 May
Day
Start Time (ET)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Friday
7:00 PM
SEC Network
Tickets
Game 2
Saturday
7:00 PM
SEC Network
Tickets
Game 3
Sunday
1:00 PM
SEC Network+
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparisons
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
SF
BB
Bunts
SB
Auburn
0.296
0.399
303
421
83
7
43
24
205
10
33
Tennessee
0.309
0.427
376
420
100
20
93
20
248
5
56
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K/9
OBA
HA/9
HB
SWR
WHIP
HR
BB/9
DP
F%
Auburn
4.05
10.4
0.244
8.22
38
2.54
1.37
37
4.10
35
0.979
Tennessee
2.02
11.2
0.179
5.67
24
4.99
0.88
33
2.25
23
0.979
Statistical Leaders
Auburn Batting Leaders
Player
Team
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SB
Sonny DiChiara
Auburn
0.447
0.595
55
15
0
12
38
42
0
Blake Rambusch
Auburn
0.382
0.458
65
9
1
2
29
17
11
Kason Howell
Auburn
0.315
0.406
51
14
2
2
26
19
8
Brody Moore
Auburn
0.273
0.354
42
8
0
3
21
19
3
Cole Foster
Auburn
0.256
0.380
30
4
0
6
26
19
0
Auburn Pitching Leaders
Player
Team
W
L
ERA
APP
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Joseph Gonzalez
Auburn
6
0
1.71
9
8
0
47.1
46
10
9
7
34
0.258
Trace Bright
Auburn
2
4
4.24
10
10
0
51.0
46
28
24
23
55
0.241
Tennessee Batting Leaders
Player
Team
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SB
Trey Lipscomb
Tennessee
0.358
0.425
54
11
3
16
61
15
2
Drew Gilbert
Tennessee
0.346
0.471
36
12
4
4
38
24
3
Jorel Ortega
Tennessee
0.326
0.411
43
9
4
9
27
16
2
Jordan Beck
Tennessee
0.316
0.388
50
9
1
10
32
17
6
Luc Lipcius
Tennessee
0.297
0.481
33
6
1
11
25
42
9
Evan Russell
Tennessee
0.290
0.401
36
10
1
8
28
22
6
Cortland Lawson
Tennessee
0.256
0.395
31
5
1
7
27
26
1
Tennessee Pitching Leaders
Player
Team
W
L
ERA
APP
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Drew Beam
Tennessee
8
0
1.86
10
10
0
58.0
27
12
12
9
47
0.138
Chase Burns
Tennessee
7
1
2.12
10
10
0
51.0
33
17
12
18
66
0.178
Chase Dollander
Tennessee
6
0
2.94
9
9
0
46.0
29
15
15
8
72
0.175
Auburn Roster
NO.
Name
Pos.
HT
WT
Class
City
ST
46
Chase Allsup
RHP
6′-1″
220
Fr.
Dothan
AL
41
John Armstrong
RHP
5′-11″
200
Fr.
Marietta
GA
52
Jordan Armstrong
RHP
6′-2″
184
Sr.
McDonough
GA
18
Mason Barnett
RHP
6′-0″
218
Jr.
Cartersville
GA
31
Mike Bello
OF
6′-1″
190
Fr.
Oak Ridge
NJ
34
Ben Bosse
RHP
6′-1″
194
Fr.
Brenham
TX
21
Trace Bright
RHP
6′-4″
199
Jr.
Montgomery
AL
3
Brayton Brown
OF
5′-9″
180
Jr.
Selma
AL
51
Luke Burk
IF
6′-0″
219
Jr.
Galena
MO
40
Blake Burkhalter
RHP
6′-0″
204
Jr.
Dothan
AL
19
Brooks Carlson
IF
5′-11″
192
Gr.
Mobile
AL
23
Parker Carlson
RHP
6′-1″
170
Fr.
Mobile
AL
54
Konner Copeland
LHP
6′-2″
178
So.
Satsuma
AL
17
Sonny DiChiara
IF
6′-1″
263
Sr.
Hoover
AL
57
Tyler Drabick
RHP
6′-2″
193
Gr.
North Canton
OH
6
Ryan Dyal
C
5′-10″
197
R-So.
Senoia
GA
11
Garrett Farquhar
IF
5′-11″
187
5th
Hoover
AL
7
Cole Foster
IF
6′-1″
190
So.
Plano
TX
14
Brooks Fuller
LHP
6′-3″
210
Sr.
Auburn
AL
45
Joseph Gonzalez
RHP
6′-4″
230
So.
Humacao
P.R.
9
Cade Granzow
RHP
6′-3″
220
Fr.
Franklin
TN
2
Josh Hall
OF
5′-9″
192
R-Jr.
Homewood
AL
38
Wesley Helms
IF
6′-0″
180
Fr.
Birmingham
AL
16
Cam Hill
IF/LHP
6′-5″
215
So.
Madison
AL
10
Trevor Horne
RHP
6′-3″
196
Fr.
Phenix City
AL
5
Kason Howell
OF
6′-0″
180
Sr.
Argyle
TX
43
Chase Isbell
RHP
6′-2″
198
Jr.
Riverside
AL
37
Mason Land
IF
5′-10″
173
Jr.
Cantonment
FL
28
Nate LaRue
C/RHP
6′-3″
217
Jr.
Mobile
AL
4
Brody Moore
IF
5′-11″
183
Sr.
Oneonta
AL
33
Will Morrison
RHP
6′-1″
202
R-Jr.
Cullman
AL
72
Brody Moss
IF
5′-11″
173
Fr.
Helena
AL
20
Hayden Mullins
LHP
6′-0″
194
Jr.
Gallatin
TN
44
Grant Newton
RHP
6′-4″
236
Jr.
Orange County
CA
27
Bobby Peirce
OF
6′-2″
181
R-Jr.
Scottsdale
AZ
1
Blake Rambusch
IF
5′-9″
175
R-Jr.
Austin
TX
13
Ben Schorr
C
6′-0″
185
R-Fr.
Columbus
GA
47
Tommy Sheehan
LHP
6′-0″
209
Gr.
Brielle
NJ
55
Seaver Sheets
IF/RHP
5′-9″
255
Fr.
Monroe
LA
29
Carson Skipper
LHP
6′-2″
211
Sr.
Trussville
AL
32
Carson Swilling
RHP
5′-11″
196
So.
Smiths Station
AL
24
Peyton Sybrandt
C
6′-3″
224
R-Fr.
Baton Rouge
LA
22
Garrett Wade
LHP
6′-3″
199
R-Jr.
Hartselle
AL
8
Bryson Ware
OF
6′-2″
193
Jr.
MadIson
MS
50
Jake Wyandt
C
5′-11″
195
Gr.
Laurel
Md.
Tennessee Roster
NO.
Name
Pos.
HT
WT
Class
City
ST
27
Jordan Beck
OF
6′-3″
213
Jr.
Hazel Green
AL
12
Kyle Booker
OF
5′-10″
175
So.
Southaven
MS
35
Kirby Connell
LHP
5′-10″
190
Jr.
Blacksburg
SC
17
Jared Dickey
OF
6′-2″
210
R-Fr.
Mount Juliet
TN
11
Chase Dollander
RHP
6′-3″
200
So.
Evans
GA
18
Hunter Ensley
OF
6′-1″
185
R-Fr.
Huntingdon
TN
34
Hollis Fanning
RHP
6′-7″
200
So.
Tullahoma
TN
42
Jake Fitzgibbons
LHP
5′-11″
160
So.
Mount Tenn.
TN
1
Drew Gilbert
OF/LHP
5′-9″
180
Jr.
Stillwater
MN
19
Seth Halvorsen
RHP
6′-2″
225
R-Jr.
Plymouth
MN
15
Austen Jaslove
INF
6′-2″
171
R-Fr.
Knoxville
TN
44
Ben Joyce
RHP
6′-5″
225
R-Jr.
Knoxville
TN
9
Cortland Lawson
INF
6′-2″
200
Jr.
Potomac Falls
VA
40
Luc Lipcius
1B
6′-2″
215
R-Sr.
Williamsburg
VA
21
Trey Lipscomb
INF
6′-1″
200
Sr.
Frederick
MD
41
Will Mabrey
LHP
6′-0″
185
Jr.
Cookeville
TN
33
Mark McLaughlin
RHP
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Johns Creek
GA
10
Ryan Miller
C
6′-3″
200
R-Fr.
Dublin
OH
2
Jorel Ortega
INF
6′-0″
195
Jr.
Naranjito
PR
53
Drew Patterson
LHP
6′-3″
196
R-Fr.
Knoxville
TN
30
Ethan Payne
INF
6′-2″
210
Jr.
Memphis
TN
6
Evan Russell
C/OF
5′-11″
195
Sr.
Lexington
TN
8
Christian Scott
OF
5′-9″
175
Sr.
Clarksville
TN
55
Shawn Scott
LHP
6′-0″
176
So.
Clarksville
TN
48
Zander Sechrist
LHP
6′-2″
175
So.
Buford
GA
16
Camden Sewell
RHP
6′-4″
190
Sr.
Cleveland
TN
5
Logan Steenstra
INF
6′-5″
210
Jr.
Liberty
MO
14
Charlie Taylor
C
5′-10″
185
R-Fr.
Dunwoody
GA
29
Blade Tidwell
RHP
6′-4″
200
So.
Loretto
TN
46
Redmond Walsh
LHP
5′-10″
170
R-Sr.
Louisville
TN
Auburn Schedule/Results
DATE
TIME
GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb
12:00 PM ET
Auburn
0
Oklahoma
3
SEC Network+
19-Feb
4:00 PM ET
Texas Tech
1
Auburn
2
SEC Network+
20-Feb
11:30 AM ET
Auburn
12
Kansas State
1
SEC Network+
23-Feb
7:00 PM ET
Troy
1
Auburn
13
SEC Network+
25-Feb
7:00 PM ET
Yale
0
Auburn
9
SEC Network+
26-Feb
3:00 PM ET
Yale
5
Auburn
4
SEC Network+
27-Feb
2:00 PM ET
Yale
PPD
Auburn
PPD
SEC Network+
1-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Alabama State
7
Auburn
13
SEC Network+
2-Mar
7:00 PM ET
UAB
1
Auburn
16
SEC Network+
4-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
2
Auburn
7
SEC Network+
5-Mar
3:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
0
Auburn
16
SEC Network+
6-Mar
2:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
1
Auburn
14
SEC Network+
8-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee Tech
Auburn
SEC Network+
11-Mar
7:00 PM ET
MTSU
10
Auburn
8
SEC Network+
12-Mar
3:00 PM ET
MTSU
PPD
Auburn
PPD
SEC Network+
13-Mar
2:00 PM ET
MTSU
7
Auburn
10
SEC Network+
15-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Kennesaw State
PPD
Auburn
PPD
SEC Network+
17-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Ole Miss
13
Auburn
6
SEC Network
18-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Ole Miss
5
Auburn
19
SEC Network+
19-Mar
3:00 PM ET
Ole Miss
15
Auburn
2
SEC Network+
22-Mar
7:00 PM ET
South Alabama
3
Auburn
13
SEC Network+
25-Mar
7:30 PM ET
Auburn
6
Texas A&M
5
SEC Network+
26-Mar
3:00 PM ET
Auburn
4
Texas A&M
5
SEC Network+
27-Mar
2:00 PM ET
Auburn
13
Texas A&M
9
SEC Network+
29-Mar
7:00 PM ET
J’Ville St
5
Auburn
2
SEC Network+
31-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
6
LSU
5
SEC Network
1-Apr
7:30 PM ET
Auburn
2
LSU
9
SEC Network+
2-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Auburn
6
LSU
4
SEC Network+
5-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
6
UAB
4
8-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt
1
Auburn
5
SEC Network+
9-Apr
5:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt
19
Auburn
4
SEC Network+
10-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt
2
Auburn
8
SEC Network+
12-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Samford
1
Auburn
4
SEC Network+
14-Apr
8:00 PM ET
Auburn
6
Mississippi St
7
SEC Network
15-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
5
Mississippi St
9
SEC Network+
16-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Auburn
3
Mississippi St
2
SEC Network+
19-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Alabama State
5
Auburn
6
SEC Network+
20-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Auburn
14
Kennesaw State
1
SEC Network+
22-Apr
7:00 PM ET
South Carolina
3
Auburn
6
SEC Network+
23-Apr
3:00 PM ET
South Carolina
6
Auburn
8
SEC Network+
24-Apr
2:00 PM ET
South Carolina
0
Auburn
2
SEC Network+
26-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
8
J’Ville St
4
ESPN+
29-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network
30-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network
1-May
1:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network+
6-May
7:00 PM ET
Arkansas
Auburn
SEC Network+
7-May
5:30 PM ET
Arkansas
Auburn
SEC Network
8-May
2:00 PM ET
Arkansas
Auburn
SEC Network+
10-May
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Troy
13-May
8:30 PM ET
Alabama
Auburn
SEC Network
14-May
TBA
Alabama
Auburn
SEC Network+
15-May
4:00 PM ET
Alabama
Auburn
SEC Network
17-May
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Samford
19-May
6:30 PM ET
Auburn
Kentucky
SEC Network+
20-May
6:30 PM ET
Auburn
Kentucky
SEC Network+
21-May
2:00 PM ET
Auburn
Kentucky
SEC Network+
May 24-29
SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Tennessee Schedule/Results
DATE
TIME
GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Georgia So
0
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
19-Feb
3:00 PM ET
Georgia So
3
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
20-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Georgia So
0
Tennessee
14
SEC Network+
22-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Tennessee Tech
4
Tennessee
5
SEC Network+
23-Feb
4:30 PM ET
UNC Asheville
1
Tennessee
16
SEC Network+
25-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Iona
1
Tennessee
27
SEC Network+
26-Feb
3:00 PM ET
Iona
0
Tennessee
29
SEC Network+
27-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Iona
2
Tennessee
12
SEC Network+
1-Mar
6:30 PM ET
ETSU
1
Tennessee
4
SEC Network+
4-Mar
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
2
Texas
7
SEC Network+
5-Mar
4:00 PM ET
Baylor
5
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
6-Mar
12:00 PM ET
Tennessee
8
Oklahoma
0
SEC Network+
8-Mar
6:30 PM ET
James Madison
8
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
9-Mar
4:00 PM ET
James Madison
2
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
11-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Rhode Island
4
Tennessee
17
SEC Network+
11-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Rhode Island
3
Tennessee
8
SEC Network+
12-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
PPD
Tennessee
PPD
SEC Network+
13-Mar
1:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
3
Tennessee
12
SEC Network+
15-Mar
6:30 PM ET
E Kentucky
1
Tennessee
7
SEC Network+
18-Mar
6:30 PM ET
South Carolina
3
Tennessee
7
SEC Network+
19-Mar
12:00 PM ET
South Carolina
2
Tennessee
5
SEC Network
20-Mar
1:00 PM ET
South Carolina
0
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
22-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Butler
3
Tennessee
13
SEC Network+
25-Mar
7:30 PM ET
Tennessee
12
Ole Miss
1
SEC Network+
26-Mar
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
10
Ole Miss
3
SEC Network
27-Mar
2:30 PM ET
Tennessee
4
Ole Miss
3
SEC Network+
30-Mar
6:30 PM ET
W Carolina
1
Tennessee
11
SEC Network+
1-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
6
Vanderbilt
2
ESPN2
2-Apr
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
5
Vanderbilt
2
SEC Network
3-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Tennessee
5
Vanderbilt
0
SEC Network+
5-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Lipscomb
1
Tennessee
5
SEC Network+
8-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Missouri
3
Tennessee
8
SEC Network+
9-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Missouri
4
Tennessee
11
SEC Network
10-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Missouri
3
Tennessee
4
SEC Network+
12-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
2
Tennessee Tech
3
SEC Network+
15-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Alabama
6
Tennessee
3
SEC Network+
16-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Alabama
2
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
17-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Alabama
4
Tennessee
15
SEC Network+
22-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
8
Florida
2
SEC Network+
23-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
3
Florida
0
SEC Network+
24-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Tennessee
6
Florida
4
SEC Network+
26-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Xavier
1
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
29-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network
30-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network
1-May
1:00 PM ET
Auburn
Tennessee
SEC Network+
3-May
6:30 PM ET
Alabama A&M
Tennessee
SEC Network+
5-May
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
Kentucky
SEC Network
6-May
TBA
Tennessee
Kentucky
SEC Network+
7-May
TBA
Tennessee
Kentucky
SEC Network+
10-May
6:30 PM ET
Bellarmine
Tennessee
SEC Network+
12-May
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
ESPNU
13-May
5:30 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network
14-May
1:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network+
17-May
6:30 PM ET
Belmont
Tennessee
SEC Network+
19-May
TBA
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network+
20-May
TBA
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network+
21-May
TBA
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network+
May 24-29
SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Auburn-Tennessee Series Prediction
Auburn (11-7) at Tennessee (17-1)
This series has been dominated by Auburn over the last 30 years with the Tigers winning 18 of 21 series and owning a 44-19 lead in regular season games played. Auburn has won the last five series since Tennessee last won in 2011 in Knoxville. The Volunteers’ only other home series win came in 1996. Auburn has five series sweeps in the last 16 series, while Tennessee has never swept the Tigers. In fact, Tennessee has only won three consecutive games over Auburn once since 1948 and that was the final game of the 1974 series and the first two of the 1975 series.
Auburn is riding a four-game SEC winning streak for the first time since it opened the 2019 season with four straight wins. It hasn’t won five consecutive league games since 2011. This is the sixth SEC winning streak of four games in the last 10 seasons. The Tigers are 7-3 since starting conference play at 4-4. The 11 conference wins are the most after six weeks since it had 12 at the same point in 2017. Auburn has won four of its last five SEC road series dating back to last season.
Tennessee is off to the best conference start in SEC history at 17-1. It bettered the previous mark of 16-1 held by the 1951 Tennessee team. The best span with one loss in SEC play was Vanderbilt’s 22-1 mark in 2013. The Volunteers have won seven straight series overall and 14 of their last 16. UT has registered 17 or more conference victories for the second time in the last 16 seasons (2021 with 20 wins). It’s the first time since 1993-96 that it has recorded 17+ SEC victories in back-to-back seasons. The school record for SEC victories is 24 set in 1994 and the record for conference wins is 26 set by Vanderbilt in 2013. (Source: SEC)
Tennessee is a juggernaut this season. They won’t lose an SEC series this season but Auburn might steal a win like Alabama did a couple weeks ago.
Tennessee 2 wins, Auburn 1 win