SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Auburn

Auburn-Tennessee

Tennessee travels to Auburn for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Plainsman Park (4,096)
Plainsman Park (4,096)
Tanner Burns, Auburn
Tanner Burns, Auburn

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday TBA SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 6:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Sunday TBA SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Tennessee 0.293 0.424 136 169 44 3 19 115 122 9 32
Auburn 0.276 0.387 119 159 29 5 14 103 91 3 26

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Tennessee 0.94 193 0.293 102 42 39 46 10 3 11 0.977
Auburn 2.47 179 0.274 118 50 38 42 24 10 0.970

Statistical Leaders

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ricky Martinez 0.393 0.500 0.518 1.018 15 22 7 0 0 10 9 12 3
Justin Ammons 0.377 0.553 0.547 1.100 20 20 3 0 2 9 19 5 5
Luc Lipcius 0.347 0.459 0.694 1.153 15 17 4 2 3 14 10 10 1
Evan Russell 0.294 0.449 0.569 1.018 13 15 8 0 2 12 15 9 1
Jake Rucker 0.261 0.340 0.283 0.623 8 12 1 0 0 6 6 7 0
Andre Lipcius 0.254 0.351 0.567 0.918 12 17 6 0 5 22 8 9 3
Jay Charleston 0.234 0.367 0.297 0.664 13 15 4 0 0 11 14 9 13

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Zach Linginfelter 4 0 0.75 0 0 24.0 11 2 2 7 30 0.136
Garrett Stallings 4 0 1.63 0 0 27.2 25 6 5 2 35 0.238
Sean Hunley 3 0 2.33 0 0 19.1 12 6 5 8 13 0.190
Will Neely 2 1 6.16 0 0 19.0 23 13 13 3 16 0.291

Auburn Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Rankin Woley 0.348 0.443 0.515 0.958 15 23 6 1 1 18 9 20 1
Kason Howell 0.310 0.389 0.362 0.751 11 18 3 0 0 14 8 12 8
Matt Scheffler 0.306 0.375 0.429 0.804 10 15 3 0 1 5 4 6 3
Edouard Julien 0.298 0.468 0.596 1.064 19 17 2 0 5 16 15 19 2
Conor Davis 0.291 0.328 0.436 0.764 8 16 2 0 2 8 3 12 1
Steven Williams 0.262 0.380 0.400 0.780 15 17 3 0 2 10 11 12 1
Judd Ward 0.250 0.427 0.411 0.838 12 14 2 2 1 8 14 12 1
Ryan Bliss 0.250 0.320 0.375 0.695 13 16 3 1 1 11 8 14 4
Will Holland 0.233 0.395 0.283 0.678 11 14 3 0 0 5 14 11 5

Auburn Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Jack Owen 3 0 0.00 1 0 25.0 14 1 0 2 29 0.165
Elliott Anderson 2 0 0.52 0 0 17.1 12 1 1 3 23 0.190
Tanner Burns 3 0 0.68 1 0 26.2 11 2 2 4 39 0.124
Carson Skipper 3 0 2.84 0 2 19.0 18 8 6 4 24 0.247

NCAA RPI

Tennessee:

13

Auburn:

17

Tennessee Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Brodie Leftridge OF R/R 6′-1″ 175 Sr. Baltimore MD
2 Alex Sosnowski INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 R-Fr. Orange CA
4 Jay Charleston OF/INF R/R 5′-10″ 170 So. Longwood FL
5 Zach Daniels OF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Stockbridge GA
6 Evan Russell C/INF R/R 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Lexington TN
7 Cal Gobbell OF R/R 6′-0″ 190 R-Fr. Savannah TN
8 Brandon Chinea INF R/R 5′-8″ 165 So. Miami FL
9 Justin Ammons OF L/R 5′-10″ 180 So. Memphis TN
10 Pete Derkay UTL L/R 5′-11″ 210 So. Acworth GA
11 Will Heflin LHP L/L 5′-11″ 165 So. Morristown TN
12 Wyatt Stapp INF L/R 6′-1″ 180 Fr. Keller TX
13 Andre Lipcius INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 So. Williamsburg VA
14 Nick Woods INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Chattanooga TN
15 Will Neely RHP R/R 5′-11″ 155 Jr. Knoxville TN
17 Connor Darling RHP R/R 6′-4″ 200 So. Suwanee GA
18 Chase Wallace RHP R/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Sevierville TN
19 Gunnar Ricketts OF L/R 5′-11″ 185 Fr. Chattanooga TN
20 Donovan Benoit RHP R/R 6′-4″ 190 Fr. Pensacola FL
21 Evan Gilliam OF R/R 5′-10″ 180 Fr. Lexington TN
23 Riley Watkins RHP R/R 6′-1″ 180 Fr. Eads TN
25 Zach Linginfelter RHP L/R 6′-5″ 220 So. Sevierville TN
26 Brandon Trammell INF/RHP L/R 6′-5″ 235 Fr. Knoxville TN
27 Garrett Stallings RHP R/R 6′-2″ 200 So. Chesapeake VA
28 Alex Harper-Cook LHP L/L 6′-2″ 180 R-So. Maryville TN
29 Daniel Vasquez RHP R/R 5′-10″ 175 Jr. El Cajon CA
30 Andrew Schultz RHP R/R 6′-4″ 195 So. Alpharetta GA
31 Benito Santiago C L/R 6′-0″ 190 Sr. Pembroke Pines FL
32 Sean Hunley RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 Fr. Mount Juliet TN
33 Joshua Plummer RHP S/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Mechanicsville VA
34 Garrett Crochet LHP L/L 6′-5″ 210 Fr. Ocean Springs MS
35 Nico Mascia C S/R 5′-10″ 200 R-So. Knoxville TN
37 Richard Jackson RHP R/R 5′-11″ 185 R-Jr. Atlanta GA
40 Luc Lipcius INF/OF L/L 6′-2″ 215 So. Williamsburg VA
41 Sam Springer LHP L/L 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Knoxville TN
42 Reed Fell INF L/R 6′-1″ 165 Jr. Springdale AR
46 Redmond Walsh LHP L/L 5′-11″ 155 R-Fr. Louisville TN

Auburn Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Judd Ward OF L/R 6′-1″ 195 So. Russellville AL
2 Everett Lau IF/OF L/R 5′-10″ 185 Jr. Oahu HI
3 Devin Warner OF/IF S/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Cartersville GA
4 Rankin Woley IF R/R 6′-0″ 210 Jr. Atlanta GA
5 Jarrett Eaton OF L/R 5′-9″ 162 Fr. Mobile AL
6 Matt Scheffler C R/R 6′-2″ 190 Jr. Kirkland WA
7 Ed Johnson IF R/R 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Trussville AL
8 Bailey Horn LHP L/L 6′-2″ 212 R-So. West TX
9 Ryan Bliss IF R/R 5′-9″ 165 Fr. LaGrange GA
10 Edouard Julien IF L/R 6′-1″ 183 So. Quebec City Ontario
11 Chase Hall C R/R 6′-2″ 215 R-Jr. Roanoke AL
12 Ryan Hoerter RHP R/R 6′-6″ 191 So. Kenosha WI
13 Davis Daniel RHP R/R 6′-1″ 190 Jr. Montgomery AL
14 Elliott Anderson LHP L/L 6′-3″ 212 Jr. Cartersville GA
16 Kason Howell OF R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Argyle TX
17 Will Holland IF R/R 5′-11″ 185 Jr. Lawrenceville GA
18 Brooks Fuller LHP L/L 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Auburn AL
19 Brody Moore IF R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Oneonta AL
20 Cody Greenhill RHP R/R 6′-4″ 216 So. Russellville AL
21 Jackson Henderson IF/OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 Jr. Selma AL
22 Ford Luttrell RHP L/R 6′-0″ 181 R-Fr. Madison AL
23 Peyton Glavine LHP R/L 5′-11″ 176 So. Alpharetta GA
24 Conor Davis IF R/R 6′-3″ 227 Jr. Roswell GA
25 Dawson Sweatt LHP R/L 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Fayetteville GA
26 Troy Bearden OF/C R/R 6′-2″ 220 Fr. Trussville AL
29 Carson Skipper LHP L/L 6′-3″ 195 Fr. Trussville AL
31 Blake Schilleci LHP L/L 5′-10″ 198 Sr. Birmingham AL
32 Tanner Burns RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 So. Decatur AL
33 Will Morrison RHP R/R 6′-2″ 180 Fr. Cullman AL
36 Kyle Gray LHP L/L 5′-10″ 205 R-Jr. Austin TX
37 Ryan Watson RHP R/R 6′-5″ 215 Jr. Auburn AL
38 Brett Olson IF L/L 6′-2″ 225 R-Sr. Newport Beach CA
40 Garrett Wade LHP L/L 6′-2″ 205 Fr. Hartselle AL
41 Steven Williams OF/C L/R 6′-3″ 216 So. Albany GA
43 Richard Fitts RHP R/R 6′-3″ 185 Fr. Helena AL
44 Jack Owen LHP L/L 6′-2″ 174 So. Aliso Viejo CA

Schedule/Results

Tennessee

Auburn

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Tennessee-Auburn Prediction

This is a battle of two teams with fairly lofty RPIs at this early point in the conference season. Every team in the SEC has a sparkling record from playing lots of cupcakes. Now starts the real tests. Auburn is one of the tougher places to play in the SEC. They’ve got a all round good team. Their fans are wonderful at clean heckling opposing players. But Tennessee’s pitching has been phenomenal and they can hit too. Prediction: Toss up.

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