SEC Thursday Night Baseball

Kentucky has won 4 of the last 5 series vs Florida.

No. 21 Auburn (26-12, 6-9 SEC) at Alabama (22-17, 5-10 SEC)

PROBABLE STARTERS

Friday – Jr. RHP Casey Mize (7-1, 2.00) vs. Jr. RHP Sam Finnerty (4-1, 3.49)
Saturday – Fr. RHP Tanner Burns (2-4, 2.66) vs. Sr. RHP Jake Walters (2-4, 5.14)
Sunday – TBA vs. R-Fr. LHP Garrett Rukes (1-1, 1.02)



QUICK HITTERS

-Casey Mize has issued four walks this season and leads the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (21.50) for the second straight year. The rest of the SEC’s pitchers have walked four or more batters in an outing 68 times this season.
-Mize and freshman Tanner Burns have posted a combined 2.27 ERA and are holding opponents to a .183 batting average against in 18 starts this season. The duo has struck out 132 batters in 107.0 innings.
-In the last four games, Auburn relievers have gone 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA and have posted a 19-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The staff is holding opponents to a .167 average in 15.1 innings pitched.
-Auburn has won nine SEC series since the start of last season. Only Florida (13), Kentucky (10) and LSU (10) have more conference series wins during the span.
-Josh Anthony’s next game will be the 100th of his Auburn career. He needs three starts to get to 100 starts. Jay Estes is three games and five starts shy of 100 in his Auburn career.



SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE

-Alabama enters the weekend with a 22-17 overall record and 5-10 mark in SEC play. After beating Kentucky and Missouri in back-to-back conference series, the Crimson Tide were swept by Texas A&M in College Station last weekend.
-Offensively, Alabama is hitting .261 as a team and .232 in conference play. The Crimson Tide is led by senior infielder Chandler Avant’s .329 average and 31 RBI. Junior outfielder
Chandler Taylor leads the way from a power standpoint with 11 home runs.
-On the mound, Alabama boasts a 3.03 ERA, which ranks second in the league and 10th in the NCAA. The Crimson tide lead the way in conference games with a 3.09 ERA despite allowing opposing batters to hit .278 against them.



SERIES HISTORY VS. ALABAMA

-Alabama holds a 161-129 record in the all-time series that dates back to 1896.

-Auburn has defeated Alabama in nine of the last 10 matchups in the Capital City Classic, including a 5-2 win against the Crimson Tide earlier this season, but is looking for its first series win since 2011 and its first series win in Tuscaloosa since 2004.

It clearly states Thursday night baseball dumbass. Are you playing tonight? No start a Friday night thread slapdick.

Two really great match-ups!

Agreed. “We have a guy just dealing out of nowhere coach!” “Pull him, the next bullpen guy might be even better!!”

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You know, that's a pretty good point. You got me there, bud.

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I thought it was a good post. I don't follow baseball and I feel like you caught me up in one post, and I might actually watch some of the game because you did.

Mizzou 2, Vandy 1. Final

Nice win Gators.

Congrats Mizzou.

Sikkema can pitch.

He certainly can, but I still have no idea how Vanderbilt didn't score more than one run. In the sixth (I think) they managed to hit two doubles and not score a run. 1 out, guy on second and a guy hits a shot to right that hit the base of the wall on the fly, and somehow the guy on second got thrown out at home (and it wasn't particularly close). Great relay throws, but there was no chance Harris (RF) was getting to that ball so I have no idea what the guy on second was doing.

With Misner not playing for Mizzou, I was also shocked that they pitched to Harris in the fifth with a guy on second and two outs. He has basically been the only guy in conference all year (other than Misner) who can beat you, and sure enough he did. Head scratcher for sure.

That being said, I'll take it. Good win and great pitching by both staffs.