Florida baseball is set host Auburn for a top-25 weekend series.
The No. 18 Gators (27-11, 9-6 SEC) come off a series win over Georgia, but fell to Bethune-Cookman for its midweek matchup. The Tigers also won its last weekend series, which was against Kentucky and then followed with a midweek victory over Alabama State. Notably, Florida and Auburn have played the toughest schedules in the country.
No. 11 Auburn (25-11, 8-7) hold a team batting average of .301, an OPS of .856 and a slugging percentage of .450. The Tigers have swiped 53 bases out of 61 attempts.
However the strength of Auburn’s team is on the mound, as the Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.21. Auburn pitchers post a 383-to-86 strikeout to walk ratio over 308 innings innings.
The Gators have taken 31 of the last 45 meetings including seven of the last 10 against the Tigers, and have won four-straight series at home in the-head-to-head rivalry including the 2018 Super Regional.
Blake Cyr homer
Blake Cyr hits a 3-run homer over the left field wall to give Florida a 4-1 lead over Auburn in the third inning. Auburn’s starting pitcher failed to finish the inning as he gave up six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Trading runs early on
In the first inning, Auburn takes advantage of a routine fly ball lost in the sun, which sets up a 2-out RBI single. The Gators get out of the inning from Blake Cyr making a diving catch in left field. In the bottom of the frame, Karson Bowen delivered a 2-out RBI double to tie the game at 1-1.
Florida baseball vs Auburn projected starting pitchers
Game 1: RHP Aidan King (5-2, 1.74 ERA) vs. RHP Andreas Alvarez (6-1, 1.24 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Liam Peterson (1-2, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Marciano (3-2, 1.88 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Russell Sandefer (2-1, 4.56 ERA) vs. RHP Alex Petrovic (6-1, 2.66 ERA)
How to watch Florida baseball vs Auburn
Game 1 and 2 will be shown on the SEC Network, while Game 3 will featured on ESPN2.
Game 1: Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 2: Friday, April 17, 5:30 p.m., SEC Network
Game 3: Saturday, April 18, 12 p.m., ESPN2
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This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball vs Auburn live updates, TV channel, live stream for SEC series matchup
Reporting by Andrew Abadie, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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