GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT AUBURN (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team will travel to Auburn, Ala., to take on the Auburn Tigers Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at Plainsman Park.
 
Samford enters the week with a record of 3-4. The Bulldogs played a three-game series at fourth-ranked Tennessee over the weekend, falling to the Vols by scores of 5-1, 7-3 and 11-1 in seven innings.
 
Samford is scheduled to start right-handed pitcher Brooks Rice on the mound. Auburn has slated right-hander Andreas Alvarez as its starting pitcher.

Samford and Auburn have met 104 previous times, with Auburn holding a 78-25-1 series lead. Last season, the teams only played once, with Auburn picking up a 12-3 win in Auburn. The game in Birmingham was rained out for a second-straight season.   

Samford has been led at the plate so far this season by Cade Carr, batting .400 (8-for-20) with a double, a home run and 10 RBI. Jeffrey Ince is hitting .333 (8-for-24) with two doubles, a home run and three RBI.  Michael Gupton is hitting .318 (7-for-22) with two doubles and a triple. Freshman Jake Souders currently ranks second on the team in RBI with six.

Auburn comes into the game with a mark of 7-1. The Tigers swept a three-game series with Wright State over the weekend, winning the games by scores of 11-0, 11-1 and 9-4.

So far this season, Auburn has been led at the plate by Cooper McMurray, batting .464 with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBI. Deric Fabian is currently hitting .429 with a triple, two home runs and 12 RBI.
 
The game can be seen live on SECN+ and live stats will also be available online. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2025 BASEBALL SCHEDULE.
 
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