SEC Baseball: Auburn 4, LSU 9 | FINAL | Tigers Lead Series 1-0 |

Auburn Tigers (15-6, 0-3 SEC) at #3 LSU Fighting Tigers (19-2, 2-1 SEC)

Third-ranked LSU (19-2, 2-1 SEC) plays its first SEC home series of the season beginning at 7 p.m. Friday when the Tigers play host to Auburn (15-6, 0-3 SEC) in Alex Box Stadium.

LSU has won 13 of its past 14 games, including a 2-1, 13-inning victory Wednesday over Northwestern State. LSU’s 19-2 record represents the Tigers’ best 21-game start since the 1997 club posted a 20-1 mark.
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BATTING ORDER:

LSU (19-2, 2-1 SEC)
1. JaCoby Jones 2B (.246, 15 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 8-10 SB, 16 BB)
2. Mark Laird RF (.338, 17 R, 2 2B, 6 RBIs, 11 BB)
3. Alex Bregman SS (.382, 21 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBIs, 11 BB, 5-5 SB)
4. Raph Rhymes LF (.346, 17 R, 6 2B, 15 RBIs, 10 BB)
5. Mason Katz 1B (.351, 21 R, 4 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 32 RBIs, 15 BB)
6. Christian Ibarra 3B (.353, 8 R, 4 2B, HR, 14 RBIs, 11 BB)
7. Chris Chinea DH (.211, 4-for-19, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBIs)
8. Ty Ross C (.197, 9 R, 2 HR, 9 RBIs)
9. Andrew Stevenson CF (.294, 5-for-17, 7 R, HR, 3 RBIs)
RHP Aaron Nola (2-0, 3.41 ERA, 31.2 IP, 36 SO/5 BB, .205 opponent BA)

Auburn (15-6, 0-3 SEC)
1. Jackson Burgeen RF (.241, 17 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBIs, 12 BB)
2. Jordan Ebert 2B (.313, 13 R, 2B, HR, 9 RBIs)
3. Cullen Wacker LF (.313, 8 R, 7 2B, 3B, 16 RBIs, 11 BB)
4. Garrett Cooper 1B (.328, 15 R, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 16 RBIs, 20 BB)
5. Ryan Tella CF (.286, 19 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 22 RBIs, 11 BB, 4-5 SB)
6. Patrick Savage DH (.280, 5 R, 4 2B, 8 RBIs)
7. Damek Tomscha 3B (.214, 19 R, 6 2B, HR, 15 RBIs, 15 BB)
8. Blake Austin C (.328, 7 R, 5 2B, 7 RBIs)
9. Dan Gleveyak SS (.227, 20 R, 4 2B, 6 RBIs, 10 BB, 5-8 SB)
LHP Daniel Koger (0-1, 3.49 ERA, 28.1 IP, 16 SO/8 BB, .208 opponent BA)


PITCHING MATCHUP:

LSU – So. RHP Aaron Nola (2-0, 3.41, 31.2 IP, 5 BB, 36 SO)
AU – So. LHP Daniel Koger (0-1, 3.49 ERA, 28.1 IP, 8 BB, 16 SO)