Texas BASEBALL - Auburn - Thur Game Thread

ZachattheDisch · Apr 17, 2025

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#8 Auburn Tigers v. #2 Texas Longhorns
Date: April 17-19 (Thurs – Sat)
Time: Thur at 7pm; Fri at 6pm; Sat at 12pm
Where: Disch-Falk Field
TV: SEC Network+

Series History:

First Met: 1912
Last Met: 1995 in Oklahoma City
Last Texas Victory: The Horns have never beaten Auburn
All-Time Series Record: 0-2-1
- Home Record: 0-1-1
- Horns have lost the two games to Auburn by a combined total of 3 runs
Auburn is picked to finish 10th out of 16 teams – just one spot behind Texas
2024 Season: 27-26 (8-22 SEC) – During the 2024 season, pitching was a consistent issue as the Tigers really struggled with their starting rotation.

Records:
Auburn Tigers: 27-10 (9-6 SEC)
Texas Longhorns: 30-5 (13-2 SEC)

RPI / SOS:
Auburn: 4 / 1
Texas: 3 / 22

Prediction:

Texas wins the series 2-1
- On the season, I am 24-10

Pitching Matchups:

Thur– LHP Jared Spencer (4-1, 3.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) v. RHP Samuel Dutton (5-2, 2.34 ERA, 1.14 WHIP)
- LSU transfer, Dutton has been the staff ace this season.
- 5 pitch mix, he has a fastball that sits 94 and mixes in a slider and changeup as well

Auburn Bullpen:

Carson Myers (0-1, 3 saves, 12 apps, 3.25 ERA, 27.2 IP)
Parker Carlson (3-1, 1 save, 10 apps, 3.50 ERA, 18 IP) – Questionable on the injury report
Ryan Hetzler (0-0, 4 saves, 11 apps, 3.94 ERA, 16 IP)
Griffin Gravs (3-1, 7 apps, 4.05 ERA, 13.1 IP)
Cam Tilly (2-1, 10 apps, 4.70 ERA, 23 IP)

Auburn Offensive Leaders:

Chase Fralick (.351 BA, .897 OPS, 2 HR, 30 RBI, .489 SLG%, .408 OB%)
Cooper McMurray (.348 BA, 1.053 OPS, 8 HR, 35 RBI, .594 SLG%, 459 OB%)
Ike Irish (.345 BA, 1.073 OPS, 7 HR, 30 RBI, .622 SLG%, .451 OB%, 4-4 SB)
Chris Rembert (.315 BA, .962 OPS, 4 HR, 21 RBI, .491 SLG%, .471 OB%, 4-7 SB)
Cade Belyeu (.301 BA, .962 OPS, 4 HR, 16 RBI, .495 SLG%, .468 LB%, 11-13 SB)

STARTING LINEUPS:

1	dh	5 Ethan Mendoza	R	.363
2	c	6 Rylan Galvan	R	.337
3	ss	1 Jalin Flores	R	.275
4	cf	8 Will Gasparino	R	.289
5	3b	31 Casey Borba	R	.265
6	lf	24 Adrian Rodriguez	B	.292
7	1b	10 Kimble Schuessler	R	.298
8	rf	43 Tommy Farmer IV	R	.276
9	2b	0 Jayden Duplantier	R	.115
10	p	12 Jared Spencer	L	-

1	2b	1 Snow, Eric	R	.299
2	dh	2 Rembert, Chris	R	.315
3	rf	18 Irish, Ike	L	.345
4	1b	26 McMurray, Cooper	L	.348
5	lf	19 Terrell, Bub	L	.311
6	3b	8 Guevara, Eric	R	.269
7	cf	5 Carter, Bristol	R	.273
8	c	44 Fralick, Chase	L	.351
9	ss	7 Fabian, Deric	R	.262
10	p	17 Dutton, Samuel	R	-

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