Overview
- No. 4 Auburn hosts No. 2 Texas for a three-game SEC series at Plainsman Park beginning Friday.
- Butch Thompson set the rotation: Jake Marciano on Friday, Jackson Sanders on Saturday, and Alex Petrovic on Sunday.
- Both staffs lead the conference in run prevention, with ERAs of 2.26 for Auburn and 2.67 for Texas, and both have allowed the fewest hits.
- Availability notes for Auburn: Eric Guevara is expected to return, Bristol Carter’s status this weekend is uncertain, Drew Whalen awaits a second opinion after an arm MRI, and Eddie Madrigal has been cleared to pinch hit.
- Texas probables are Ruger Riojas on Friday, Luke Harrison on Saturday, and Dylan Volantis on Sunday, and the lineup is hitting .324; first pitches are 6 p.m. CT Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. CT Sunday on SEC Network+.