Overview
- Auburn beat Oklahoma 6-4 on Friday in the series opener at Plainsman Park.
- The Tigers jumped on OU starter LJ Mercurius with two first-inning solo homers and forced a pitching change early in the fourth.
- Auburn kept its weekend rotation intact for a fourth straight week with Andreas Alvarez, Jake Marciano, and Alex Petrovic, a trio that has 50 strikeouts and 11 walks over their last three starts.
- Auburn has won three straight SEC series and is 7-3 in its last 10, while No. 13 Oklahoma arrived on a recent run of series wins.
- Game 2 is Saturday at 6 p.m. CT and Sunday’s finale is at 2 p.m. CT, with both streaming on SEC Network+ and radio on the Auburn Sports Network and Auburn Athletics app.