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Auburn hosts Brown at Plainsman Park in the final non-conference series of the year, as the Tigers open SEC play next weekend against Vanderbilt. John Pawlowski's club is coming off a 6-3 win over Alabama in the Capital City Classic and hasn't had a losing weekend yet in 2013.
Last weekend
Eastern Illinois 11, Auburn 10
Shaky defense and a ninth-inning meltdown on the mound led to an inexplicable loss for the Tigers.
Auburn bounced back, taking an 8-1 lead early and blowing the game open in the eighth after EIU had cut the deficit to one run.
The Tigers took a shutout into the ninth inning, and despite a couple of runs allowed in the final frame, it was an all-around solid performance in the series finale.
Midweek
Auburn stayed perfect against Alabama in the Capital City Classic, improving to 5-0 all-time. Conner Kendrick provided a herculean effort out of the 'pen, and Garrett Cooper had a clutch base hit in the ninth inning.
Brown (1-3) at Auburn (9-3)
Probable starters
Friday, 6 p.m.
LHP Daniel Koger (0-0, 2.08 ERA) vs. RHP Anthony Galan (0-0, 3.00 ERA)
Saturday, 3 p.m.
LHP Michael O'Neal (3-0, 2.16 ERA) vs. RHP Dave St. Lawrence (0-0, 2.16 ERA)
Sunday, 1 p.m.
TBA vs. RHP Kevin Carlow (0-1, 5.14 ERA)
Weather forecast
Dare we say, it may actually be a nice weekend of baseball weather? After three straight weekends of wintry conditions -- ahem, last Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois featured a snow shower -- the temperatures should be much more comfortable over the next few days. Friday night's game will be chilly, but Saturday and Sunday may be warm enough to -- gasp -- break out the short sleeves. And hey, it should be dry all weekend, too. Incredible.
Individual stats
| Auburn | Brown | |
| Batting average | Jordan Ebert, .417 | Cody Slaughter, .375 |
| On-base % | Garrett Cooper, .481 | Sean Gannon, .500 |
| Runs | Ryan Tella, 14 | Will Marcal and Matt DeRenzi, 2 |
| RBIs | Ryan Tella, 15 | Will Marcal and John Sheridan, 2 |
| Doubles | Garrett Cooper, 5 | Three players, 1 |
| Triples | Three players, 1 | N/A |
| Home runs | Four players, 1 | N/A |
| Stolen bases | Ryan Tella and Dan Glevenyak, 2 | Will Marcal and Matt DeRenzi, 1 |
| Starting ERA | Daniel Koger, 2.08 | Dave St. Lawrence, 2.16 |
| Relief ERA | Three players, 0.00 | Three players, 0.00 |
| Starting BA against | Daniel Koger, .180 | Dave St. Lawrence, .250 |
| Relief BA against | Conner Kendrick, .077 | Kevin Guthrie, .000 |
| Strikeouts | Conner Kendrick, 22 | Kevin Carlow, 7 |
| Wins | Michael O'Neal, 3-0 | Eddie Fitzpatrick, 1-0 |
| Saves | Conner Kendrick, 2 | N/A |
Team stats
| Auburn | Brown | |
| Batting average | .286 | .203 |
| On-base % | .392 | .356 |
| Runs | 79 | 10 |
| RBIs | 68 | 7 |
| Home runs | 4 | 0 |
| Extra-base hits | 32 | 3 |
| Stolen bases | 6-of-14 | 2-of-3 |
| ERA | 2.83 | 4.06 |
| BA against | .220 | .348 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.59 |
| Strikeouts | 77 | 27 |
| Walks | 39 | 19 |
| Saves | 5 | 0 |
Around the SEC
No. 2 Vanderbilt at No. 15 Oregon
Central Arkansas at No. 3 Mississippi State
Rider at No. 6 South Carolina
Lipscomb at No. 7 Ole Miss
Washington at No. 8 LSU
Michigan State at No. 11 Kentucky
San Diego State at No. 16 Arkansas
Alabama at No. 5 Louisville
Texas A&M at No. 10 Cal State Fullerton
Alcorn State at Tennessee
Indiana at Florida
Liberty at Georgia
San Francisco at Missouri