Updated · Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site · May 28
No. 4 Auburn Opens 26th NCAA Regional Against Milwaukee as Plainsman Park Adds 2,300 Seats
Updated
Updated · Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site · May 28
No. 4 Auburn Opens 26th NCAA Regional Against Milwaukee as Plainsman Park Adds 2,300 Seats
14 articles · Updated · Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site · May 28
No. 4 Auburn, 38-19, starts its 26th NCAA regional Friday at noon CT against Milwaukee, 25-31, at Plainsman Park, with sophomore left-hander Jake Marciano set to face Gavin Theis.
Milwaukee arrives on a 7-game winning streak after taking the Horizon League tournament, but Auburn enters as a top-four national seed for the second straight year and is hosting for the fourth time in five seasons.
Friday’s winner advances to a 7 p.m. CT game Saturday against either UCF, 31-21, or NC State, 32-22; the losers drop into a 2 p.m. elimination game.
Plainsman Park has expanded postseason capacity with new terraces and seating areas for roughly 2,300 additional fans, while reserved tickets are already sold out and general admission starts at $15.
Auburn is 54-35 all-time in regionals and 14-4 under coach Butch Thompson, whose 4 regional titles are the most by a head coach in program history.
After a shocking opening loss, can the No. 4 national seed salvage its season and advance to the Super Regionals?
Is Milwaukee's historic upset a fluke, or are they the real threat in a regional now turned completely upside down?
How did the nation's best pitching staff surrender 13 runs to a sub-.500 team in a stunning tournament upset?