Tallahassee Regional capsules
AUBURN | No. 23 Auburn will begin play in the Tallahassee Regional Friday morning at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. Here’s a statistical look at how the Tigers stack up against the other three teams.
No. 1 seed FLORIDA STATE, 39-20, won 12 of last 14
ACC Tournament Champions
Hitting: .269 average (10th ACC), 63 home runs (6th), 55 stolen bases (6th)
Pitching: 3.94 ERA (5th), 7 saves (12th), 532 strikeouts (1st), 190 walks (4th)
Fielding: .971 percentage (9th), 37 double plays (11th), 32 stolen bases against (5th)
Top hitters: 3B Dylan Busby .317, 18 2B, 13 HR, 55 RBI; LF Jackson Lueck .312, 8 HR, 45 RBI; DH Quincy Nieporte .292, 17 2B, 9 HR, 70 RBI.
Top pitchers: LHP Tyler Holton 9-3, 2.43 ERA, 119 K; LHP Drew Parrish 5-3, 5.01 ERA; RHP Cole Sands 6-3, 5.30 ERA; RHP Drew Carlton 3-3, 1.87 ERA, 5 saves; LHP Clayton Kwiatkowski 1-0, 2.45 ERA.
No. 2 seed UCF, 40-20, won eight of last 13
AAC co-Champions
Hitting: .281 average (4th AAC), 49 home runs (5th), 106 stolen bases (1st)
Pitching: 3.01 ERA (1st), 11 saves (5th), 535 strikeouts (3rd), 193 walks (2nd)
Fielding: .971 percentage (5th), 41 double plays (6th), 41 stolen bases against (3rd)
Top hitters: RF Eli Putnam .321, 16 2B, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 16 SB; LF Kyle Marsh .312, 20 2B, 6 HR; 1B Rylan Thomas .305, 13 HR, 52 RBI; CF Luke Hamblin .301, 13 2B, 22 SB.
Top pitchers: RHP Robby Howell 10-0, 3.28 ERA, 90 K; RHP Chris Williams 5-3, 2.43 ERA; LHP Joe Sheridan 10-4, 3.25 ERA; LHP Bryce Tucker 2-2, 1.75 ERA, 10 saves; RHP Jordan Scheftz 1-2, 1.76 ERA.
No. 3 seed AUBURN, 35-24, lost 10 of last 13
Hitting: .275 (7th SEC), 28 home runs (14th), 53 stolen bases (8th)
Pitching: 4.33 ERA (11th), 14 saves (6th), 446 strikeouts (12th), 170 walks (3rd)
Fielding: .975 percentage (6th), 51 double plays (2nd), 26 stolen bases against (3rd)
Top hitters: CF Jonah Todd .385, 13 2B, 36 RBI, 9 SB; DH Conor Davis .288, 11 2B, 29 RBI; RF Daniel Robert .282, 10 2B, 5 HR, 40 RBI; 1B Dylan Ingram .269, 13 2B, 8 HR, 39 RBI.
Top pitchers: RHP Keegan Thompson 6-4, 2.43 ERA; RHP Casey Mize 7-2, 1.93 ERA, 97 K; RHP Davis Daniel 4-3, 5.58 ERA; RHP Cole Lipscomb 4-0, 3.11 ERA, 6 saves; RHP Calvin Coker 3-3, 4.18 ERA.
No. 4 seed TENNESSEE TECH, 40-19, won 10 of last 16 games
OVC Champions and OVC Tournament Champions
Hitting: .320 (2nd OVC), 97 home runs (1st), 41 stolen bases (6th)
Pitching: 5.29 ERA (2nd), 19 saves (1st), 547 strikeouts (1st), 209 walks (4th)
Fielding: .975 average (2nd), 42 double plays (8th), 58 stolen bases against (6th)
Top hitters: 3B Trevor Putzig .395, 22 2B, 6 HR, 51 RBI; DH Ryan Flick .384, 23 2B, 18 HR, 70 RBI; LF Collin Harris .332, 10 HR, 35 RBI, 13 SB; 1B Chase Chambers .306, 17 HR, 60 RBI; RF Kevin Strohschein .289, 14 HR, 60 RBI.
Top pitchers: RHP Michael Wood 8-4, 5.34 ERA. 78 K; RHP Jake Usher 5-2, 5.48 ERA; RHP Evan Fraliex 3-0, 4.55 ERA; RHP Ethan Roberts 1-3, 3.65 ERA, 13 saves; RHP Ty King 3-0, 2.01 ERA.