Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn baseball announced their 2018 schedule, which will be highlighted by 19 home stands in their first 21 games.
The Tigers finished last season as the runner-up in the Tallahassee Regional and will return seven of their pitching leaders and seven position players who started at least 30 games.
Auburn will look to key returning players such as pitcher Casey Mize and infielder Dylan Ingram to lead the Tigers through their regular season schedule.
Right-handed pitcher Mize went 8-2 last season with a 2.04 ERA and 109 strikeouts. While Ingram led Auburn's offense with 8 home runs.
Opening Day for the Tigers will bring Longwood to Plainsman Park for a three-game series beginning Feb. 16.
Auburn will face Georgia State, Tory, and Bryant at Plainsman Park before traveling to South Alabama Feb. 27.
Nonconference play for the Tigers will be highlighted by a series with BYU and Northeastern before playing single game match-ups between Georgia Tech and Memphis.
The Tigers will open SEC play March 16 with a home 3 game home series against Texas A&M.
SEC play will continue through May, with the Tigers facing Alabama in the Captial City Classic Mar. 27 in Montgomery, Ala.
Auburn will finish out the regular season with a 3 game home series against SEC foe LSU May 17-19.
The Full 2018 Auburn Tigers Baseball Schedule:
All home games will be played at Plainsman Park unless note
Feb. 16 vs. Longwood
Feb. 17 vs. Longwood
Feb. 18 vs. Longwood
Feb. 20 vs. Georgia State
Feb. 21 vs. Troy
Feb. 23 vs. Bryant
Feb. 24 vs. Bryant
Feb. 25 vs. Bryant
Feb. 27 @ South Alabama
March 2 vs. BYU
March 3 vs. BYU
March 6 vs. UAB (Regions Park - Birmingham, Ala.)
March 9 vs. Northeastern
March 10 vs. Northeastern
March 11 vs. Northeastern
March 13 vs. Georgia Tech
March 14 vs. Memphis
March 16 vs. Texas A&M
March 17 vs. Texas A&M
March 18 vs. Texas A&M
March 20 @ Georgia Tech
March 23 @ Kentucky
March 24 @ Kentucky
March 25 @ Kentucky
March 27 vs. Alabama (Montgomery, Ala.)
March 30 vs. Missouri
March 31 vs. Missouri
April 1 vs. Missouri
April 3 vs. Alabama A&M
April 6 @ Arkansas
April 7 @ Arkansas
April 8 @ Arkansas
April 10 @ Samford
April 13 vs. Mississippi State
April 14 vs. Mississippi State
April 15 vs. Mississippi State
April 17 vs. UAB
April 20 @ Alabama
April 21 @ Alabama
April 22 @ Alabama
April 24 vs. Samford
April 27 @ Florida
April 28 @ Florida
April 29 @ Florida
May 4 vs. Vanderbilt
May 5 vs. Vanderbilt
May 6 vs. Vanderbilt
May 11 @ Ole Miss
May 12 @ Ole Miss
May 13 @ Ole Miss
May 15 @ Troy
May 17 vs. LSU
May 18 vs. LSU
May 19 vs. LSU
