WHERE: Foley Field

WHEN: Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.

RECORDS: Georgia 25-2, 5-1; Auburn 20-5, 4-2

STARTING PITCHERS: Friday LH Charlie Goldstein (0-0, 9.00) vs. LH Samuel Dutton (3-1, 2.48); Saturday – RH Brian Curley (2-0, 2.41) vs RH Cade Fisher (0-0, 5.40); Sunday – Leighton Finley (2-0, 6.33) vs TBA.

TV/RADIO: SEC Network+; Georgia Bulldog Radio Network (Jeff Dantzler, David Johnston).

Pregame Notes

Georgia’s starting rotation will remain the same for the second straight week, with Charlie Goldstein (0-0, 9.00) getting the call in Friday’s opener, followed by Brian Curley (2-0, 2.41) on Saturday and Leighton Finley on Sunday (2-0, 6.33).

It’s easy to see why.

Curley gave the Bulldogs five scoreless innings, while Finley allowed just one run in five innings during last weekend’s sweep at Florida.

The exception was Goldstein, who gave up his second three-run homer in as many games and comes into play with an ERA of 9.00.

However, as head coach Wes Johnson explains, those numbers are bit deceiving.

“You look at Charlie, he's given up six hits this year, and four of them have been homers. Three of them have been on fastballs. So, the fastball command for him right now (has been a problem,” Johnson said. “The other homer was on a change-up to the Cole Hage kid from Kentucky, who is a really good player. But you look at his numbers. They’re only hitting 167 off of him or something like that. We’ve just gotta get the fastball in some better spots at the right time, and I think you'll see him be fine.”

Finley’s confidence is better than where it was after his effort against the Gators.

“I think we're all feeling really good, you know, obviously we've been struggling a little bit, but I think we're going to be fine,” he said. “We have a great offense to back us so, you know, that's always a benefit.”

Christian Adams’ season got off to a slow start but after last weekend’s return to his home state of Florida, the transfer from FAU is back on track.

In the sweep of the Gators, Adams (.321-3-11) posted a 1.429 slugging percentage and batted .571 (8-for-14). He tallied three doubles, three home runs, and seven RBI.

“It was definitely my timing,” Adams said of his early issues. “But I was working a lot with the end coaches, and it helped me out. We went on to Florida, and it went really good.”

Adams is glad to be contributing to an offense that’s been the best in the SEC.

“We have so many guys on this team that everyone's going to pick each other up,” Adams said. “You’ve seen what we've done so far; it's gonna keep happening.”

Look for Ryland Zaborowski and Robbie Burnett to both be back in the starting lineup.

The two missed last Tuesday’s game with West Georgia after both players came down with food poisoning on the bus ride back from Gainesville.

That’s good news for the Bulldogs.

Zaborowski has been one of the top hitters in the country, batting .467 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI, with Burnett hitting .383-13-41.

…Auburn has won eight straight weekends dating back to the final two series of 2024, marking the longest streak since ‘03.

…The Tigers’ 4-2 start to SEC play is their best since starting the 2017 SEC season 5-1.

…Cooper McMurray cracked the top-10 in program history with his 35th career home run Tuesday. Ike Irish is hitting .550 (11-for-20) with two doubles, four home runs, and seven RBI in four games since his return to the lineup.

…Auburn’s pitching staff ranks top 25 in the country in WHIP (1.25), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.91), and walks allowed per 9.0 innings (3.48). The Tigers are 6-2 against ranked opponents, including 3-1 away from home. The team is in the midst of six straight series against ranked opponents, including the next four against teams currently ranked in the top 10.

...The Bulldogs are batting .320 with an NCAA-best .632 slugging percentage and 74 home runs. They have a .466 on-base percentage with 184 walks, have been hit 72 times, plus are 39-for-43 in stplen bases. The team’s leading hitters are roommates Ryland Zaborowski (.467-14-48, 1.120 slugging percentage) and Robbie Burnett (.383-13-41, 26 BB, 17 HBP, 11 SB). Zaborowski leads the NCAA in home runs and slugging percentage, is second in RBI, and fifth in batting. Burnett ranks in the top ten nationally in nine categories, including leading in on-base percentage at .597.

… Tre Phelps (.305-5-26) has reached base safely in all 27 games this year. Burnett earned SEC Player of the Week honors after a monster series against No. 23 UK (.667 BA, eight runs, twp home runs, and nine RBI). Earlier this month, Zaborowski was named the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy

National Hitter of the Week and SEC Co-Player of the Week by the league office. In a four-game stretch, he batted .438 with one double, six home runs, and 18 RBI.

…Georgia has scored at least six runs in 25 of 27 games this year and 10+ runs in 13 games, going 13-0 in those contests.