Auburn claims Ole Miss series with doubleheader sweep
Because of adverse weather conditions, the No. 23 Auburn Tigers and 2022 national champion Ole Miss were forced to have a doubleheader on Friday.
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Because of adverse weather conditions, the No. 23 Auburn Tigers and 2022 national champion Ole Miss were forced to have a doubleheader on Friday.
Everything was going right for Auburn. The defense was doing as well as it could, and the Tigers were just one out away from their first SEC Championship appearance since 2016. Then, the worst occurred.
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Just two weeks ago, the Auburn Tigers were in a position few would relish. Butch Thompson’s team sat at a 7-11 conference record and was projected by many as on the bubble for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a road series against No. 2 South Carolina and a date with the No. 1 LSU Tigers inside Plainsman Park next on the schedule.
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