Auburn rallies in eighth inning, earns eighth straight SEC win
From the tournament bubble to the hosting bubble, Auburn continued its improbable season turnaround with a comeback win over Missouri to sweep its final regular-season series.
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From the tournament bubble to the hosting bubble, Auburn continued its improbable season turnaround with a comeback win over Missouri to sweep its final regular-season series.
Auburn softball was soundly defeated as the Tigers fell to Clemson 7-0. It was almost a year ago today when Auburn went to McWhorter stadium and lost to Clemson in regional play 1-0. Today's contest was following that script, until things got out of hand in the later stages of the game.
Auburn returned to the place where its 2022 season ended and took the first game of the 2023 NCAA Regionals, defeating the Cal State Fullerton Titans, 12-2. This was the fourth all-time meeting between these two programs. Their last meeting was in 2015, which the Titans won, 3-2. This game would be much different than their last meeting over eight years ago.
Auburn had no issue in its doubleheader Friday against Missouri (30-22, 10-19 SEC) as outstanding pitching and powerful bats pushed Auburn (32-19-1, 16-13 SEC) to a 4-0 victory in game one and a 7-2 victory in game two. The wins marked Auburn’s seventh consecutive SEC win, the longest streak in program history since 1995.
Auburn’s turnaround in the second half of SEC play is still the talk of the town as Butch Thompson’s team now holds the best record in league play since the halfway point, 9-3, following a series sweep of Ole Miss last weekend.
The Auburn Tigers have picked up former North Texas receiver Jyaire Shorter in the transfer portal. Shorter announced his commitment to Auburn on Tuesday in a Twitter post.
For the 18th time in program history, Auburn softball has been selected for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will participate in the Clemson Regional, hosted by the 16-seed Clemson Tigers. It is Auburn's second straight trip to Clemson for the regionals.
After a doubleheader sweep Friday, Auburn (30-19-1, 14-13 SEC) completed the sweep against Ole Miss (25-26, 6-21 SEC) Saturday with a 13-5 win over the Rebels.
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.
If one had ask many SEC softball fans on Monday who would be playing in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, chances are they would not have predicted this.
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.
In a game she started, Maddie Penta exited during a disastrous third inning. In the end, she earned the save and gave No. 3 seed Auburn its first SEC Tournament win since 2019, defeating No. 11 Ole Miss, 8-7.
While Auburn had the day off to relax before a stressful weekend, the Ole Miss Rebels were in a battle for the ages. The Rebels were facing No. 5 seed LSU, who also ended the season ranked No. 14 in the nation. Ole Miss was the consensus underdog in all categories. LSU has been the better program, and was considered a dark horse to win the SEC Tournament this weekend by many.
Auburn baseball run-ruled No. 1 LSU on Sunday to clinch the series and deliver LSU its first series loss of the season. The Tigers ended the contest in the bottom of the eighth inning, securing the 12-2 victory against LSU with a walk-off single from Cooper McMurray.
For the sixth time in 2023, Auburn won an SEC series, taking two of three from Mississippi State. With Maddie Penta in the circle, Auburn took the rubber game from the Bulldogs, 3-0, to earn Penta’s 25th win of the season.
The spirit of Independence helped the Auburn Tigers as they defeated No. 1 LSU 8-6 on Saturday night. It was the Tigers' 12th comeback win this season.
Auburn fell in the ninth inning to Mississippi State Saturday afternoon 5-4 as its attempts to regain the lead came up just short in a back-and-forth contest full of miscues.
Dominoes keep falling for Auburn in the transfer portal.
After an electric series win against No. 2 South Carolina, the Auburn Tigers (25-19-1, 9-13 SEC) returned home to host No. 1 LSU (37-8, 16-5 SEC). Led by a 7.1-inning, 15-strikeout performance by ace pitcher Paul Skenes, the Bayou Bengals shut out the Tigers, securing a 3-0 win.