Baseball
Season-best offense propels Auburn to series win over Alabama
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | May 6“It’s huge. It puts a big stamp in what we wanted to do this weekend."
Auburn suffers 'disappointing' loss in late-running Game 2 against Alabama
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | May 5Saturday night’s game was a heartbreaker for Auburn. Auburn had the lead for the first time in its Game 2 against Alabama going into the ninth after the Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth. Alabama answered those four runs with two of its own in the top of the ninth, which was ...
Auburn puts all the pieces together for 5-1 win over Alabama
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | May 4In Game 1 against rival Alabama, Auburn was able to get all the pieces clicking in a 5-1 win. A combination of early offense, impressive defense and shutout pitching put the Tigers back in the win column after losing three straight games last weekend at Vanderbilt. "We’ve always competed until ...
Former Auburn pitcher, No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize tosses no-hitter in Double-A debut
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 29Former Auburn pitcher Casey Mize threw a no-hitter in his first Double-A start on Monday night for the Erie SeaWolves. Mize was selected as the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. He was the first No. 1 overall pick in program history for Auburn. In ...
Pitcher Tanner Burns injured, coach Butch Thompson ejected in Auburn's loss at Vandy
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 26In a rainy series opener in Nashville, a combination of defensive miscues and an early deficit that was too much to overcome ultimately led to an Auburn loss on Thursday night. The Tigers fell to No. 4 Vanderbilt 12-6 in Game 1 of the three-game series. The Commodores scored three runs in the bottom ...
'Unbelievable opportunity': Previewing Auburn's three-game series at No. 4 Vanderbilt
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 25After winning its first series of the month against Ole Miss this past weekend and a midweek game against Jacksonville State, No. 21 Auburn heads into Nashville, Tennessee, looking to keep up that momentum. The Tigers will face their highest ranked opponent of the season in No. 4 Vanderbilt. The ...
Auburn hangs 14 runs on JSU to snap midweek losing streak
By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | April 24The No. 21 Auburn Tigers traveled to Jacksonville State on Tuesday and came out on top, tallying 14 runs and 16 hits for their highest offensive output in a month, beating the Gamecocks 14-2. The 14 run and 16 hit outburst was the team’s third-highest total for the season, and its 12-run margin ...
Auburn pitcher Davis Daniel to undergo Tommy John surgery
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 22Junior righty Davis Daniel is set to undergo Tommy John surgery this week.
Auburn walks it off to secure series win over Ole Miss
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 21After a two-home-run night in Friday’s game, Conor Davis continued his offensive success against No. 17 Ole Miss by hitting a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th as No. 23 Auburn won Game 3, 6-5, securing its first series victory this month. After Ole Miss (27-14, 10-8 SEC) took a 5-4 lead in ...
Auburn falls to Ole Miss 5-3, setting up Saturday rubber game
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 20Game 2 of No. 23 Auburn’s series against No. 17 Ole Miss relied heavily on the long ball. All three of the Tigers’ runs came via home runs, and two out of five Rebel runs were due to homers. In the end, Auburn (25-14, 9-8 SEC) lost 5-3 to even the series at 1-1. Conor Davis hit two home runs ...
Tigers rally for Game 1 victory over Ole Miss
By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | April 18In a come-from-behind victory, No. 23 Auburn baseball took the first game of a three-game series against No. 17 Ole Miss, 7-4 on Thursday evening at Plainsman Park.
Auburn unable to secure road win against Georgia Tech with 11-6 loss
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 17In a game that combined for 17 runs and 27 hits, Auburn lost 11-6 on Tuesday night at Georgia Tech. “We've got to create a different rhythm in our ballclub,” said head coach Butch Thompson. “(The players) are fighting hard, but we've got to get a different rhythm going with our ballclub.” The ...
Auburn drops second straight SEC series as midseason skid continues
By William Finney | Sports Writer | April 15No. 19 Auburn baseball fell in the decisive Game 3 against No. 13 Texas A&M, 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Blue Bell Park. The Tigers (24-12, 8-7 SEC) drew first blood with an RBI single from Will Holland in the top of the third. However, a four-run inning was all the Aggies needed to put the game ...
Auburn evens the series with a 7-0 shut out over Texas A&M
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 14No. 19 Auburn turned the tables on No. 12 Texas A&M on Saturday night, shutting out the Aggies out, 7-0.
Auburn falls 4-0 at to Texas A&M in series opener
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 13In the opening game of the Tigers’ three-game series against No. 12 Texas A&M, Auburn’s bats could not get going in College Station, Texas. With an ice-cold offense, the Tigers lost 4-0 to the Aggies. It was No. 19 Auburn’s (23-11, 7-6 SEC) first loss in the opening game of a series ...
Auburn baseball loses early lead, falls to Jacksonville State
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | April 10“We won 15 in a row. Maybe our highs are high, and our lows are low. In baseball, you just try to stay in the middle.”
Auburn weekend roundup on the diamond: Baseball drops series, softball makes history
By Sports Staff | April 8While Auburn basketball was etching its name in Tigers history in Minneapolis, Auburn athletics had a busy weekend across the country. Here's a roundup of the action from our Plainsman staff. Baseball vs. Arkansas | 1-2 series loss By Olivia Huskey and Jake Weese After a 6-3 Game-1 win, No. 15 Auburn ...
'Inefficient': Auburn falls to Georgia Tech, ends home winning streak
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 3Auburn finished with more hits, but not runs. Free bases came back to haunt No. 15 Auburn in its 9-3 loss to Georgia Tech (20-9, 7-5 ACC) on Tuesday night. The Tigers gave up nine walks, nine hits, threw three wild pitches and hit two batters on the night. Auburn walked in two runs and allowed ...
