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Auburn’s famed “Section 111” will be returning to Plainsman Park this season, but things will be different under new coach Butch Thompson. Although it became the official student section of Auburn Baseball in 2000, Coach Thompson is the first coach to fully accept the section.

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The Golloway experiment was doomed from the start

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | September 29

Sunny Golloway is gone. His two years here had become a melting pot of emotions: exciting, disappointing, promising, and ultimately wasted. When he was hired in June of 2013, a energizing jolt got sent through the veins of the Auburn program. The Tigers had been to the NCAA Tournament just twice in the 10 years prior to Golloway’s hiring.

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​Lipscomb named an Academic All-American

By Evan McCullers | Sports Writer | June 4

As announced Thursday, June 4, sophomore pitcher Cole Lipscomb has been named a second-team Capital One Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Lipscomb excelled on and off the field in 2015, posting an 8-2 record with a 2.53 ERA while maintaining a 3.76 GPA in finance. “I am extremely proud of Cole and all the hard work he puts in as a student-athlete,” coach Sunny Golloway said.

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​College of Charleston knocks baseball out of NCAA Tournament

By Evan McCullers | Sports Writer | June 1

Fans will have to wait until next spring to see another Auburn team run onto the diamond. Hours after the Tigers’ softball team was eliminated from the Women’s College World Series, the baseball team fell to College of Charleston, 3-2, on Sunday, May 31, in Tallahassee, Florida. The loss eliminated the Tigers from the NCAA Tournament. Both teams went down in order in the first inning, and a rain delay halted the game before the second inning could begin. The game was suspended and the teams resumed play after a six hour and twenty minute delay. Charleston didn’t take long to break the scoreless tie. In the Cougars’ first at-bat following the delay, Nick Pappas hit a two-run home run off Auburn’s starting pitcher Dalton Rentz to give Charleston a 1-0 lead. Auburn fought back to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, starting when Charleston starter Nathan Helvey issued a one-out walk to Daniel Robert, and Robert advanced to second on Anfernee Grier’s infield single.

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‘Heck’le of a ball game with Section 111

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | May 30

The Helmet Guy is known around campus for his booming voice when he leads cheers for Auburn baseball, and recently, softball as the team continues to succeed. But it’s not just the Helmet Guy who keeps the crowd pumped. Baseball’s official heckling club, Section 111, has been filling the gaps of game silence in their own fashion.

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