No. 7 Auburn bullied by trio of Mizzou home runs in series-opening loss
Auburn batters finished 5 for 26 at the plate, as the No. 7 Tigers fell to the unranked Missouri Tigers 6-1.
Auburn batters finished 5 for 26 at the plate, as the No. 7 Tigers fell to the unranked Missouri Tigers 6-1.
Auburn freshman Alyssa Rivera has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week, announced Tuesday morning.
The junior infielder had not appeared in a game since March 26.
Just one day after being named SEC Freshman of the Week, Alyssa Rivera continued her hot streak in a 6-3 win for Auburn over Georgia State Wednesday night.
Auburn picked up the series win on Sunday versus No. 21 Ole Miss, 3-1
“She’s a heck of an athlete. When she figures it out, she really could be dangerous, because she has high upside."
She joins Haley Fagan as the second Tiger to receive the honor in 2017.
Kendall Veach spearheaded the offensive explosion with two home runs and four RBIs.
Despite allowing five runs, nine hits and only tossing two strikeouts, Auburn junior Kaylee Carlson (17-1) picked up the win Friday evening over No. 18 Georgia in Athens.
“It is with great sadness today that I announce I will be stepping down as the associate head coach of the Auburn University softball team,” Myers said in the statement.
Florida State, Florida, Oregon and Arizona are the four squads ranked ahead of the Tigers.
It took just one run for the Tigers to down the second-ranked Gators, as Carlson held the home squad in check to the tune of three hits allowed.
The Florida State Seminoles retain the top spot, followed by Florida. Pac-12 powers Oregon and Arizona round out the top five.
Makayla Martin suffered the loss for the Tigers, dropping her 2017 record to 12-4.
Kaylee Carlson suffered her first loss of the season, as the No. 4 Auburn Tigers fell on the road in game one of their three game series against No. 2 Florida, 4-3 on Saturday evening.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, with an 8-0 lead at her back, Auburn pitcher Kaylee Carlson rifled the final pitch of the Tigers’ victory over Ohio State.
Kaylee Carlson fired the second perfect game in Auburn history while Kasey Cooper surpassed 250 career hits and RBI.
Madi Gipson hit a walk-off single to down the Bison of North Dakota State, 2-1, while Makayla Martin shutout the Bulls of USF in the second game.
After dropping game one of a Sunday double header, Auburn and LSU entered the seventh inning of the rubber match knotted at four.
Auburn would deliver a trio of runs and a trio of hits in the third inning to take the lead, 3-2 and would eventually capture their first SEC victory of the year, 5-4 over the No. 12 LSU Tigers.