Jade Rhodes named SEC Softball Player of the Week
Auburn senior Jade Rhodes has been named SEC Softball Player of the Week after her strong play helped the Tigers go 4-0, including a sweep of SEC foe South Carolina.
Auburn senior Jade Rhodes has been named SEC Softball Player of the Week after her strong play helped the Tigers go 4-0, including a sweep of SEC foe South Carolina.
Neither of No. 3 Auburn's performances against South Carolina in a Saturday double-header were as efficient as its 10-0 run-rule victory on Friday, but the Tigers were still too much for the Gamecocks to handle as they completed the sweep with a pair of victories.
The Tigers were propelled by a pair of home runs by Jade Rhodes and Kasey Cooper — who hit her team-leading 10th of the year with a grand slam — and pitcher Kaylee Carlson allowed just four hits in five innings of work.
The Tigers used timely hitting and a big sixth inning to sweep the season series with the Panthers.
Auburn only managed a single hit in Starkville, Mississippi, on Sunday, but its strong pitching was enough for a 2-0 victory over Mississippi State to win the series.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and remained in control en route to a 6-3 upset.
On a night when its high-powered offense was ineffective, No. 3 Auburn relied on its pitching to survive a 14-inning game at Mississippi State, 3-2, on Friday night.
On the verge of being swept at home by the defending national champions, the third-ranked Auburn Tigers staged a late rally to knock off No. 1 Florida, 5-4, at Jane B. Moore Field on Monday night.
The Gators twice overcame a one-run deficit in an 8-5 win over the No. 3 Auburn Tigers at Jane B. Moore Field on Sunday afternoon.
Kayli Kvistad's three-run homer in the seventh inning propelled No. 1 Florida to a 6-3 win over No. 3 Auburn that kept the Gators' perfect record (25-0) intact.
With a series against top-ranked defending champion Florida looming, No. 3 Auburn ensured it would enter the weekend with plenty of momentum and confidence of its own.
This is the second consecutive week Cooper has received the award. She led Auburn with a .692 batting average for the week and broke the program record for home runs in a career with 42.
No. 3 Auburn rode dominant defensive performances to two shutout wins against Georgia State on Sunday.
A seven run deficit couldn’t stop the Tigers from adding to their seven game win streak Friday night, March 4, at Jane B. Moore Field.
A weekend of dominance concluded for the third-ranked Auburn Tigers with a 21-0 win over Indiana State on Sunday.
Auburn ended the game with a 10-1 hitting advantage, thanks to a great performance by Martin, who struck out four Eagles.
There wasn't much style or flair on display for Auburn on Thursday night, Feb. 25, but a workman-like performance still put the No. 3 Tigers on top against Boston College, 5-1.
The most notable improvements to the stadium are new bleachers that will increase the stadium’s capacity by nearly 900. What makes the renovation of Jane B. Moore Field truly unique, however, is how involved the coaching staff, including Myers, have been throughout the process.
Third-ranked Auburn might have lost its first game of the season in Clearwater, Florida, on Saturday, but that did little to ruin the Tigers' appetite for destruction.
No. 3 Auburn relied on a pair of pitchers from California in big wins over Oklahoma State and South Florida in Clearwater, Florida, on Friday.