"The pitching is such a big piece," said head coach Butch Thompson. "That's where most of your scholarships are. That's where games are won and lost. The ability to pitch and finish would have capped off what was a pretty solid ball game we played there until right there at the end. Because it's not like we kicked the ball to give it away. They absolutely hit the ball."
The Tigers ended the Auburn Invitational on Saturday with a pair of wins over Southeastern Louisiana to go 5-0 on the weekend. “Sometimes you’ve got to get your team’s attention, and they turned it on and they didn’t let off the gas pedal,” said head coach Mickey Dean. “We just battle.”
“I was really proud of our team today,” Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa said. “We executed our game plan. I thought we did a great job disrupting Clemson, and we created a ton of chances. We just couldn’t find the back of the net.”
After dropping the series opener, Auburn blew out Boston College 16-1 on Saturday. The game quickly titled in favor of the home team when Eagles' pitcher Emmet Sheehan walked three straight batters, followed by a Cam Hill grand slam.
On Saturday, Auburn took care of business against Mississippi State for a 78-71 win over the Bulldogs. The victory was head coach Bruce Pearl’s 600th win as a head coach. “I’m truly grateful, Pearl said. “Humbled, blessed -- God has blessed me beyond what I deserve. But I keep score, I do. And 600 is a big number. 700 would be even better.”
No. 12 Auburn produced another season-best in its season finale loss to No. 8 Arkansas, 197.425-197.125. “I think we proved we’re a top-10 team and we can compete with anybody in the country,” Graba said. “We’re the youngest team in the country and we’ve had the toughest schedule in the country."
Auburn basketball's season comes to a close Saturday as Mississippi State travels to Auburn Arena in a game originally delayed due to severe winter weather.
The Tigers continued their winning ways at Jane B. Moore Field on Friday in their doubleheader against Southern Miss. Auburn won both games in the series and improved to 13-1 on the season with an 11-0 record at home.
Auburn gave up four home runs and left 11 runners on base in an 8-2 loss to Boston College on Friday night. "Tough night against a very good ball club tonight," said head coach Butch Thompson.
Behind an eight-run outing and another strong pitching performance from Auburn’s freshman duo, the Tigers defeated Troy 8-1 on Thursday night. “I think everyone really came together in this game,” Dowell said. “We had people off the bench come in and do their job. It’s really awesome to see all of us work together offensively.”
The Auburn pitching staff, led by Maddie Penta and Shelby Lowe, is looking to continue its early-season dominance in the Auburn Invitational.
On Thursday, Auburn athletic director Allen Greene announced that Auburn women's basketball head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy will no longer serve as the program's head coach.
Auburn gymnastics heads into its final meet of the season with the memories of last season’s ending on its mind. It was a year ago this week that Auburn gymnastics fell into the cycle of canceled events due to COVID-19.
Auburn baseball will face its second ranked opponent this season as No. 18 Boston College heads to the Plains after a schedule change. "I think our fans are excited," Thompson said. "Back-to-back weekends you feel like the nation’s watching Auburn baseball with an opportunity.”
Auburn's season, as well as Unique Thompson's storied career, ended in the SEC Tournament with a 69-62 loss to Florida. The Tigers finish the season 5-19 and 0-15 in SEC play.
After originally being scheduled to play Xavier, Auburn baseball will instead host No. 18 Boston College in a three-game series this weekend.
"I wish we would've got this dub today and then win on Saturday so we could've ended perfectly ready to go into the next season, but that's not going to happen," Williams said. "So we have to win this Saturday, and we're going to be prepared for Mississippi State."
Auburn is gearing up for its second meeting of the season with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday. "[Alabama's] 1-5 when they're held under 70, and that's got to be something we try to do, and we've only done that three times," Pearl said.
On Tuesday, the SEC announced its postseason honors as senior forward Unique Thompson was named to the All-SEC Second Team, and Romi Levy earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team.
