Auburn defeats Presbyterian behind trio of homers
Behind a parade of solo home runs from a trio of Tigers and a five-inning, one-hit bid from Richard Fitts, Auburn won 6-1 in game two against Presbyterian.
Behind a parade of solo home runs from a trio of Tigers and a five-inning, one-hit bid from Richard Fitts, Auburn won 6-1 in game two against Presbyterian.
The No. 4 ranked player in the state of Alabama is headed to the Plains as Auburn landed a commitment from 2021 4-star Dylan Brooks on Saturday.
“If we had known we had a sort of a bye week, we would have approached it a little differently,” said head coach Bruce Pearl. “We spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday preparing for Mississippi State and then came to find out we’ll be playing LSU…so then we have to get the team ready for LSU.”
Auburn soccer returned to the field on Friday to start its spring portion of the 2020-21 season and resumed play with a decisive 5-0 win over Kennesaw State at home. “We are really proud of the girls’ effort tonight,” said head coach Karen Hoppa.
No. 19 Auburn took home its first win of the season by a score of 197.050-196.100 against No. 12 Georgia. “I told the girls I was really proud of them,” said head coach Jeff Graba. “They did what we asked them to do all week which was start fast and to stay as a group, as a team.”
On Friday, Auburn baseball was back at Plainsman Park for its first game in 344 days. Opening Day saw new faces emerge, Judd Ward had four hits and Cody Greenhill struck out six in Auburn's 14-3 win over Presbyterian.
The first look at Auburn football under Bryan Harsin will be here soon as Auburn announced on Friday that its annual A-Day game will be on April 17.
Auburn is headed into a top 15 matchup with Georgia on Friday after a season-high road score at Missouri. “I feel like the girls did a good job last weekend...[and] we’re on the right track,” Graba said. “Any time you can break a 196 on the road, it’s a good thing and we were pretty competitive mentally.”
As the 2021 season begins, a battle of the backstops is happening at Plainsman Park. Ryan Dyal, Nate LaRue and Steven Williams are all vying for the spot. Auburn’s season starts off against Presbyterian on Friday, at 5 p.m. CST at Plainsman Park.
The Tigers will have to wait another day to play as Friday’s softball games in the Osprey/Dolphin Invitational have been canceled due to heavy rain in Jacksonville.
After COVID-19 shut their 2020 season down, Butch Thompson’s squad is eager to get back on the field. With the season starting on Friday, here’s a look at what to expect from the Tigers in 2021.
Auburn softball is traveling to Jacksonville, Florida, for the Osprey/Dolphin Invitation on Friday and Saturday. The invitational includes Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and No. 19 South Carolina.
Auburn men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled against Mississippi State on Thursday have been postponed because of inclement weather, the SEC announced on Wednesday.
Auburn basketball will have to wait before it plays another game inside Auburn Arena. The contest against Mississippi State originally scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed to Thursday at 4 p.m. CST due to inclement weather, the SEC released in a statement on Monday.
On Monday, Auburn pitcher Maddie Penta was named SEC co-Freshman of the Week after pitching a no-hitter Saturday and striking out 13 over her two starts.
Gus Malzahn will be back on the sidelines this fall. On Monday, Malzahn was announced as the next head coach at the University of Central Florida.
“It’s tough to win a game giving up 92 points,” said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. “We gotta play better defense.”
Makenna Dowell and Maddie Penta led the way for Auburn as they completed the sweep of Southeast Missouri State Sunday. The Tigers pulled out a 3-1 victory and are 3-0 to start the season.
Behind a no-hitter from freshman Maddie Penta in the opener and a four-run sixth inning in the second game, Auburn opened up the 2021 season on Saturday with a pair of wins.
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