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Auburn's catcher battle is just starting as the season gets underway

By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | February 19

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.

Friday's softball games canceled due to rain

By Larry Robinson | Photo Editor | February 19

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.

2021 Auburn baseball preview: A look at the roster

By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | February 19

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 prepping for Osprey/Dolphin Invitational

By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | February 18

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. 

Thursday's basketball games postponed

By Larry Robinson | Photo Editor | February 17

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-Mississippi State postponed due to inclement weather

By Caleb Jones | Sports Reporter | February 15

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.

Maddie Penta named SEC co-Freshman of the Week

By Larry Robinson | Photo Editor | February 15

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 hired as next head football coach at UCF

By Larry Robinson | Photo Editor | February 15

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.

Scott-Grayson shines as Auburn falls to Alabama

By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | February 14

“It’s tough to win a game giving up 92 points,” said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. “We gotta play better defense.” 

Auburn sweeps SEMO for 3-0 start

By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | February 14

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.

Penta pitches no-hitter; Tigers sweep doubleheader

By Jake Weese | Sports Editor | February 14

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.

Auburn suffers 'disappointing' road loss to Kentucky

By Caleb Jones | Sports Reporter | February 13

u201cVery disappointing,u201d said head coach Bruce Pearl. u201cYou canu2019t give up 52 points in a half and expect to win a basketball game, let alone making history. Kentucky made shots. They outplayed us and as a result, they get the victory.u201d

Auburn gymnastics falls at Missouri

By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | February 13

Auburn gymnastics may have lost to Missouri on Friday, but Auburn still walked away with two event titles and a season-high road score in the loss. 

Auburn preparing for chance at program history against Kentucky

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | February 13

“There are no excuses here. We take advantage of the opportunities,” Pearl said. “We play Kentucky on CBS. CBS put this game on a Saturday. There are a lot of other good SEC games, but they wanted Auburn vs. Kentucky, alright can we take advantage of it.”

Auburn softball ready to return to action

By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | February 12

“We’re getting better every day,” Rivera said. “We’re showing up to practice and we’re leaving knowing something we didn’t know when we got there. Every day we’re just striving to be the best athletes we can be and be the best team out there. We’re here with a chip on our shoulder and we’re going to prove ourselves right.”

Following 'great meet,' Auburn gymnastics prepares for Mizzou

By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | February 12

“It was a great meet last Friday,” said head coach Jeff Graba. “I thought the energy level was really good. We’ve been pushing really hard to give a lot of opportunities for girls and I feel like it’s paying off now. We’re a pretty deep team and we’re a really talented team."

Auburn picked to finish sixth in West, Bliss and Woley named All-SEC

By Caleb Jones | Sports Reporter | February 12

On Thursday, the SEC released its 2021 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll along with its first and second-teams all-SEC. Auburn was picked to finish sixth in the SEC west; Rankin Woley and Ryan Bliss were selected to the first-team all-SEC. 

Auburn falls to Georgia 74-54

By Caleb Jones | Sports Reporter | February 11

Despite another double-double by Unique Thompson, Auburn was defeated 74-54 by Georgia Thursday night.