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Carson Skipper earns first career win as Auburn rolls over Alabama A&M

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | February 19

Carson Skipper’s night began with an early deficit, but it ended with a career milestone. Four pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts, with Skipper accounting for eight, as Auburn cruised past Alabama A&M 10-1 inside Plainsman Park on Tuesday night. After a hit-by-pitch and back-to-back errors in ...

Everything Bruce Pearl said in preparation for Arkansas

By Sports Staff | February 19

Transcript courtesy of Auburn Athletics. Opening statement… “Getting ready for Arkansas, you exam the quality of their program and what they’re known for – 40 minutes of hell, the pace, calling out the Hogs. Arkansas is one of the better basketball programs in the SEC. They have been for a long ...

Jarrett Stidham to host youth football camp in Auburn

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 19

In the thick of his NFL Draft preparations, former Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham will be returning to The Plains to coach up future Auburn football hopefuls. Stidham will be hosting a youth football camp in his name April 14 in Auburn. The exact location of the camp is unspecified.  The camp ...

How the SEC Tournament would look if season ended today

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 18

The 2019 SEC Tournament is only 23 days away, and it's never too early to start projecting the field. In fact, the conference's regular season is approaching crunch time as each team has six conference showdowns remaining. The upper echelon of the SEC's seeding will run through Tennessee (11-1) during ...

Tigers dominate every phase of game in massive win over Alabama

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 17

“The basketball Iron Bowl -- you can’t ask for anything better than that."

Auburn softball sweeps Sunday doubleheader, now 7-3 on the year

By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | February 17

The No. 20 Tigers got back into the win column Sunday, defeating the Furman Paladins 15-1 and the UAB Blazers 11-3 in the Plainsman Invitational.  Furman came into the game with a 2-6 record. The Tigers came into the game donning a 5-3 record, having just lost to Texas Tech Saturday night. The ...

Auburn uses walk-off walk to take series from Georgia Southern

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 17

The Tigers took the game, 4-3, along with the series Sunday afternoon at Plainsman Park. 

Auburn softball splits Saturday doubleheader against Drake, Texas Tech

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 17

It was a battle of defenses on the third day of the Plainsman Invitational.  Auburn opened up the day with a matchup against the Drake Bulldogs. This would be a tightly contested game, as it went scoreless until the fifth inning. There would only be one hit for the offense in that game, coming ...

Auburn falls in extra innings, sets up Sunday rubber match with Georgia Southern

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 16

“I can see what we’re trying to do. But just the execution of everything fell to our opponents today.”

Auburn's defense leads the way to second road win of season

By William Finney | Sports Writer | February 16

Auburn snaps its losing streak at the Memorial Gymnasium with its 64-53 win over Vanderbilt Saturday. 

Auburn basketball notebook: What's the deal with Tigers' SEC slump?

By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | February 16

Expectations were high for the Auburn men’s basketball team coming into the season, but the team has failed to meet said expectations as of yet. That begs the question: Why has Auburn failed to match the success of last year’s team? The 2017-18 Tigers were projected to go 4-14 in conference play ...

Relief pitching, early offense propel Auburn baseball to 11-2 win in season opener

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 16

“It really was a good first day. We had literally production from top to bottom. I feel like this lineup really doesn’t have any holes." 

Report: Auburn secondary coach Greg Brown leaving for job at Purdue

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 15

Auburn secondary coach Greg Brown is set to be the next corners coach at Purdue.

Behind Enemy Bylines: Previewing Auburn baseball vs. Georgia Southern with The George-Anne

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 15

Ahead of Auburn baseball's season-opening series against Georgia Southern, The Plainsman posed questions for McClain Baxley, daily managing editor for The George-Anne. Here's how he sees the action playing out this weekend inside Plainsman Park. What are expectations like for Southern this season? After ...

After season-high score at UF, Auburn gymnastics hoping to repeat in final home meet against Arkansas

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | February 15

For Auburn gymnastics, last Friday's loss may end up being the team’s biggest win of the season. 

New season, new dugouts for Auburn baseball: AU partners with LINE-X for innovative dugout protection

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 15

“LINE-X was very excited to partner with Auburn to provide a long lasting solution to the environmental conditions and impact of everyday use."

Season preview: Auburn baseball 'roaring' with momentum, confidence for 2019 campaign

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 15

“I think this is a ballclub that can keep roaring and getting better as we get into the season."

Auburn softball shuts out UAB in home opener

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 15

With a six-run fourth inning, Auburn walked out of the fifth with a run-rule victory. It was a hot night at the plate and on the mound for the Tigers on Thursday night as they shut out UAB 9-0. Makayla Martin finished her 13th career shutout with seven strikeouts and just one hit allowed. Auburn moves ...