Sports

Board of Trustees approves facility upgrades for Auburn softball, baseball

By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | April 21

Diamond sports on The Plains could be receiving some elaborate upgrades soon.

Casey Mize, Will Holland named to midseason watch lists

By Jake Wright | Sports Writer | April 20

Auburn baseball players Will Holland and Casey Mize have been named to the watch list for two different postseason awards.

Report: Auburn offers JUCO guard Ricky Torres

By Jake Wright | Sports Writer | April 20

Torres averaged 17.2 points per game along with 8.1 assists per game last season at Missouri-State-West Plains.

$3 million in locker room, arena enhancements planned for Auburn Arena

By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | April 20

Both squads will be beneficiaries of 6,700 square feet of general arena enhancements.

Former 5-star Auburn commit signs letter of intent with Kentucky

By Sam Willoughby | Community Editor | April 20

It's official: E.J. Montgomery is taking his talents to Lexington.

Auburn sending three Tigers to NCAA Gymnastics Championship

By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | April 20

Watson will rotate with Alabama, Cerio with UCLA and Milliet in Nebraska, all set for the afternoon session.

Plainsman's Choice for Auburn Athletes of the Year

By Sports Staff | April 19

Voted on by The Plainsman's 2018 sports staff, here are our picks for Auburn Athletes of the Year.

Auburn basketball hires former Tiger Wes Flanigan as assistant coach

By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | April 18

Bruce Pearl has rounded out his staff with the addition of a familiar face.

Butch Thompson, Auburn shuffling starting pitcher rotation

By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | April 18

"That will involve talking with players, talking with coaches but I don’t think that would be knee-jerk at this point.”

Auburn bats awaken in rout of UAB

By Will Sahlie | Sports Editor | April 17

“The past two games, doing what we’ve done at the plate, it’s big-time, especially getting ready and getting back into what we can do in the SEC."

Plainsman's Choice for Newcomer of the Year: Jarrett Stidham

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Writer | April 17

Players come and go through programs every year and while it is expected that the veterans be the focal point of their team, newcomers play a vital role in a team’s success.

Plainsman's Choice for Serviceman of the Year: Jared Harper

By Jake Wright | Sports Writer | April 17

For his service, Harper was named to the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball community service team back in February.

3-star defensive back spurns Florida, commits to Auburn's 2019 class

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Writer | April 17

The 6-foot-1, 165-pound defensive back took to Twitter to announce his commitment Tuesday morning.

Plainsman's Choice for Breakout Player of the Year: Anfernee McLemore

By Cole McCauley | Sports Writer | April 16

Accepted into top colleges such as MIT, Yale and Brown, McLemore instead decided to commit to Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers, and the rest is history.