Former Auburn pitcher Joe Beckwith passes away at 66
ByJoe Beckwith, former Auburn pitcher and two-time World Series champion, passed away Saturday at the age of 66, Auburn announced Saturday.
Joe Beckwith, former Auburn pitcher and two-time World Series champion, passed away Saturday at the age of 66, Auburn announced Saturday.
Auburn took an early lead in Thursday’s game at Missouri and carried that momentum throughout, never giving up the lead in a 15-6 win. “We’re in postseason baseball, so there’s no other option than to come out and play good, consistent baseball," Thompson said.
A five-run second inning by UCF was all they needed as Auburn fell short in a 5-4 loss at the Tallahassee Regional on Friday. Auburn will face the loser of Florida State and Kennesaw State in an elimination game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CST.
Former Kansas defensive lineman Marcus Harris committed to the Tigers on Friday. The Montgomery, Alabama, native led the Jayhawks in 2020 with 7.5 tackles for a loss.
After a season that has seen the Tigers win the SEC and earn a spot in the NCAA Championship, Auburn women's golf head coach Melissa Luellen was named to the WGCA National Coach of the Year watch list on Tuesday.
Auburn has added a member of the SEC’s All-Freshman Team to its roster as former Georgia guard K.D. Johnson committed to the Tigers on Wednesday. Johnson is the fifth transfer to commit to Auburn this offseason and is the fourth transfer guard.
Auburn defensive coordinator Derek Mason has added a familiar face to his defense with the commitment of former Vanderbilt safety Donovan Kaufman on Wednesday.
In Auburn's 14-6 win over UNA, Rankin Woley led the way as he ended his time at Plainsman Park with a career-high five RBIs. “The last three weeks if you really look at [Woley’s] at-bats, it’s been pretty impressive,” Thompson said.
Auburn softball is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in program history. The Tigers were selected as the No. 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional on Sunday. Auburn will face UCF Friday at 1 p.m. CST with the game airing on ESPN2.
“It was amazing what Trace Bright, Joseph Gonzales, and Carson Skipper did,” Thompson said. “If we had gotten past those guys, we were going to be looking at guys’ third outing since Wednesday. I tip my hat for what these three men did for us today.”
With the loss, Auburn falls to 21-25 overall on the season. The Tigers are 7-19 in SEC play and are a game behind Texas A&M for 12th place in the SEC and a spot in the SEC Tournament.
After taking a 3-1 lead in the third inning, Texas A&M was held scoreless until the ninth as Auburn rallied to defeat the Aggies 5-4 Friday at Plainsman Park. “It was a big win and hopefully we’re going to keep that momentum for tomorrow," Woley said.
Auburn is adding a veteran player to its secondary as transfer defensive back Bydarrius Knighten committed on Friday.
“I don’t have any words to describe this feeling,” Telfer said. “We had to wait a long time before we knew the result. This is obviously what we came to Auburn for, and we didn’t want to end our season at regionals.”
After seeing a few players enter the transfer portal this offseason, Auburn received some good news on Wednesday as they picked up a commitment from transfer defensive tackle Tony Fair.
“The story tonight and of these last two games is just our at-bats have deteriorated,” said head coach Butch Thompson. “I think that’s the biggest thing I look at tonight. That really has my undivided attention heading into this critical series against Texas A&M.”
Auburn's time in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was not long as the 12th-seeded Tigers dropped Tuesday's SEC Tournament opener against 13-seed South Carolina 3-1.
“Our guys just keep competing,” said head coach Butch Thompson. “They keep on sticking together and they find themselves in a ballgame. It’s been the most unexplainable year I’ve seen, but they’ve had resilience, stayed together and keep finding a way.
After getting down early, Auburn battled back to keep things close before three LSU runs in the eighth inning put the game away Thursday at Plainsman Park. With Auburn's 8-3 loss, they are now 19-22 overall and 5-17 in SEC play.
