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Lexi Davis breaks school record in No. 2 Softball's rout of Troy

By Nathan Deal | Sports Writer | April 6

Just one day after Auburn softball made history by earning its highest ranking of all time, pitcher Lexi Davis made some history of her own. The senior led the No. 2 Tigers (34-4, 9-3 SEC) to an 8-1 victory over Troy on Wednesday night to earn the 61st win of her career, the most in Auburn history.

National Signing Day 2016 live blog

By Sports Staff | April 6

Hey everyone, and welcome to National Signing Day 2016. We'll have updates throughout the day whenever a Letter of Intent gets faxed in, so stay right here.

Auburn's Garrett Cooper hits a home run in the 4th inning. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst / AUBURN ATHLETICS PHOTOGRAPHER)

Former Tigers get big-league time in spring training

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | April 5

There are fourteen active former Tigers that dot the professional baseball map, from Rookie league all the way up to the Majors. Five of them (Excluding Josh Donaldson and David Ross) continued fighting their way to the top this spring, earning playing time among the names and big shots of their parent clubs.

Auburn pitchers combine for 15 strikeouts in 7-4 win over Georgia State

By Jonathan Hefner | Sports Writer | April 5

Auburn baseball defeated Columbus State Tuesday in Plainsman Park, finishing with a season-high 15 strikeouts.

Offensive line still taking shape in spring practice

By Nathan Deal | Sports Writer | April 4

Few areas of Auburn's football team are under the microscope as much as the offensive line, which lost tackles Shon Coleman and Avery Young to the NFL Draft and is now under the management of former Penn State and Vanderbilt offensive line coach Herb Hand.

Early lead not enough as Auburn drops series to No. 14 LSU

By Liz Devita | Sports Writer | April 3

Auburn dropped the series vs. LSU despite jumping out to an early lead.

No. 3 Softball completes sweep at No. 12 Kentucky with 3-1 win

By Nathan Deal | Sports Writer | April 3

With a road series against a ranked team already clinched, No. 3 Auburn rode its pitching and timely hitting late in the game to beat No. 12 Kentucky 3-1 in nine innings in Lexington on Sunday afternoon.

Auburn lands graduate transfer at cornerback

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | April 3

Cornerback Marshall Taylor, who is eligible to play this season after spending the previous four years at the University of Miami in Ohio, committed to Auburn at his official visit Sunday.

Baseball splits doubleheader with No. 14 LSU

By Liz Devita | Sports Writer | April 3

The Auburn Tigers defeated No. 14 LSU in Game One of a doubleheader, 8-5, and dropped Game Two, 8-6, Saturday at Plainsman Park.

Gymnastics advances to NCAA Championship for second consecutive season

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | April 2

Auburn advanced to the NCAA Championship with a tie for first in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, regional, earning the fifth trip to nationals in school history.

Men's tennis wins back-to-back matches over Alabama A&M

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | April 2

Yarbrough Tennis Center saw another pair of victories from the No. 55 Auburn men's tennis team (11-9) over Alabama A&M Saturday with a 4-0 score in both matches.

Jessie Johnson, Valentina Muzaric earn gold medals at Texas Relays

By Staff Report | April 2

Pole vaulter Jessie Johnson bested her own school record with a vault of 14 feet, 5.25 inches, while Valentina Muzaric won the shot put with a throw of 55 feet, 9.75 inches.

John Franklin III shows improvement in Auburn's second scrimmage

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | April 2

John Franklin III displayed better ball security in Auburn's second scrimmage of the spring Saturday.

Carlson shuts down No. 14 Kentucky in 9-0 win

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | April 1

Carlson needed just 61 pitches to dispatch Kentucky in five innings, and allowed just two hits as the Tigers easily trounced the Wildcats Friday night.

Leaving a legacy: Auburn gymnastics 'wouldn't be here' without trio of seniors

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | March 31

“This class had as big a challenge, if not a bigger challenge in front of it," Graba said. "Last year’s class was great because we were able to break all of those records. With this year’s group, the repeat is often difficult, and then they’ve also done some things that have never been done before. Beating Alabama was a big deal, beating Georgia at Georgia is a big deal. So this class is going to go down as one of the most successful classes that we could have had.”