Fagan homer pushes softball to NCAA Regional Championship

By one mere point, the Tigers took the Saturday, May 16, win against South Alabama to advance to the NCAA Regional Championship game with the help of shortstop Haley Fagan’s 13th home run of the season and Marcy Harper’s execution on the pitcher’s mound.

Providence’s Tyler Harris added to Pearl’s roster

Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl added new forward, Tyler Harris, to the 2016 roster, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser.  Harris, a top five transfer from Providence, chose Auburn over top basketball programs such as UCONN, Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech. Harris averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds off 12 starts on 34 games last season. Harris said Pearl has planned to put him in a power forward position for this upcoming season.

Gymnast Megan Walker nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year and Academic All-District

Auburn All-America gymnast Megan Walker was nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year honors and named to the Capital One CoSIDA academic all-district four team.

Football loses three defensive backs

Auburn defensive backs Kamryn Melton, Derrick Moncrief and Joe Turner announced they will be transferring before the start of the 2015 football season, according to a report by Saturday Down South. 

Baseball falls in second series matchup against Florida

After a 4-1 Auburn win over the Gators Thursday, May 14, the Tigers fell to Florida 4-3 in game two of the weekend series in Gainesville, Florida. The Tigers were quick to put runs on the board, starting in the second inning with junior Jordan Ebert’s sac-fly.  Soon after, Auburn made it 2-0 with a sacrifice grounder from junior Cody Nulph.  Junior Alex Polston stretched the lead to three runs, crossing home plate with a Melvin Gray single. The Tigers scored all their runs in the second inning, while the Gators were able to tie the game later on in the fourth with four hits from Richie Martin, Josh Tobias and Peter Alonso, who delivered the sac-fly to bring in the winning run of the game.

Auburn softball takes first NCAA Tournament game

Auburn Softball defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in a come from behind win Friday, May 15, in its first NCAA Tournament game. The Tigers didn’t let the 2 hour, 15 minute weather delay affect their momentum following their first ever SEC Tournament win with 4 runs and 4 hits.

Two Tigers finish in top five in first round of SEC Championship

Auburn track and field recorded two top-5 finishes on Thursday in the first round competition at the SEC Championships in Starkville, Mississippi. Sophomore Veronica Eder finished fourth in the women’s 10,000 meters at 35:17.49, when she overcame losing her right shoe midway through the race.

Pearl and the Tigers will face Oklahoma State in Big 12/SEC Challenge

Auburn men's basketball will host Oklahoma State on Jan. 30, 2016, at Auburn Arena as part of the 2016 Big 12/SEC Challenge, according to a press release issued by ESPN.  Auburn will participate in the challenge for the third straight season. Auburn has previously traveled to Iowa State (2013-14) and Texas Tech (2014-15). This is the first time the challenge will be in Auburn.  This will be the fourth meeting for Auburn and Oklahoma State, with Auburn leading 2-1 in the series.  The teams first met in 1977 in Huntsville, and then in 1999 in Indianapolis in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

This year, Tigers are “expecting, not hoping” for a regional win

Every step the Tigers take starting Friday, May 15, is history in the making, as if they haven’t made enough already.

Six Auburn softball players named to NFCA all-region southeast teams

Men’s golf finishes seventh in first round of NCAA Lubbock Regional

Junior All-SEC Michael Johnson led the Tigers with a 2-under 69 and is tied for 13th. Sophomores in All-SEC Matt Gilchrest and Ryan Benton are tied for 21st at 1-under 70. Gilchrest fired a 4-under 32 on the back nine while Benton was 3-under on the front nine.

Tigers chomp No. 6 Gators at home

Florida was able to grab the first run of the game off Dalton Guthrie’s RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, but the Gator’s lead didn’t last long when Melvin Gray hit a double to center to bring in two in the sixth.

Women’s basketball picks up Clemson transfer

The 5-foot-8 guard from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, will sit out for the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but will have two years of eligibility remaining starting with the 2016-17 season.

Cinmeon Bowers cleared to play after internal investigation

After a long-awaited decision concerning Auburn’s forward powerhouse, Cinmeon Bowers got the OK to play for the 2016 season, according to AL.com. Bowers was forced to sit out the final Auburn appearance in this year’s SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where the Tigers were stomped by the Kentucky Wildcats to close out their season, 91-67.

OPINION: Sports see promise despite turnover

Women’s sports have certainly carried the banner for Auburn athletics in 2015. From gymnastics’ run to the Super Six to SEC-Champion softball’s ongoing run at history, two smaller-size sports have provided bright spots while bigger money sports have been a bit disappointing.

Baseball takes final home game of season

The Tigers took the 7-3 victory to close out their final home game of the season Tuesday night against the Morehead State University Eagles.  Bouncing back from a rough weekend against rival Alabama, the Tigers finished on a high note, despite coach Sunny Golloway's concerns about Morehead’s hitting ability. Auburn struck first with a two-run RBI double by junior third baseman Alex Polston in the bottom of the second.

Pfeifler wins Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship

Auburn women's tennis player Jen Pfeifler was awarded the Internation Tennis Association Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship on Tuesday, May 12. The award marks the second year an Auburn player won the award after Jackie Kasler won last season. Pfeifler, a Gulf Breeze, Florida native, is one of 10 players in the country to win this award, and with it comes a nomination for the ITA Division 1 National Awards, which will be announced next Tuesday, May 19.

Track and Field Team heading to SEC Outdoor Championships

The Tigers’ Track and Field Team will compete in the 2015 SEC Outdoor Championships in Starkville, Mississippi from May 14-19, starting at 11 a.m.