Sports

Men’s and women’s golfers named to SEC Community Service Teams

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | May 11

Sophomore Matt Gilchrest was named to the SEC Men’s Golf Community Service Team for his first-team All-SEC standing and his participation in giving back to the Dufner Foundation this season.

Tigers selected as fourth seed, will host NCAA Regional

| May 11

Straight off the bus from Baton Rogue, Louisiana, with a first-ever SEC Championship, the celebration wasn’t over yet for the Tigers, as they watched Auburn selected as the number four seed heading into the 2015 NCAA Championship.

Golloway mulls 'major move' on infield after Alabama sweep

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 11

“I don’t see a whole lot of leadership on the infield,” Golloway said. “We were out of position on some bunt defense and were surprised by the delayed steal.”

Eight-run ninth inning seals sweep for Alabama

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 11

“Clearly the scoreboard is not going to be as indicative of what the score was,” coach Sunny Golloway said. “My concern, with my history in college baseball, is that the committee is just going to look at the final score. When you’re looking at the last ten games played, this one is going to pop up.”

Crimson Tide takes series behind 17-hit outburst

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 9

“We just never could get any momentum because of pitching,” head coach Sunny Golloway said. “That’s two nights in a row that we’ve been up in the zone. Most lineups in the SEC are going to hurt you if you’re up in the zone.”

Late home runs lift Alabama over Auburn

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 9

“The two home runs were, to be quite honest with you, very surprising,” head coach Sunny Golloway said. “This is where that mental toughness is going to come into play.”

Tigers trounce Tide, advance to first SEC Tournament Final

May 9

With this win, Auburn will advance to the SEC Tournament Final for the first time in program history.

Softball advances to SEC Semi-Finals

May 7

Auburn has secured its spot to the next phase of the SEC Tournament’s Semi-Finals with its 5-2 win over Missouri.

Myers named coach of the year, players receive SEC honors

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | May 5

Awards are starting to pour in for the Auburn softball team. They're lighting up the trophy case after they did the same to the scoreboard all season long. On Tuesday, head coach Clint Myers was named SEC coach of the year after leading the Tigers to one of the program's best records in their history, and landing the program's highest ever seed in the SEC tournament at No.

Auburn tennis Senior Day ends in a close loss

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 5

Auburn’s men’s tennis team hosted No. 25 LSU on Sunday, April 5, for the Tigers' final home match of the season.

Fourth-ranked Auburn men’s golf runner-up at Gary Koch Invitational

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | May 5

No. 4 Auburn men’s golf finished second with a 12-under, 852 at the Gary Koch Invitational in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 7. Junior Michael Johnson also earned co-medalist honors with an 8-under, 208.

Auburn finishes second, looks to SEC Tournament

May 3

After what looked like another easy weekend sweep for Auburn, the LSU Tigers snatched the win, 7-1 to end the last game of the regular season. But this win wouldn’t be just a normal win for the Tigers.

Baseball gets series win in Columbia, SC

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 3

The baseball team beat SEC opponent South Carolina 3-0 Sunday, May 3, in the final game of a three-game series.

Sammie Coates goes to the Steelers

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 3

The second day of the 2015 NFL Draft is over, and Auburn’s Sammie Coates leads the former Tiger hopefuls off getting selected by the Pittsburg Steelers in the third round (pick 23, 87th overall). Coates, who led the Tigers in receiving with 741 yards in 2014, and averaged 21.8 yards per reception, ran a 4.43 40-yd dash at the NFL combine.

Four Tigers taken on day three of NFL Draft

By CJ Holmes | Sports Writer | May 2

Auburn’s NFL hopefuls watched Friday as wide receiver Sammie Coates was taken 87th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Saturday, four Tigers would also hear their names called as day three of the 2015 NFL Draft came to a close in Chicago. The Tennessee Titans selected defensive end Angelo Blackson with the first pick of the 4th round (100th overall) to address the defensive side of the ball after taking quarterback Marcus Mariota with the 2nd overall pick, and wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham with the 40th overall pick. Detroit beefed up their defensive line by trading up to get defensive tackle Gabe Wright with the 14th pick of the 4th round (113th overall) after former Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley opted to sign with the St.

Offense comes alive late, evens series vs. South Carolina

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | May 2

Despite falling behind early, Auburn’s bats woke up in the later innings, scoring two each in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to win 6-2, and to tie the series against South Carolina in Columbia, where the Tigers have now won for the first time since 2009. Starter Rocky McCord had yet another solid start, holding the Gamecocks to only one earned run on four hits in seven innings. The Tigers couldn’t get anything going early, as South Carolina elected to use their closer, Taylor Widener, to start the game, and he pitched five shutout innings.