Tigers scratch the Wildcats, advance in SEC Tournament

Auburn baseball stepped up to the plate Tuesday in its first SEC Tournament game since 2013, walking away victors after facing the Kentucky Wildcats. Sophomore Cole Lipscomb had a quality start and successful day on the mound through 7.2 innings, and recording nine strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA, allowing only four hits and two earned runs in 107 pitches.

Graba named top 10 gymnastics coach in the nation

 On Tuesday, CollegeAD.com named three-time SEC Coach of the Year Jeff Graba, who led Auburn to the NCAA Championship Super Six this season for the first time in 22 years, one of the top 10 women’s gymnastics head coaches in the country. Auburn broke or tied 52 program records this year as junior Caitlin Atkinson and seniors Megan Walker and Bri Guy were named All-Americans, and six others earned All-SEC honors.

Lipscomb named to All-SEC team

Tigers’ right-handed pitcher Cole Lipscomb was named to the All-SEC second team, the SEC announced Monday, May 18. Lipscomb is the first Auburn pitcher named to the All-SEC first or second team since Steven Register in 2004. “This is a great honor for Cole,” coach Sunny Golloway said.

'Sky’s the limit' for softball, heading into first NCAA Super Regional in program history

Auburn softball took the 7-4 victory against South Alabama after over three hours of play Sunday afternoon, May 17, advancing the Tigers to the first NCAA Super Regionals in program history.  “I believe that this team can go as far as they want to go,” coach Clint Myers said.

Auburn track and field shines in Starkville

Auburn track and field concluded competition at the SEC Championships in Starkville, Mississippi this weekend.  Junior Shawn Johnson earned 13 points with a tie for second in the high jump and third place finish in the triple jump on Saturday.

Men’s golf qualifies for NCAA Championship for 4th-straight season

The No. 7 men’s golf team jumped from seventh to fourth place with a 4-under 280 in the final round of the NCAA Lubbock Regional on Saturday, May 16, to earn their fourth-straight ticket to the NCAA Championship. The Tigers, who were one shot off the cutline after the second round, finished the final two holes 2-under to advance to the NCAA Championship in Bradenton, Florida Friday, May 29, to Wednesday,June 3. “It was a stressful day and kind of up and down,” coach Nick Clinard said.

Baseball falls to Florida in deciding game of series

Despite taking a huge win from the No. 6 Florida Gators Thursday night, May 14, the Tigers fell 3-1 in the final game of the series. The long awaited return of Keegan Thompson proved promising.

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.