Sports

Baseball splits doubleheader with Texas A&M, wins season's first SEC series

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 15

Despite snapping their seven-game winning streak in game two of Saturday's doubleheader, Auburn baseball won the first game 5-2 and had a season-high 15 hits to clinch the series win.

Harper and Davis throw back-to-back no hitters to open softball's War Eagle Classic

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | March 14

Sophomore pitchers Marcy Harper and Lexi Davis each pitched a no-hitter Friday night at Jane B. Moore Field, helping the Tigers record a 9-0 win over Radford in five innings and a 10-0 win over IPFW, also in five innings, at the War Eagle Classic.

Ortman continues baseball's hot streak with shutout against Texas A&M

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 14

Auburn baseball continued its winning streak Friday night with Sunny Golloway's first SEC victory against No. 23 Texas A&M 4-0.

Who's next? Ten possible head coach candidates for Auburn men's basketball

The Plainsman sports staff gives 10 potential head coach candidates for Auburn men's basketball after the firing of Tony Barbee.

OPINION: Putting an end to the men's basketball monotony

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | March 13

It's time to hear something new out of Auburn men's basketball.

Auburn fires men's basketball head coach Tony Barbee

By Taylor Jones | Sports Writer | March 12

Auburn director of athletics Jay Jacobs announced Barbee's dismissal less than two hours after the Tigers' 74-56 loss to South Carolina in the SEC Tournament.

Men's basketball ends its season with blowout SEC Tournament loss to South Carolina

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | March 12

An unexpected shower of three-pointers made Auburn's trip to the Georgia Dome for the SEC Tournament a brief one.

Ryan Tella made second team All-SEC last season and hopes to improve this year.

Baseball extends winning streak to five games with victory against Alabama State

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 12

Auburn baseball kept its winning streak alive with another midweek 6-5 win Wednesday night against Alabama State.

Justin Camp pitches for Auburn. (Courtesy of Auburn Athletics.)

Baseball picks up solid road win at Kennesaw State

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 11

Despite having five errors in the field, four of Auburn's pitchers threw a combined one-hitter in a 6-1 win over Kennesaw State.

Chris Denson shoots for Auburn against South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 26

Denson named second team All-SEC

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | March 11

A 19.2 points per game average was good enough to earn Chris Denson All-SEC second team honors on Tuesday morning, as voted on by SEC coaches.

Baseball sweeps Mercer on walk-off RBI single from Tella

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 9

Auburn baseball won 6-5 Sunday on a two-out RBI single from Tella in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Softball shuts down LSU to win first SEC series

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | March 9

Auburn defeated No. 24 LSU 7-0 on Sunday to take its first SEC series of the season from the visiting Bayou Bengals.

Thompson leads baseball to second victory against Mercer

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 8

In game two of the series against Mercer, Auburn baseball won 4-1 with Keegan Thompson improving to 3-0 on the mound.

KT Harrell and Chris Denson celebrating after a successful play. Sarah May/ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR.

Men's basketball ends regular season with rare road victory at Texas A&M

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | March 8

Road victories haven't come easily for Auburn in 2014, but that's just what the Tigers earned in their regular season finale against Texas A&M.

Softball bounces back with close win against LSU

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | March 8

One day after blowing a late lead against LSU, Clint Meyers recorded the first SEC victory of his Auburn career with a 6-4 victory over the visiting No. 24 Bayou Bengals.

Texas A&M eliminates women's basketball from SEC Tournament

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | March 7

Auburn women's basketball team could not stop Texas A&M's hot shooting from the field Friday at the SEC Tournament as the Tigers were defeated, 86-54, in Duluth, Ga.

Gymnastics wraps up home schedule with a win against Missouri

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 7

After three consecutive losses, the No. 11 Auburn gymnastics team tied the third-best score in school history in its 197.00-194.60 win Friday night over Missouri.

Baseball rebounds with solid Friday night win against Mercer

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 7

After only a few hits in the Capital City Classic Wednesday March 5, Auburn got the bats going early Friday night in a 9-5 win over Mercer.

Softball falls in SEC opener to a late LSU comeback

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | March 7

After winning 17 out of its first 22 games to open the season, it is safe to say the Auburn softball team's SEC opener did not go as planned Friday night.

OPINION: The Madness is approaching

By Kyle Van Fechtmann | Assistant Sports Editor | March 7

Believe it or not, we're already in the month of March, which not only means spring break is next week, but also means the most wonderful time of the year is quickly approaching: NCAA Basketball March Madness.