Sports

Ortman's pregame rituals create wins

By Ethan Bernal / WRITER | April 21

Auburn Tigers pitcher Dillon Ortman has had a busy week.It started with a road trip to Kentucky, ended with a trip to Louisiana and between he split the SEC Freshman of the Week honors with Dominic Ficociello of Arkansas.

Equestrian takes overall title, hunt seat title and three MVP awards at national championships

By Christina Santee / WRITER | April 21

After earning bragging rights for ending the 2010-11 season with a national championship title in Waco, Texas, last weekend, there's not much else for the Auburn equestrian team to do except bask in the glory and prepare for next year's string of obstacles.

Baseball braces for Rebel invasion this weekend

By Taylor Jones / WRITER | April 21

The Auburn Tigers are returning to the Plains after sweeping the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington and taking two of three games against No. 21 LSU in Baton Rouge.

Junior Grace Socha clears a fence during the Tigers' SEC Championship win in South Carolina. (Contributed)

Equestrian rides into nationals

By Destiny Brown / WRITER | April 14

The equestrian team will travel to Waco, Texas, April 14-16 for a chance at the Equestrian National Championship title.The event will be hosted by Baylor University at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.

Golf to compete for league's top honor

By Ethan Bernal / WRITER | April 14

Both the Auburn Tigers men's and women's golf teams will be in action this weekend as they compete for a conference championship.

Softball prepares to send Gators back to Gainesville with series loss

By Victoria Rodgers / WRITER | April 14

Auburn (32-9, 11-6 SEC) will host the No. 5 Florida Gators (33-7, 10-6 SEC) at home on Jane B. Moore Field this weekend.

Gymnasts flip for coach

By Victoria Rodgers / WRITER | April 14

Assistant coach Kurt Hettinger is in his third season coaching women's gymnastics at Auburn and has improved the program since his transfer from Kent State.

James McCurdy finished seventh at the triathlon collegiate nationals Saturday in Tuscaloosa. (Contributed)

Two injuries, one determined athlete

By Rachel Hampton / WRITER | April 14

After working through an IT-band injury and a broken foot, James McCurdy records Auburn's highest triathlon finish in four years

Track hosts War Eagle invite

By Erik Yabor / WRITER | April 14

The Auburn track and field teams will be hosting the War Eagle Invitational at Hutsell-Rosen Track next Friday and Saturday.Entrance will be free for the public.

Walking through Death Valley, looking for a win

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | April 14

The Auburn Tigers snapped a six-game conference losing streak last weekend and aim to stay the course as they face Louisiana State University for a three-game series this weekend at Alex Box Stadium.

Rebekah Weaver / Assistant Photo Editor

Sophomore Lucas Lopasso returns in a doubles match Friday against MSU. (Rebekah Weaver / Assistant Photo Editor)

Men's tennis prepares for Tide

By Brian Woodham / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | April 14

After snapping an 18-year losing streak to Ole Miss, the No. 21 men's tennis team (13-8, 5-5 SEC) has leveled its sights on Alabama (9-10, 2-8 SEC).

Tennis leads Puetz to US

By Christina Santee / WRITER | April 14

Born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany, senior Tim Puetz is a long way from home, but a tightly-strung racket and yellow ball are the ticket to keeping a sense of familiarity in his life.

Women's Tennis strives for a victory at home.

By Victoria Rodgers / WRITER | April 9

Women's tennis will face the LSU Tigers Friday at home after an uneasy loss in Lexington against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Junior Kylie Shields celebrates with the team after her bar routine at the NCAA Regional competition held in Tuscaloosa April 2. (Todd Van Emst / Auburn Media Relations)

Shields rounds off the competition

By Christina Santee / WRITER | April 7

The No. 22 Auburn gymnastics team (9-14, 2-4 SEC) placed fourth at the 2011 Tuscaloosa NCAA Regional Saturday evening in Coleman Coliseum.

Volleyball jumps into spring tourneys

By Crystal Cole / SPORTS EDITOR | April 7

The Auburn volleyball team, fresh off its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament last season, hit the road the past two weekends for tournaments.

Sophomore outfielder Baylee Stephens steals second base in the bottom of the second inning against Ole Miss. (Leffie Dailey / Auburn Media Relations)

Bears and Bulldogs up next for Tigers

By Destiny Brown / WRITER | April 7

After a three-game series ended in victory for the Tennessee Lady Vols, Auburn's women's softball team (29-7, 9-5 SEC) is moving on to challenge the next competitor.

Freshman Bobby Andrews swings against Vanderbilt Sunday. The Tigers lost 6-2. (Emily Adams / Photo Editor)

Tigers swing for consistency

By Brian Woodham / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | April 7

When Auburn and Kentucky meet on the diamond Friday in Cliff Hagan Stadium, it will be a battle between SEC divisional cellar dwellers.

Triathletes aim to put Southeast on the map

By Rachel Hampton / WRITER | April 7

Auburn Triathlon Club is hitting the ground running, biking and swimming in preparation for the Collegiate Nationals April 9 in Tuscaloosa.

Soccer ends spring exhibition against Cougars and Owls

By Annie Faulk / STAFF WRITER | April 7

The Atlanta Beat showed Auburn a defeat, but the Tigers are ready for a victory.Auburn will travel to Kennesaw, Ga., to face Columbus State and Kennesaw State April 9.

More smoke, still no fire

By Brian Woodham / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | April 7

Conspiracy theories start when something seems out of whack, doesn't make sense or when details emerge that cast doubt on the "official" story of how or why something happened.