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Is Auburn Turning the Corner?

By Posted on: June 17th, 2013 in Baseball, Other Sports 4 Comments »

The hiring of a softball and baseball coach hardly signifies the return of a once great athletic program. But there’s little doubt that last Friday’s announcements sent a loud and clear message to the rest of the SEC.Athletic Director Jay Jacobs’s job will not be saved based on the results of spring sports. Like every Continue Story…

Jay Jacobs Hits Homerun With Sunny Golloway Hire

By Posted on: June 14th, 2013 in Baseball, News 10 Comments »
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After evaluating over a half dozen coaches to replace John Pawlowski, Auburn AD Jay Jacobs hit a home run tonight when he announced the hiring of Oklahoma’s Head Coach, Sunny Golloway. Under pressure to deliver, Jacobs said he was looking for proven winners who could contend for championships. He got his man in hiring Galloway Continue Story…

Oklahoma TV Reports Galloway is New Auburn Baseball Coach

By Posted on: June 14th, 2013 in Baseball, News Comment »

The Channel 6 news in Norman, Oklahoma is reporting breaking news that Oklahoma coach Sunny Galloway has accepted the job at Auburn University. Quote: “After nine seasons, four super regionals and a College World Series appearance, Oklahoma baseball coach Sunny Golloway has decided to leave Norman. Sources are confirming that Golloway has accepted the vacant Continue Story…

Auburn Should Make Next Baseball Coach an Offer He Can’t Refuse

By Posted on: June 12th, 2013 in Baseball, News 8 Comments »
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          Could the next Auburn Baseball coach return the Tigers to the glory days of Hal Baird? There hasn’t been much news lately on the search for a new Auburn baseball coach. But with the NCAA Tournament over and the College World Series wrapping up in the next 2 weeks, most of the prospective coaches Continue Story…

Pawlowski Out at Auburn, Jacobs Starts His Third Coaching Search This Year

By Posted on: May 27th, 2013 in Baseball 6 Comments »
2013 SEC Baseball Game 2: Alabama vs Auburn

After Auburn Baseball failed to make the NCAA Tournament today for the third consecutive year, John Pawlowski was fired as the Tigers’ head coach. In making the decision, Athletic Director Jay Jacobs said a change was “necessary to help us achieve the goal” of playing for championships. The Tigers finished the regular season strong, going Continue Story…

Auburn’s SEC Tournament Run Ends Early

By Posted on: May 21st, 2013 in Baseball 8 Comments »

Auburn opened and closed its 2013 SEC Championship tournament run on a blistering afternoon in Hoover, Alabama by falling 6-3 to the Crimson Tide. Auburn started out strong plating 3 runs and chasing Alabama’s starter early in the ball game. However, Alabama chipped away at the lead until finally tying the game  in a climactic Continue Story…

“This Game is Much Bigger Than AU Baseball”

By Posted on: May 21st, 2013 in Baseball 13 Comments »
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The Auburn Baseball Team is set to play a big game today when they take on Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover. As our Senior Editor, Jay Coulter said , “The stakes are pretty high.” A possible NCAA Regional is riding on the game for both teams and with it, Continue Story…

SEC Baseball Tournament Schedule

By Posted on: May 21st, 2013 in Baseball Comment »
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The new 12-team SEC Tournament begins today at 9:30 a.m. when No. 6 seed Ole Miss plays No. 11 Kentucky in the first game Auburn will face Alabama thirty minutes after the first game ends. The two have met four times this year with a split outcome (2-2). The last meeting saw Bama take a Continue Story…