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“True Team Victory” Gives Auburn Series Win Over No.13 Arkansas (Win Clinches SEC Tournament Berth)

By Posted on: May 12th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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The No.1 hitting team in the SEC bombed the Arkansas Razorbacks today with 18 hits and 12 runs to complete a series win for the Auburn Baseball Team. It was the most hits for Auburn in a conference game this year with nine different Tigers getting in on the act. Ryan Tella, Jay Gonzalez, and Bobby Andrews, each had three Continue Story…

Auburn Downs Arkansas 3-2 In 10 Innings

By Posted on: May 10th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning Auburn pitcher Derek Varnadore(3-7) took the mound against Arkansas and shut the door on the Hogs for two innings to pick up an important SEC win Thursday night in Fayetteville. The Tigers had their backs to the wall on the road against the No.13 Continue Story…

Gut Check Time For Tigers

By Posted on: May 9th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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Baseball is a perplexing game. It probably more than any other team sport mirrors the ups and downs and the paradoxes of real life. That’s certainly been the case this year for theAuburn Tigers. While Auburn picked up their 26th win last night against Presbyterian 18-2, the Tigers are a woeful 10-14 in the SEC and find Continue Story…

No Time To Rest – Tigers Face Georgia on the Road This Weekend

By Posted on: May 4th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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It’s the bottom of the fifth inning at Auburn’s Hitchcock Field and Auburn and Tennessee are tied 4-4 in a must win game for both teams. Auburn outfielder Jay Gonzalez steps up and drives in two runs with a single up the middle and the Tigers pull away to eventually beat the Volunteers 11-4. That Sunday afternoon win completed Continue Story…

Blake Austin Named SEC Player of the WEEK

By Posted on: April 30th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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Over the week end, the Auburn baseball team exploded offensively in their series sweep over Tennessee scoring 35 runs off of 39 hits. While hits came from up and down the line up, one player was particularly effective – Auburn Catcher Blake Austin In the weekend series against the Volunteers, he was 7-for-11 (a .636 average) Continue Story…

Auburn Wins Series – Goes For Sweep Against Tennessee Today

By Posted on: April 29th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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The Auburn Baseball Team went into this weekend’s series with Tennessee knowing they had to produce runs. They responded to the challenge by clobbering Vol pitching for 24 scores off of 28 hits. The Tigers on the cusp of qualifying for the SEC Tournament had to produce in order to stay in the hunt for Continue Story…

Auburn vs.Tennessee – Tigers Look To Stay In SEC’s Top 10

By Posted on: April 27th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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With three weeks to go in the SEC season the Auburn Baseball Team is just two games out of first place in the SEC West. That’s the good news. The bad news is … the Tigers are also tied with two other teams for ninth place overall. Auburn, Vandy, and Tennessee are all knotted up at Continue Story…

Former Tiger Makes it to The Show

By Posted on: April 19th, 2012 in Baseball Comments Off
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After three years playing in the minors, former Auburn Baseball Player Evan Crawford has made his big league debut for the Toronto Blue Jays. Evan was called up last Friday and made his debut on Sunday. He came out of the bullpen in the ninth to pitch a scoreless inning and help the Jays take an 8-2 win Continue Story…