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May 20, 2018
Birmingham News Mize, the projected No. 1 pick in the major league draft, has given up 10 earned runs in 11 innings. He took the loss, his third in his last four outings, to fall to 9-4 . . . His striking quickness and natural softness of hands will be needed immediately, as Auburn's secondary will be tested early with Washington's Jake Browning, one of the top returning QBs for 2018 . . . "He's going to give us competition up front . . . Davidson is the clear starter and Coe is the backup, but they'll both see lots of action and be put in positions to rush and set the edge . . . Harris is probably the hardest hitter in the 2018 signing class at Auburn . . . Auburn ranked 4th in the SEC in gross football revenue . . . The freshman allowed just two runs on seven hits in seven and one/thirds innings. Three of those hits came off the bat of shortstop Will Holland . . . "Tanner Burns, he did a good job of getting the leadoff guy," Auburn coach Butch Thompson said. "I thought that was huge in the ballgame. I couldn't be more proud of it being a big game back at home and him just driving the ball in the strike zone, especially the fastball . . . No. 22 Auburn is off to a roaring start against LSU, winning the series opener 11-4 on Thursday at Plainsman Park . . . With his team looking for a big finish to the regular season and still fighting to be able to play an NCAA regional at its home park, Auburn Coach Butch Thompson discusses his pitching plans, his team's recent struggles, and facing LSU . . . The Tigers are 27-5 at home and have won seven straight. It's the road, where the Tigers are 7-13, that has been unkind . . . Auburn will shuffle its pitching rotation again this weekend against an LSU team that has won its last two series . . . "It's been a struggle at times, and it's been a long, hard year, but if we can finish strong against a good ball club in a tough environment at Auburn, we can take that momentum into the SEC Tournament," Mainieri added . . . In a few weeks, Auburn junior starter Casey Mize has the potential to join this club of players who went undrafted out of high school to being the No. 1 overall selection . . . The 2018 Auburn volleyball signing class is ranked the seventh-best incoming group in the nation . . . First-year coach Mickey Dean felt his team, which won five of eight SEC series and had one of the best pitching duos in the country, was "overlooked" entering the NCAA Tournament . . . Freshman Kayleigh Telfer led the 19th Tigers at the regional tournament with rounds of 73, 71 and 71 to finish one under par . . . Below are how Auburn ranks statistically entering the NCAA Tournament . . . Wednesday was a pretty good day for Bruce Pearl and Auburn basketball. The program added Memphis combo guard Jamal Johnson, a transfer, who will help to replace point guard Davion Mitchell and forward Desean Murray . . . Auburn softball enters the NCAA Tournament hoping its offense is trending up and pitching can be the reliable backbone it's been all season . . . With selections in the rearview mirror, Auburn's crosshairs shift to Kennesaw State, whose Atlantic Sun conference title automatically gifted the Owls their first-ever appearance in the tournament . . . As a freshman at Memphis, Johnson averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and one assist a game . . . Former Memphis guard Jamal Johnson announced Wednesday he is transferring to Auburn . . . ITAT TV: Mickey Dean On Auburn Prior to NCAA Softball Regional . . . |
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