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WIAT-TV (Birmingham) The Auburn baseball Tigers get back to work on Monday with the first full squad practice of this year as they get ready for the season opener on February 14 against Holy Cross . . . For 2025, Auburn will have Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold on campus this spring along with signee Deuce Knight. With Stanford transfer Ashton Daniels not available until after this semester, Auburn added former South Carolina quarterback Tanner Bailey as the third quarterback for the spring . . . The Auburn men dominated, scoring 215 points to South Carolina's 85. Auburn's relay strength was on display here . . . The Tigers kick off their home schedule with the First Meet on the Plains on Friday, January 17. Auburn will host Arkansas at 6 p.m. CT . . . A-Day weekend will be headlined by the Spring football game Saturday, April 12 . . . Carter's commitment to Auburn comes as the latest jolt to a Tigers recruiting class that's off to a strong start in the 2026 class. After signing one of the nation's deepest classes in 2025, Auburn already holds five ESPN 300 pledges in the upcoming cycle . . . Henderson moved in at Auburn last weekend before going out to San Antonio for All-American Bowl . . . Devin Carter, a four-star wide receiver, committed to Auburn Saturday . . . Hugh Freeze and his staff are on the road visiting schools and putting eyes on players all over the Southeast. That has led to several offers going out this week . . . Irish is tabbed as the first-team designated hitter. Irish earns preseason All-American honors after hitting a team-leading .319 batting average last season for Auburn . . . Auburn will face off with No. 9 Penn State, Arizona State, Maryland and Temple in the five-team meet . . . Philip Rivers said his son was "fired up" after Auburn's offer . . . Three of Auburn's top-five hitters return to this season's roster . . . "The Tigers had an obvious need on the defensive line and addressed it in the 2025 cycle with six signees. Among that group, Crawford appears the most ready to make an impact . . . He has already received his first SEC scholarship offer from Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers . . . All but four members of the class — receivers Derick and Erick Smith, and offensive linemen Kail Ellis and Tai Buster — are trickling onto campus this week, with winter workouts on the horizon. Auburn's spring semester begins Monday . . . The first order of business was finding a ready-made starter, something Auburn hopes it found in Arnold, who transferred from Oklahoma . . . T.J. Rushing (safeties) and Roc Bellantoni (outside linebackers) are the two new defensive assistants, but Bellantoni held the same role with the Tigers in 2022 and Rushing spent the 2024 season as a special assistant to the head coach at Auburn . . . "We're excited to move T.J. back into an on-field role as well as welcome Roc back to the Plains . . . Auburn returns to action on Saturday, hosting South Carolina . . . Auburn appears to have taken a big step forward . . . With a standout portal class arriving this offseason, optimism is running high for the Tigers to turn things around next fall . . . A former Class of 2022 recruit out of Gordo, Bailey signed with South Carolina . . . The Auburn Tigers couldn't have asked for a better way to start the new year. The Orange and Blue earned a pair of victories on Tuesday, besting Georgia Tech 216-84 on the women's side and 203.5-96.5 on the men's . . . Roc Bellantoni is expected to be hired to coach the outside linebackers for the Tigers for the 2025 season . . . Rainey transferred to Auburn last offseason from Cal State Fullerton and will compete for the ace role in Auburn's pitching staff . . . Bellantoni was set to remain on staff with Kittley, but the opportunity to go back to Auburn has him on the move . . . It's a position he held on Auburn's staff in 2022, coaching outside linebackers . . . There's nothing more important than talent and Auburn is beginning to acquire more and more . . . Head coach Wochomurka leads the men's and women's teams that each feature inside the top 20 in the latest CSCAA Coaches poll. The men enter Tuesday at No. 14 while the women sit at No. 19 . . . The Tigers are led by junior catcher Ike Irish, who enters the 2025 season rated by multiple publications as a top-10 college prospect for the 2025 MLB Draft . . . This will mark the fourth straight season Auburn will play a game at Toyota Field. The Tigers are 3-0 in games played at the stadium, with wins against Troy, Tennessee Tech and North Alabama. This non-conference matchup will be Auburn's last before they begin conference play . . . Former Crimson Tide linebacker Jeremiah Alexander visited Auburn this weekend . . . Auburn believes Murray fits into their buck linebacker position . . . "A lot of things about the visit gave me a yes. War Damn Eagle! . . . Burns joined Auburn's staff prior to the 2023 season, spending the last two seasons as special teams coordinator . . . He's been one of the nation's most sought-after cornerback recruits for a long time and it showed again during the Under Armour events throughout the week. Auburn found another top cornerback . . .
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