Golden Eagle

Really happy to hear we're trouncing Yale (ahem...basketball).   And, of course, everybody else...this team is amazing!

I've lost track...have we lost out on all of the promising prospects who visited Auburn in recent weeks?...have they all committed elsewhere or are we still in the hunt for some of them?

2 hours ago, Mikey said:

64 teams are selected for the tournament. They show 63 team's reaction to their team being announced. When Auburn is announced, they show a blank. What the devil?

I had the same reaction.  They showed Auburn for about 2 seconds later in the broadcast in a screen shot with 4 teams' reactions, each team taking up a quarter of the screen.  Typical treatment of Auburn.

6 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

It doesn't matter with a full turnover since the hosts are predetermined prior to playing the season due to crowd turnout. :: ahem Bama

Ain't that the truth.  Unbelievable that they're hosting yet again with the season they had...and ahead of Texas A&M, no less.   On last year's selection show the hosts were gobsmacked that Bama got a top-eight seeding and were at a loss to explain it.  And their regional was by far the easiest to assure that Bama and Fouts would make it to OKC.  They were quickly exposed when they got to OKC but, IMO, get favored treatment again this year.

And how many times has Auburn been sent to Tallahassee...

I was able to watch the last half of the game.  Was interesting to hear the commentators talk about how excited CBT is about the incoming recruits, especially pitchers.   Hate that this year was a bust, especially for Pierce and Irish due to injuries.  Not sure what's going on with Gonzalez...does anyone else know?  Any feel for who might return from this year's team?

Thank you, Jaylin Williams, for giving your all to Auburn.  What a class act!  I wish him a lifetime of happiness and success and will always remember him as one of Auburn's finest.

1 hour ago, TD1 said:

Also, does anyone know if Lisenby is still on the team?

I just checked the roster and she's still listed but I've also wondered what happened to her... 

In the only upset of the day, #11 South Carolina beat #6 Mississippi State 8-4.  Denver Bryant had herself a night for South Carolina...4 hits.  Jesse Blaine was the Mississippi State catcher.  I think I saw that she has a .350 or so batting average???  I missed some of the game but didn't see her have any success at the plate tonight. 

27 minutes ago, OlderWhiskey said:

Why was Widra playing halfway up the line for the leadoff batter in the bottom of the 14th?  With normal positioning, that ball is an easy out.

I wondered the same thing.  Maybe expecting a bunt?

Game between  #7 GEORGIA  and  #10 AUBURN is underway...

UPDATES:

- After 1:  Auburn 1 - Georgia 2 (bad throwing error by Wohlers cost Auburn an out and a couple of scores)

- After 2:  Still Auburn 1 - Georgia 2

- After 3:  Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 4:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 5:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2  (bad running error by Packer may have cost us a run, so far AU has 6 hits while GA has 3)

- After 6:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 7:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 8:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 9:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

- After 10:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2  (Shelby Lowe replaced Maddie Penta to begin the 10th inning)

- After 11:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2

-After 12:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2 (AU took a risk and walked a GA top hitter to load the bases with 2 outs.  Lowe struck the next batter out...whew!)

- After 13:  Still Auburn 2 - Georgia 2 (GA had a runner on 3rd with 2 outs but the next batter hit a fly ball to shallow left for the third out...whew again!)

- Top of the 14th, KK McCrary hits a 3-run homer with 2 outs and AU fans are ecstatic...we think we're going to win!

   Bottom of the 14th, GA answers with a 3-run homer of their own, with no outs, followed by a solo home run to win the game...

   Final score is Georgia 6 - Auburn 5

Shelby Lowe called Dean to the circle in the bottom of the 14th and it looked like she was telling him she couldn't see.  He talked to her for a minute and she stayed in.  After pitching brilliantly for 4 innings, she was leaving pitches over the middle of the plate.  Anybody know what happened?  Defense was also sloppy in the bottom of the 14th.  Awful way to end the game.

#5 Missouri vs #13 Ole Miss should start around 2:30 this afternoon.

#5 Missouri beat #13 Ole Miss 3-1.  Ole Miss only struck out once (I think).  Gotta hand it to them for their performance over the past few weeks.

So, looks like Auburn vs Georgia should start about 5:10.  Hope Auburn pitchers shut down Georgia's HR offense...

LSU vs Bama game getting interesting.  Bama scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning and score remained 2-0 until the bottom of the 6th inning.  LSU loaded the bases with walks and hit-by-pitches and Bama pitcher walked a batter and then hit a batter to tie things up at 2-2 heading into the 7th...

UPDATES:

-  Heading to the 11th still tied 2-2.  Bama says they 'own' the 11th inning because they beat us in 11.  GO BENGAL TIGERS!!!

-  Headed to the 12th still tied 2-2.  This one has gone 3+ hours at this point so looks like the rest of today's games could be delayed.

-  Headed to the 13th still tied 2-2. 

-  And, it's on to the 14th.  Bama has used 2 pitchers, Beaver and Briski.  Berzon has thrown all 200 pitches for LSU today.

- With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th, LSU WALKS IT OFF!!!  Final score LSU 3 - Bama 2

After being in last place in the SEC standings, Ole Miss took 2 out of 3 games in their last 2 SEC series...vs Auburn and vs Arkansas.  Tonight they soundly defeated Kentucky 7-2 to start the SEC Tournament.  They are peaking at the right time!

Four games scheduled for tomorrow ( Wed, May 8 ) on SEC network:

10:00 AM CDT   #8 LSU   vs  #9  Alabama

35 minutes after previous game ends,     #5 Missouri  vs  #13  Ole Miss

4:00 PM  CDT  #7 Georgia  vs  #10  Auburn

35 minutes after previous game ends,    #6  Mississippi State  vs  #11  South Carolina

WOW...Stanfield having a night!

Robby is such an outstanding athlete he likely could have had a professional career if he had faced the music and changed positions a couple of years ago.  I wish him the best.

Ole Miss is on a roll...they took the series from Auburn last weekend and just took the series from Arkansas tonight.   SEC Tournament should be interesting.

24 minutes ago, slot canyon said:

WIDRA! WIDRA! WIDRA!  I was not liking Auburn chances coming into this game.  If you had told me beforehand that we would keep them scoreless and Widra would pitch the entire game, I would have thought you had been out in the sun too long.  Happy for the team but so proud for Widra.  Also, Wohlers made a great play at 3rd base for last out of 5th inning.  Agree that having Lech bunt not a great strategy unless the opposing team faints.

I felt exactly the same.  Was so discouraged by last night's game I almost didn't watch today.  Really glad I did.

I think it was during the Arkansas series that Mark Fuller (former Auburn baseball pitcher, pitching coach, and broadcast host of a lot of Auburn baseball home games on SEC+) was tapped to join Amy Reif on the broadcast for one game.  He said he didn't know softball like he does baseball but I enjoyed his perspective.  Early on in the game he commented that while Arkansas looked comfortable and confident at the plate, Auburn looked just the opposite...and that continued throughout the game and was reflected in the score.  This series, Tresvik has looked defeated as soon as she steps into the box.  Weak swings with her arms, not using her legs, walks back to the dugout hanging her head.  Peralta, too, at times.  The team as a whole hit better today but they all need to show confidence, good form, and aggression in the box (IMHO).  Can't win without runs!  Milanowski was great today!

1 minute ago, Jad0003 said:

Widra was great today! We need her to step up and carry the load for the pitching staff. Hopefully Tamborra, Rolfe, and incoming recruit Godfrey can help.

The environment was pretty good today too. The stadium was about 80% full today, but it’s annoying to see so many empty seats behind home plate with so many standing room only people. 

Isn't graduation today?  If so, that probably dissuaded some people from attending (traffic, hotel reservations, etc.)  But agree...would love to see the stadium full at every game.  Wish I lived close enough to attend. 

I was thinking last night about Penta and Lowe pitching most of the innings these past 4 years and wondering what that means for next year.  So happy for Widra's success today and hope it carries over into the post season and to next year.  Rolfe is already a sophomore and hasn't had much success when she has had opportunities.  She was a very highly-rated recruit so hope things will click for her (and Tamborra) SOON.  Maybe the new coach will be able to acquire a top pitcher or two from the portal.

What a brilliant job in the circle by Widra...soooo darned happy for her and for the team.  There were a couple of insane decisions in the game (Wohlers rounding 3rd for home and being being easily thrown out, Lech - as slow as she is - bunting with 0 outs and nobody on base, McNemar trying to steal second and being thrown out by a mile, etc.) but a great win in the end.  Glad Penta and Lowe got to rest today.  War Eagle!

Looks like he visited Oklahoma last week but I didn't find anything online about any other scheduled visits (or a commitment)...

1 hour ago, Mikey said:

This season is on Dean and it started way before February. It started last fall when he couldn't keep his team together. The Big Bopper Bri Ellis is hitting for a high average and had 14 homers at Arky the last time I looked. Jessi Blane was hitting 350 and had 6 homers at Moo State. Denver Bryant was at 300 batting average with something like ten doubles at So. Carolina. At the moment I'm forgetting someone else, a former AU starter who is succeeding elsewhere. Put those four back in the lineup with our pitching and we're a good team. Dean had to GO!

Lindsey Garcia at Clemson?

7 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

Thanks I enjoy doing it especially when we're winning. Auburn golf means a lot to me and I was a nervous wreck trying to watch it on TV.

I watched this morning and was a nervous wreck, too.  Thought about turning it off and waiting for your updates but I'm glad I kept it on. GREAT WIN - WDE!!!

Whew...so so glad AU won this match.  Hate losing ANY competition to Bama.  WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

On 4/22/2024 at 8:54 PM, Jad0003 said:

Cohen must monitor these forums because he got some airtime on the broadcast tonight. 

We probably played ourselves out of any chance to host a regional this weekend, but it was good to see Lowe get the win tonight. If we avoid the 1.5 rain delay, we likely get the win on Saturday too.

A 1-2 punch of Penta and Lowe in a regional will not be a good matchup for many teams. Hopeful we can find some offense soon to support them. 

I wasn't able to watch the game in real time but watched the replay.  I didn't see/hear Cohen on that broadcast...may have somehow missed it, I guess.  What did he have to say?

He seems like a really good human being - happy to see him succeeding at the next level.