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June 02, 2008
Auburn officials mum on baseball coach search
AUBURN — It’s been 17 days since Auburn baseball coach Tom Slater’s resignation on the final day of the regular season sparked the quietest search in recent memory.
June 01, 2008
Bama pitching falters
CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina outfielder Tommy Baldridge hit a three-run home run and the Chanticleers scored seven runs in the eighth inning for a 13-10 comeback
win over Alabama in the NCAA Conway Regional on Saturday.
May 27, 2008
Tuberville meets troops in the Middle East
AUBURN — Tommy Tuberville will always have his memories of his just-completed trip to the Middle East.
May 26, 2008
Tide heads to regional at Coastal Carolina
The opponents read like midweek foes, but Alabama coach Jim Wells doesn’t think his baseball team will be looking past anyone.
Alabama is one of nine Southeastern Conference teams in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. The Crimson Tide (34-26) is the No. 3 seed in the regional at Conway, S.C. It joins host Coastal Carolina, the top seed, No. 2 seed East Carolina and Ivy League champion Columbia.
Alabama plays East Carolina (40-19), which finished fifth in the regular season in Conference USA, on Friday at 6 p.m. CDT.
June Draft may affect 2009 Trojans
Two days next week will be the first step to determining how good Troy’s baseball team will be in 2009.
The 2008 Major League Baseball Draft will be held June 5-6, and a couple of Trojans with eligibility remaining plus several signees are getting looks from professional scouts.
May 24, 2008
Big inning helps LSU eliminate Alabama
HOOVER — Blake Dean hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and drove in six runs to send streaking LSU into the Southeastern Conference tournament title game with a 12-8 comeback win over Alabama on Saturday.
Alabama softball advances to World Series
TUSCALOOSA — A third-inning grand slam and stingy pitching performance from Charlotte Morgan was all Alabama needed to complete a two-game sweep of Missouri Saturday, as the Alabama softball team downed the Tigers 7-1 at the Alabama Softball Complex.
May 23, 2008
Alabama avenges earlier loss to Kentucky
HOOVER — Alabama avenged four losses this year to Kentucky, beating the Wildcats 13-4 Friday in an elimination game of the SEC Tournament.
Troy eliminated in Sun Belt Tournament
LAFAYETTE, La. — After a 17 and a half hour break in play, the unlikely scenario of New Orleans escaping from a bases loaded jam in the ninth inning played out Friday morning when reliever Ryan O’Shea struck out Troy’s Bryan Miller and got Beau Brooks to pop out to third, sending the game into extra innings.
Georgia offensive lineman commits to Alabama
Georgia OL commits to Alabama
May 22, 2008
Preview of Mississippi State
In 2007, Mississippi State’s offense was a picture of futility. The Bulldogs finished in the bottom third of the Southeastern Conference in every major offensive statistic. MSU was last in total offense, last in passing offense and 11th in scoring.
Kentucky wins over Alabama 9-3 in SEC tournament
HOOVER, Ala. - Chris McClendon went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Aaron Lovett settled down after a shaky start to pitch a complete game as Kentucky defeated Alabama 9-3 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in a game that went into early Thursday morning.
May 21, 2008
Calm in the Storm
The sound of thunder rolls through Riddle-Pace Field as a weather graphic shows up on the video scoreboard. It’s not a sign of severe weather, but a Storm is approaching the mound.
May 19, 2008
Auburn’s Sylla transfers out of program
As it turned out, the tallest player in Auburn basketball history had one of the shortest careers in memory.
Precise leads the way for Troy
May 18, 2008
The search begins for a new Auburn baseball coach
What’s next for the Auburn baseball program?
May 17, 2008
Auburn baseball coach resigns
The Tom Slater era of Auburn baseball ended Saturday, just moments after the final out of Tigers' final game of the 2008 season.
May 15, 2008
Saban comes to Dothan for Crimson Caravan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban sought to temper the fervor surrounding players he hasn’t coached a day during his visit to Dothan on Thursday night.
May 14, 2008
Tide’s Walker expects more looks in new offense
TUSCALOOSA — Nick Walker said the color of his jersey didn’t matter. The senior-to-be tight end started every game last season.
May 13, 2008
UAB blasts Troy
TROY — UAB ruined Troy’s homecoming Tuesday night, scoring seven runs in the first two innings and cruising to a 13-2 victory over the Trojans.
May 11, 2008
L.B. Wallace-Andalusia eliminated at state baseball tournament
HANCEVILLE — The fourth time proved to be no different from the first three.
May 09, 2008
Troy eliminated in 13th inning in Sun Belt tourney
TROY — The softball is round, but it can sure take some funny bounces.
AU football picks up another commitment for 2009
When Wilfred Journet signed with Auburn in 2007, he knew his route to the Plains wouldn’t be an easy one.
May 08, 2008
Louisiana-Monroe no-hits Troy
TROY — UL-Monroe entered the Sun Belt Tournament with just 19 wins to 36 losses. Now, the surprise of the tournament is just two wins away from advancing to the NCAA Regionals.
AU ROUNDUP: Women’s golf in sixth at NCAAs
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 10 Auburn women’s golf team opened NCAA East Regional play shooting 8-over 296 and are tied for sixth with No. 20 Virginia. Freshman Cydney Clanton led the Tigers, firing 2-under 70 and is tied for fifth.
Auburn softball eliminated by LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — Pitcher Cody Trahan threw a two-hit shutout to lead No. 3 seed LSU to a 4-0 victory over No. 6 seed Auburn in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament on Thursday night.
Tigers must keep pace in SEC
With its back against the wall last weekend, the Auburn baseball team came through, winning a Southeastern Conference series against last-place Mississippi State.
Troy rallies for win in Sun Belt softball tournament
TROY — Three outs from a first-round loss, Troy softball coach Melanie Davis called her team together before the shaken Trojans batted in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Louisiana-Monroe no-hits Troy
TROY — UL-Monroe entered the Sun Belt Tournament with just 19 wins to 36 losses. Now, the surprise of the tournament is just two wins away from advancing to the NCAA Regionals.
May 07, 2008
Troy rallies for win in Sun Belt softball tournament
TROY — Three outs from a first-round loss, Troy softball coach Melanie Davis called her team together before the shaken Trojans batted in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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