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BMatt’s Monday musings

3 days ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Oh, so you’re forming a committee. I’m sure that will solve all of the real or imagined problems in college athletics. Hasn’t the feckless NCAA, perhaps the worldwide leader in committee meetings, already proven how ineffective they are when it comes to solving complex issues?
Breakout series for Guevara

4 days ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Eric Guevara may have sewed up SEC Player of the Week honors before most of the other teams in the league finished their opening games of the weekend. The sophomore was 12 of 15 (.800) with seven runs scored, two doubles, a triple, two homers and nine RBI in Auburn’s three-game sweep of South Carolina, which started Thursday night and concluded with a doubleheader Friday. “It’s a combination offense/defense, but 12 hits in the series,” said AU coach Butch Thompson.
Record-breaking sweep for Tigers

5 days ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Auburn continued its late-season surge. The 5th-ranked Tigers swept South Carolina in a doubleheader at Plainsman Park Friday, winning game one in an 11-10 walk-off and game two 11-3 to complete a series sweep. With Thursday night’s 24-2 win, Auburn scored a program-record 46 runs for a three-game SEC series. "I think we're more offensive than we had been during certain stints of the season," said AU coach Butch Thompson.
Blocton driven to succeed

6 days ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Malik Blocton is on a mission in year two. After playing in all 12 games including two starts as a true freshman last season, Blocton is working to take his game up several more levels. “Last season, I was just trying to show I belonged on the field,,” said Blocton. “Last year, I was just trying to hold the gap, trying not to be wrong, do just enough to stay on the field.
Tigers take down Gamecocks

6 days ago | auburn.rivals.com | Daniel Locke

Following its series win over No. 12 Tennessee on the road last weekend, No. 8 Auburn stayed hot in its series opener against South Carolina. The Tigers (34-15, 14-11 SEC) had an explosive night at the plate, beating the Gamecocks (26-24, 5-20 SEC) 24-2. After allowing South Carolina’s Nathan Hall to drive in Blake Jackson on a double to right-center, Cam Tilly did not give up another run.
Tigers trying to maintain momentum

1 week ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | With a series win at No. 7 Tennessee last weekend, No. 5 Auburn has an opportunity to take another big step toward securing a Top 8 national seed this weekend hosting South Carolina. D1Baseball currently has the Tigers as the No. 6 seed along with five other SEC teams in the Top 8, and the Gamecocks enter the three-game series 15th in the league with a 5-19 record. But as Butch Thompson is reminding his team this week, there are no guarantees in the nation’s toughest conference.
Tilly hoping third time's a charm

1 week ago | auburn.rivals.com | Brian Stultz

Butch Thompson knows that if he needs a pitcher to eat up innings for Auburn this season, he can turn to Cam Tilly. The sophomore right-hander has appeared in 14 games, 12 of them from the bullpen, while allowing 17 runs over 32 innings and striking out 41. On Thursday, Tilly will get another shot at the starting role, his third in a row, as the Tigers host South Carolina and look to build on a series win at Tennessee last weekend.
Alston’s time has arrived

1 week ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Damari Alston has certainly paid his dues. As a freshman, he was one of the backups to All-SEC running back Tank Bigsby. The last two seasons, Alston served as the primary backup to Jarquez Hunter. But with Bigsby going into his third season with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Hunter recently selected by the L.A. Rams in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, it’s finally Alston’s time to step into the spotlight. "Man, I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been working my tail off for this moment.
Chatterton, Fisher flourish in new roles

1 week ago | auburn.rivals.com | Bryan Matthews

AUBURN | Christian Chatterton was Auburn’s Sunday starter for the first three weekends of conference play going 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA. Understandably, the Tigers’ staff moved him to midweek where the freshmen has thrived, not allowing a run in 20.1 innings since his first midweek start at No. 15 Georgia Tech April 8. And the momentum Chatterton picked up in midweek carried right over to his first SEC start in 36 days at No. 7 Tennessee Sunday.
Koivun better than last year? Listen to his coach

1 week ago | auburn.rivals.com | Brian Stultz

At the 7:17 mark of the video, Jackson Koivun shyly introduces himself before Brendan Valdes starts listing all of the awards his teammate won last season as a freshman. "Nicklaus, Hogan, Haskins, First Team All-American, Mickelson Award, First Team All-SEC, SEC Player of the Year, SEC Freshmen Team ... Am I missing anything?" Valdes states. Koivun's massive first year at Auburn, capped by the program's first team national title, has been hailed as one of the best in college golf.