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4 days ago
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ABCA names Auburn baseball's Butch Thompson Southeast Region Coach of the Year
Butch Thompson wins coach of the year award after leading the Tigers back to the postseason. The 2025 season was a great turnaround for the Auburn Tigers baseball after a disappointing 2024 season. Auburn posted a 41-20 record and ended the season in the Super Regional versus eventual national runners-up Coastal Carolina. That type of season has resulted in head coach Butch Thompson being honored. On Tuesday, Thompson was named the Southeast Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Thompson is the first Auburn coach to lead the Tigers to four region championships. He did so in 2018, 2019, and 2022 before this past season. It was the first time in Auburn baseball history that the school hosted a Super Regional. Unfortunately, the Tigers could not get past the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Coastal Carolina lost in the 2025 College Baseball World Series Final to the LSU Tigers. The SEC was tough as always, and the Tigers held their own, going 17-13. That record earned the Tigers a sixth-place finish in the best conference in college baseball. Auburn earned the No. 4 seed in the NCAA College Baseball Tournament and finished ranked No. 13 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. All of that also resulted in six Auburn players making the All-SEC Team. On the statistical side of things, the Tigers finished third in the SEC with a batting average of .304. It was a historic season for Thompson, winning his 300th game as the head coach of the Tigers. In his ten seasons, he has posted a record of 324-232-1 with six postseason appearances. With the success of the 2025 season, the 2026 season should bring a lot of excitement with Thompson leading the program for an 11th season. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
USA Today
18-05-2025
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Texas Longhorns baseball gets No. 1 seed in SEC tournament, two round bye
Texas Longhorns baseball gets No. 1 seed in SEC tournament, two round bye The SEC baseball regular season is over and the postseason tournament bracket has been set. The Texas Longhorns have won the regular season title and will be the top seed in the SEC tournament, which starts on Tuesday, May 20. The top four seeds in the single-elimination tournament get a bye through to the quarterfinals. The Longhorns added to it's lead in the conference standings on the final day of the regular season with a convincing 9-1 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman. The game featured a two-hour weather delay, but it didn't dampen the Longhorns bats. The Longhorns had two home runs and eight hits in the blowout win. UT will now get a few days of rest before hitting the diamond in the third round of the SEC tourney in Hoover, Alabama. Texas will either face No. 8 seed Tennessee, No. 9 seed Alabama or No. 16 seed Missouri in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 22 at 3 p.m. CT. Winning the regular season SEC crown should move the Longhorns back into the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Monday and it could mean the No. 1 overall seed on Selection Monday, when the NCAA Tournament bracket is announced. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
USA Today
28-04-2025
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Tennessee's latest top 25 ranking after LSU baseball series
Tennessee's latest top 25 ranking after LSU baseball series Tennessee (35-9, 13-8 SEC) has 12 games remaining in the 2025 regular season. The Vols will host Northern Kentucky on Tuesday (6 p.m. EDT, SEC Network+) and a three-game SEC series, Friday-Sunday, against Auburn at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Friday's series opener between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT. Saturday's game No. 2 will take place at 6 p.m. EDT and Sunday's series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT. All three games can be watched on SEC Network+. Following this week's contests, Tennessee will have nonconference games against Indiana State and Belmont, while hosting Vanderbilt and traveling to Arkansas to conclude SEC play. The SEC Tournament will be contested May 20-25 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll was released Monday. The Vols remain ranked No. 6 after losing a road series, 2-1, at LSU. The entire USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings can be viewed here. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
USA Today
14-04-2025
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- USA Today
Tennessee baseball's latest top 25 ranking after winning Ole Miss series
Tennessee baseball's latest top 25 ranking after winning Ole Miss series Tennessee (31-5, 11-4 SEC) all return to action Tuesday against Bellarmine at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+. Tennessee will also host Kentucky this week in SEC play. First pitch for Friday's series opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EDT. Game No. 2 on Saturday will take place at 6 p.m. EDT, while Sunday's series finale is slated for 1 p.m. EDT. All three games between the Vols and Wildcats can be watched on SEC Network+. Tennessee is up one spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll to No. 3. The Vols won a three-game series at Ole Miss, 2-1, and defeated Alabama State last week. Texas is ranked No. 1, followed by No. 2 Arkansas ahead of the Vols. Georgia (5), LSU (7), Auburn (9), Ole Miss (11), Alabama (15), Oklahoma (16) and Vanderbilt (17) are also ranked from the SEC. The entire USA TODAY Coaches Poll top 25 rankings can be viewed here.
USA Today
08-04-2025
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- USA Today
Auburn ends season at No. 4 in USA TODAY Coaches Poll after March Madness
Auburn ends season at No. 4 in USA TODAY Coaches Poll after March Madness The Tigers close its best season in history as the No. 4 team in the nation. The 2024-25 college basketball season has concluded, but there is one more USA TODAY Coaches Poll to be released. Where did the Auburn Tigers fall in the final poll? Auburn stays at No. 4 after their Final Four appearance that resulted in a 79-73 loss to the eventual National Champions the Florida Gators. Ahead of the Tigers are the Florida Gators (No.1), the Houston Cougars (No.2), and the Duke Blue Devils (No.3). It was a historic season for the Auburn Tigers where they spent several weeks as the No.1 team in college basketball with more Quad 1 wins than any other team in the country. Auburn ended the season with a 32-6 record as the winningest team in program history. Despite being in a tough SEC that placed 14 teams in the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers clinched the SEC Regular Season Championship with two games remaining on the schedule. This team was loaded with seniors and veterans led by SEC Player of the Year Johni Broome, five-year player Dylan Cardwell, and defensive specialist Denver Jones. Those are just to name a few. Auburn will look different for the 2025-26 season but hope to have some contributors back. Chad Baker-Mazara has teased a return, and Chaney Johnson could still have some eligibility. A big boost for next season will be if freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford returns. He did declare for the NBA Draft but is keeping his NCAA eligibility. The SEC finished with eight teams in the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll. Behind Auburn is Tennessee (No.5), Alabama (No.6), Kentucky (No.14), Ole Miss (No.18), Texas A&M (No. 19), and Arkansas (No.25). The Missouri Tigers dropped out of the rankings. It was not just a historic season for Auburn, but the conference as a whole with 14 teams making the NCAA Tournament. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Phillip on Twitter @PJordanSEC
