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  • Saturday, May 18 2013 9:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:21:31 GMT
    The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th, will face a familiar foe in the first round of next week's Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday
    The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th,  will face a familiar foe in the first round of next week's Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday at the Hoover Met.

  • Saturday, May 18 2013 9:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:19:43 GMT
    Auburn scored eight times in the fourth inning en route to an 11-6 win over No. 11 Arkansas in the regular season finale. With the win Auburn, which won its final three SEC series, two over ranked opponents,
    With the win Auburn, which won its final three SEC series, two over ranked opponents, finished the 2013 regular season 33-22, 13-17 SEC while Arkansas finished it 35-19, 18-11 SEC.

  • Thursday, May 16 2013 11:02 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:02:28 GMT
    Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday
    Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday in the series opener.
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  • Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:20:39 GMT
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country

  • Monday, May 20 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:17:53 GMT
    ATHENS, Ga. - University of Georgia head baseball coach David Perno has resigned his position effective immediately according to an announcement Monday by UGA Director of Athletics Greg McGarity. Perno
    ATHENS, Ga. - University of Georgia head baseball coach David Perno has resigned his position effective immediately according to an announcement Monday by UGA Director of Athletics Greg McGarity. Perno

  • Monday, May 20 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:16:34 GMT
    SALISBURY, N.C. – A trio of Columbus State baseball players earned regional honors on Monday. Senior utility player Cameron Scott was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Southeast Region
    SALISBURY, N.C. – A trio of Columbus State baseball players earned regional honors on Monday. Senior utility player Cameron Scott was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Southeast Region
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The Auburn Tigers have signed two 7-footers and a 5-foot-10 point guard to play next season. Coach Tony Barbee's early signees Wednesday are centers Ronald Delph of Winter Haven, Fla., and Benas Griciunas of Silute, Lithuania, and guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen.

Shamsid-Deen, of Decatur, Ga.,,is ranked as the No. 91 prospect by MaxPreps. He has helped lead Columbia High School to three-straight Class AAA state titles. He chose Auburn over UCLA, UConn, Richmond and Northwestern.

Delph is attending IMG Academy after starting three seasons at Lake Region High. He averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds last season. Delph chose Auburn over Texas A&M, Cincinnati and Miami.

Griciunas is in his third year attending Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. He chose Auburn over Georgia Tech, Boston College, St. Mary's and Washington State.

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