2011 - Official Auburn Baseball Thread...

[Snaggletiger]

Well, our beloved Tigers....fresh off an 8-0 to Samford, travel to face #2 South Carolina.  Looks like they have a great shot tonight with the SC pitcher being 9-1 with a 1.26 ERA.  Should be able to slap him around pretty good.

Yeah...I can see that. 

[Snaggletiger]

Good and bad update.  The Tigers take the series from the Bullpuppies and could/should have swept the series. I think they jumped out to an 8-0 lead and eventually lost after giving up 9 runs in the 9th.  Cannot figure this team out.  They'll take series wins over some of the best and lose to Bethune-Cookman and Samford. 

[Snaggletiger]

Aaaaannnd the Tigers promptly lose another one to Samford.

[chinook]

Aaaaannnd the Tigers promptly lose another one to Samford.

 

also to note...cullen wacker hit his first home run.   

[Snaggletiger]

In OOC play this year, Auburn's losses include:

Radford
Bethune Cookman
Jacksonville State
South Alabama
Troy
Samford X2

I know these guys lost a ton of key players from last years team but there's also a good core of returning starters.  They prove at times that they can play with the best but then look awful against teams they should handle.  I do believe they have a pretty good recruiting class coming in for 2012 if they don't sign with the bigs.

[Kaos]

Make it South Alabama x 2.  Jaguars romp 8-1.  Had to listen to the horrible announcer on WNSP.

The announcer for USA kept harping on the fact that the Jags didn't need the game, didn't care about the game, it was just an exercise for them.  But Auburn, on the other hand, desperately needed a win because to make the NCAA you have to be above .500. 

Here's the situation.  Auburn is 28-25 now.   As the USA talking goon noted, the SEC Tournament (unless you win it) is two losses.   Fuck up and lose two of three to Tennessee and go two and out in the SEC Tourney?  You're staring at 29-29.   No tournament bid. 

If that doomsday scenario plays out, you can blame it on the ridiculously bad out of conference losses. 

For Moses' sake, AU is an SEC team with some of the best facilities in the nation.  They should be able to stick the reserve right fielder on the mound and get past Samford, Radford, Bethune or Jax State. 

In the nightmare scenario, those are the teams that could deny AU a tournament invite.
 
 

[Buzz Killington]

If they lose 2 of 3 at home against Tennessee, they don't belong in Hoover...much less a regional.

[GH2001]

If they lose 2 of 3 at home against Tennessee, they don't belong in Hoover...much less a regional.

This man speaks nuthin but troof.

[Snaggletiger]

Samford..who slapped Auburn around twice...got pummeled 14-1 yesterday by Troy....who also beat AU once this year.

[Buzz Killington]

Samford..who slapped Auburn around twice...got pummeled 14-1 yesterday by Troy....who also beat AU once this year.

We gotta ease up on the out of conference scheduling.

[Kaos]

Tennessee 5 Auburn 2

 

[Buzz Killington]

Fuck me running...

Meanwhile, the slammin' Updykes take game 1 from teh Cocks 2-1.  They are in.  Will Auburn be?

[Kaos]

Fuck me running...

Meanwhile, the slammin' Updykes take game 1 from teh Cocks 2-1.  They are in.  Will Auburn be?

I'm going to say no at this point.  Pathetic, but no. 

[Kaos]

Tennessee takes two of three. 

Part one of nightmare scenario now complete. 

Two and out in the SEC tourney?  No NCAA bid. 

Glad Evan "What? Something Negative is Happening at Auburn! Let me write it up" Woodberry crawled out of his hole to document it. 

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/05/tennessee_rallies_to_beat_aubu.html