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May 22, 2013
Auburn Plainsman Perhaps it's no surprise, either, that the 6-foot, 256-pound Prosch was named to CBSSports.com's annual "Freaks List" for the second consecutive year on Tuesday . . . Auburn commitments Josh Casher of St. Paul's and Justin Thornton of Vigor just missed the top 100 . . . Auburn was bad last season, so bad, in fact, that it is difficult for me to believe that Malzahn -- who seems like a wonderful hire and has strong long-term prospects -- will be able to engineer any sort of major turnaround in just one season . . . Auburn's seven May enrollees have a chance to begin summer sessions with the rest of the team and start learning their older teammates . . . The three-star running back was a longtime Ole Miss commitment in January, but Auburn came on strong under the first-year staff . . . Dismukes, a Spanish Fort product, is one of 44 early centers placed on the watch list for the award . . . Peyton Barber said he was blown away after Auburn coach Gus Malzahn showed up at 3 a.m. in the morning in a hotel lobby to greet him . . . Auburn, Alabama and Ole Miss are among his top seven schools . . . "My scholarship will be track, but I really want to play football also and the coaches know that," Glover said before leaving for Auburn . . . One of the biggest spring surprises may have been Kris Frost taking the first-team spot from Jake Holland, who started the past two seasons . . . He spent most of the spring working in the slot and on special teams . . . Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia and Kentucky were also in the top 25 . . . Now the Auburn coach hopes the selection committee follows suit by extending an invitation into the 64-team tournament next Monday . . . This will be the longest six days in many of the AU ballplayers' lives . . . Pawlowski said with a long six days until they know what the future holds, the Tigers try to prepare and be ready if and when the call comes . . . Will a solid RPI in the mid-30s or so and a strong close to the regular season, with wins in three straight SEC series, be enough to put the Tigers into the NCAA field for the first time since 2010? . . . In the games that counted in SEC play, Alabama took two of three games against Auburn in Auburn to win the series . . . Dedrick, who got a win against Alabama earlier this season, would like nothing more than to be on the mound in the ninth inning with a chance to earn a save against the team he grew up cheering . . . Auburn (33-22, 13-17 SEC), the No. 10 seed in this week's conference tournament, may have its NCAA berth decided today and the Tigers will need Kendrick (5-3) to be more reminiscent of his recent performances in which he's earned wins in three of his last four starts . . . Today's crowd marked the fourth smallest for an Alabama SEC Tournament opener in 14 Hoover appearances . . . Auburn has a chance to keep lifting up their coach that has been "knocked down" when they compete as part of the 24-team field this week . . . All of a sudden, Auburn has gelled at the perfect time . . . No. 18 Auburn shot a 2-over in the final round of the NCAA Columbus Regional to tie for second and advance to the championships . . . Auburn is tied for third at 18-over . . . |
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