Here is the championship series. In only his third season Clint Myers has his team playing for the softball national championship.
Lexi Davis is our surprise starting pitcher. But for one pitch she delivers a great performance. Third inning: a single, a walk, and a 3 run homer.
Trailing 3 to 0 in the final inning, the Tigers get a 2-run homer from Jade Rhoades. We have runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Their first baseman knocks down a ground ball and throws out our runner at home. We leave the tying run at third as a popup ends it.
Our 7th inning rally falls short. Need to win tomorrow night to keep this thing going.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Third Game: Auburn 8 Florida State 7
The Auburn softball team is headed to the College World Series final best of 3 games against either Oklahoma or LSU. No Auburn softball team has been this far before. Most likely we will play the Sooners. After our game tonight OU will only need to beat LSU once to advance and they will have by far the most fans in the stands tomorrow night.
The Tigers took a 7 to 4 lead into the 7th. All of our runs came on homers. There were two 3-run blasts and a solo shot.
FSU tied it on a three-run homer to send the game into the 8th inning. In the top of the 8th the Seminoles left the bases loaded. I knew with Rachel Walters pitching it would get hairy before it was over, but I didn't think they would tie it send the game into the 8th inning.
We get a single to start the 8th. Their leftfielder can't handle the ball cleanly and our runner scoots around to third. There is a short grand ball to the their third baseman, but the throw to home is high and before the catcher can get the glove down our runner slides in for the winning run. Wow! What an ending to send Auburn to the finals which will start either tomorrow night or the next night.
The Tigers took a 7 to 4 lead into the 7th. All of our runs came on homers. There were two 3-run blasts and a solo shot.
FSU tied it on a three-run homer to send the game into the 8th inning. In the top of the 8th the Seminoles left the bases loaded. I knew with Rachel Walters pitching it would get hairy before it was over, but I didn't think they would tie it send the game into the 8th inning.
We get a single to start the 8th. Their leftfielder can't handle the ball cleanly and our runner scoots around to third. There is a short grand ball to the their third baseman, but the throw to home is high and before the catcher can get the glove down our runner slides in for the winning run. Wow! What an ending to send Auburn to the finals which will start either tomorrow night or the next night.
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Second Game: Auburn 4 Georgia 3
On ESPN2 we see the Tigers win a thriller and move to within one win of advancing to the championship round of he 2016 College Softball National Championship.
The Tigers get a run in the top of the first but trail 3 to 1 going into the 7th. Two singles and a Bulldog error and the Tigers hold the 4 to 3 lead in the bottom of the inning. That's quite a 7th inning rally! Three runs in the final inning to win it. The Dogs get two runners on base in the bottom of the inning but the game ends on a grounder back to our pitcher.
The winning run comes in a bizarre manner.
With runners on first and second there's a ground ball to the second baseman. She tries to tag the runner going to second rather than go for what would have been an inning ending double play. She finally flips the ball to get the force out but the runner on third comes on with the go ahead and winning run.
Our runner going to second is actually called out by going too far our of the baseline. Our runner on first left the bag thinking that was the third out and she was called out when our first base coach touched her to get her back to the bag. There was momentary confusion on the field, but the run counted because the third called out at first came AFTER the run scored.
WHEW!
That was exciting. Now on to tomorrow.
The Tigers get a run in the top of the first but trail 3 to 1 going into the 7th. Two singles and a Bulldog error and the Tigers hold the 4 to 3 lead in the bottom of the inning. That's quite a 7th inning rally! Three runs in the final inning to win it. The Dogs get two runners on base in the bottom of the inning but the game ends on a grounder back to our pitcher.
The winning run comes in a bizarre manner.
With runners on first and second there's a ground ball to the second baseman. She tries to tag the runner going to second rather than go for what would have been an inning ending double play. She finally flips the ball to get the force out but the runner on third comes on with the go ahead and winning run.
Our runner going to second is actually called out by going too far our of the baseline. Our runner on first left the bag thinking that was the third out and she was called out when our first base coach touched her to get her back to the bag. There was momentary confusion on the field, but the run counted because the third called out at first came AFTER the run scored.
WHEW!
That was exciting. Now on to tomorrow.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
First Game - Softball CWS
Auburn 10 UCLA 3
The Tigers make short work of the Bruins jumping out to a 5 to 0 first inning lead cruising from there. Next up is Georgia tomorrow. The Bulldawgs beat FSU in the first game today.
The Tigers make short work of the Bruins jumping out to a 5 to 0 first inning lead cruising from there. Next up is Georgia tomorrow. The Bulldawgs beat FSU in the first game today.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Fact
Clint Myers has coached 11 Division I seasons between Arizona State and Auburn, winning at least 50 games 8 times.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
To OKC
Our amazing softball team wins the super regional against Arizona at Jane B. Moore field today sweeping the doubleheader. After losing yesterday 5 to 3 the team had to win today and win they did, winning the first one 4 to 1 and the clincher 6 to 1. The pitching was terrific and the hitting was good enough.
Now it's on to Oklahoma City and the softball world series. Auburn will play the winner of the Oregon-UCLA game. Georgia and Florida State are also in our bracket. Four SEC teams are in the tournament.
We have more softball to watch next weekend!
Now it's on to Oklahoma City and the softball world series. Auburn will play the winner of the Oregon-UCLA game. Georgia and Florida State are also in our bracket. Four SEC teams are in the tournament.
We have more softball to watch next weekend!
Saturday, May 14, 2016
SEC Softball Champs
With great pleasure we watch our softball team win the SEC Tournament for the second straight year. Not only that, but in doing so the team beat Alabama, Florida, and LSU in the last 2 days. How often do you get the chance to beat three of your biggest rivals in 2 days? This is unprecedented. Yesterday it was UAT and Florida in the same day due to a Thursday rainout and then the finish today against LSU.
Auburn 7
LSU 1
How wonderful!
Auburn 7
LSU 1
How wonderful!
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