Bodda Getta Brew 5/2: Courting Postseason Success

No. 9 women’s tennis will begin regional play with a first-round match against South Carolina State at 1 p.m. CT today at home.

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Bodda Getta Brew Crew
May 02, 2025

Good Morning, Auburn Family. After being selected to host the NCAA Opening Rounds for the fourth time in program history, No. 9 women’s tennis will begin regional play with a first-round match against South Carolina State at 1 p.m. CT today at the Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn, Alabama.

If the Tigers win Friday, they will face the winner of the morning match between 2-seed Wisconsin and 3-seed Clemson in the second round of the NCAA Championship at 1 p.m. CT Saturday.

What else have we mixed into today’s steaming hot Brew? Check it out below!

🧢 Baseball takes on No. 7 Tennessee in a three-game away series
🥎 Auburn slugger AnnaLea Adams is built different
🐅 And much, much more!

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The Flight - Men's Basketball (S. 2, Ep. 8)
In the second part of the season finale, The Flight takes you inside Auburn’s unforgettable journey to the Final Four. Experience the raw emotion as the Tigers turn SEC Tournament heartbreak into postseason fire. With unprecedented access and behind-the-scenes moments, this episode offers an unfiltered look at the resilience that defined Auburn Basketball’s historic run.

🔼 SOS in Action. The No. 5 Auburn baseball team (31-14, 11-10 SEC) is set to prove its strength of schedule once again. Facing its fifth top-10 opponent in the last six weeks, the team travels to Knoxville to take on No. 7 Tennessee (36-9 13-8 SEC) today through Sunday. First pitches are scheduled for tonight at 5:30 p.m. CT, Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at noon.

🗣 “It’s not who we play but how we play. That’ll be important this week. The blessing of our schedule is that we’ve seen everything. We’ve been on the road. We’ve played on turf. I think we’re tested.” - Butch Thompson, head coach

🔼 A++. Growing up on the family farm in Liberty, Indiana, AnnaLea Adams balanced complementary commitments: cattle in the barn and a batting cage in the backyard.

“We are built different, we truly are,” Adams said of farm kids.

Basketball, of course, was also part AnnaLea’s Hoosier state upbringing.

“We spent all summer shooting around in the barnyard,” Adams recalled. “We have an old pig lot that we made into a basketball court.”

After her freshman year in high school, Adams focused solely on softball, a decision that helped her achieve the No. 10 national ranking in her recruiting class, resulting in scholarship offers from coast to coast.

Adams’ path to the Plains began Sept. 1, 2022, when former Auburn coach Mickey Dean called to invite AnnaLea, then a high school junior, to visit campus.

🔼 Sun Begins to Set On Softball Season. In the final weekend of the regular season, Auburn softball (30-21) welcomes NC State (25-27) for a three-game series at Jane B. Moore Field. 

The series opens tonight at 6 p.m. CT. Saturday is Senior Day and the graduating seniors will be honored at Jane B. Moore Field. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT. Sunday’s series finale is slated for 1 p.m. CT. In honor of May the Fourth, fans can receive a free Auburn softball Star Wars shirt.

🔼 Above and Beyond. Auburn Gymnast Sophia Groth and Swimming and Diving’s Andrew Simmons were named the Tigers’ recipients of the Brad Davis Community Service Award. The SEC announced male and female winners for each of its 16 member institutions.

The SEC Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship is named for former Associate Commissioner Brad Davis. Before succumbing to cancer in 2006, Davis had been a member of the SEC staff since 1988, first serving as an assistant commissioner until 1994 when he was promoted to associate commissioner.

🤓 TIGER TRIVIA

Measuring Up

The Auburn women’s tennis team enters today’s NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed. Where does that rank in program history?

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Friday, May 2
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. South Carolina State @ NCAA Opening Round in Auburn, Alabama @ 1 p.m. CT | Preview | NCAA Championship Bracket | Live Video | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Tennessee @ 5:30 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. NC State - War Eagle Classic/Graduation Ceremony @ 6 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ | Buy Tickets | Live Stats | WEGL 91.1 FM 

Saturday, May 3
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Clemson or Wisconsin @ NCAA Opening Round - Match of 32 @ 1 p.m. CT Live Video | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Belmont @ NCAA Opening Round in Columbus, Ohio @ 9 a.m. CT | Preview | NCAA Championship | Bracket | Live Video | Live Stats
👟 Track & Field @ LSU Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. NC State - War Eagle Classic/Senior Day @ 2 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ | Buy Tickets | Live Stats | WEGL 91.1 FM 
⚾️ Baseball @ Tennessee @ 5 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Listen

Sunday, May 4
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Ohio State or Buffalo @ NCAA Opening Round - Round of 32 in Columbus, Ohio @ 11 a.m. CT Live Video | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Tennessee @ Noon CT | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. NC State - War Eagle Classic @ 1 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ | Buy Tickets | Live Stats| WEGL 91.1 FM 

🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: First!

Auburn earned the highest NCAA Championship seed in program history, No. 9, on Monday after posting a 23-6 overall record and an 11-4 record in SEC play. Of the Tigers’ 23 wins this season, seven came against teams ranked in the ITA top 15 and two inside the top five.

🐅 Have an amazing weekend, Auburn Fam!