Bodda Getta Brew 5/20: Auburn Baseball Rolls Deep

Six Auburn baseball players earned All-SEC honors, tied for the second most all-conference representatives in program history.

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Bodda Getta Brew Crew
May 20, 2025

Good Morning, Auburn Family. Six Auburn baseball players earned All-SEC honors, tied for the second most all-conference representatives in program history.

Ike Irish was named a First Team All-SEC outfielder, while Samuel Dutton and Chris Rembert earned Second Team All-SEC honors as a starting pitcher and second baseman, respectively. Rembert was joined by Chase Fralick and Bub Terrell on the SEC All-Freshman Team, and Eric Guevara earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors at third base. Irish becomes Auburn’s first two-time First Team All-SEC honoree since associate head coach Gabe Gross in 2000-01.

⚾️ : MORE DEETS

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

🎾 On the Plains With Ava Hrastar
⚾️ This week’s Auburn Baseball Notebook
🏀 MBB coach Bruce Pearl gives back in the best way
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+: TALKING TIGERS PODCAST

Talking Tigers - Jake Eastwood
Growing up north of Seattle, Jake Eastwood played everything with a ball. At age 12, he was diagnosed with cancer. By age 13, he was an amputee. At an adaptive sports camp in Portland, he met Robb Taylor. The assistant men’s Olympic coach and head coach at Auburn, Taylor introduced Eastwood to wheelchair basketball.

Last season, the Auburn squad member was named National Player of the Year. He will return for his final season in 2025-26. The remarkable story of Jake Eastwood is featured in this Talking Tigers Podcast.

🔼 BP’s Safe Harbor. Before teeing off in the 12th annual Fore the Children Golf Classic Monday at Wicker Point Golf Club, head coach for Auburn MBB Bruce Pearl reflected on the impact the event’s beneficiary, Children’s Harbor, delivers to hurting kids and families.

Shortly after arriving on the Plains in 2014, Pearl and his wife, Brandy, began a partnership with Children’s Harbor, a nearby non-profit that provides no-cost services to children and families facing health challenges.

“There’s no better way of giving back,” he said. “We can’t do it without all the people who come play in this tournament every single year. This is a real treat.”

“They’re one of our, if not the largest donor,” Children’s Harbor CEO Cat Outzen said.

🧡 : LEARN MORE

🔼 Loud and Proud. This Auburn baseball team is checks notes* … killing it. Let’s take a look at this week’s notebook, shall we?

Auburn’s 38 regular season wins are the most since 2010 (39) and the 17 SEC wins are tied for the most since 2010 (20). It marks the fourth time under head coach Butch Thompson the Tigers have finished with a winning SEC record. With 19 runs in the midweek vs. Jacksonville State, Auburn capped off a four-game stretch dating back to last weekend vs. South Carolina in which they scored 65 runs on 67 hits. The win marked the team’s sixth run-rule victory of the season, including its second in the last four games.

It may not be polite to toot your own horn, but we’ve just got one thing to say—HONK!

🔼 Ava’s Grand Finale. After stints at Georgia Tech and Ole Miss, Ava Hrastar made the decision to use her final year of eligibility at Auburn with first-year head coach Jordan Szabo.

“What attracted me to Auburn was definitely coach Jordan (Szabo),” said Hrastar, a graduate student.

The Duluth, Georgia, native made a near-immediate impact. Hrastar and D.J. Bennett claimed the doubles title at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in October to punch their ticket to the NCAA Doubles Championship.

The two became the second doubles team in program history to reach the NCAA Doubles Championship semifinal round, joining Pleun Burgmans and Emily Flickinger in 2014. The historic run earned her ITA Doubles All-American status for the second time in her career, with the other being from 2021 during her time at Georgia Tech.

AP Photo/AJ Mast

🔼 No Fever Dream. AP News’ Michael Marot reports on the Auburn WBB legend: “Longtime WNBA pro DeWanna Bonner moved into third place on the league’s career scoring list in her Indiana Fever debut Saturday.

“She passed Tina Thompson when she made two free throws with 3:13 to go in the game against the Fever’s nearest rival, the Chicago Sky. The crowd gave her a roaring ovation after the free throw that tied Thompson with 7,488 points and Bonner waved to the crowd before making the next one to move to No. 3.”

“D.B. is somebody that’s a Hall of Famer, like a legend, not only a good basketball player, a great person,” Caitlin Clark said after recording her third career triple-double and blocking four shots.

🔼 Life Beyond the Plains. In case you missed the recent pomp and circumstance, here are some highlights from the Auburn Class of 2025 graduation.

🤓 TIGER TRIVIA

Thrice as Nice

Which member of the Auburn men’s golf team recently became the first player in program history to be named to the All-SEC First Team for the third time?

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🐅 ONE BIG THING

Until Next Season. As the saying goes, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” The Malveaux era of Auburn softball has officially begun, and it’s surely going to continue be a good one.

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📅 ON THE DOCKET 

Tuesday, May 20
(No Activities Scheduled)

Wednesday, May 21
⚾️ Baseball vs. Texas A&M/Mississippi State @ SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama @ 8 p.m. CT | Listen

Thursday, May 22
(No Activities Scheduled)

Friday, May 23
⚾️ Baseball vs. LSU @ SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama @ 6:30 p.m. | Listen
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R1) | Notes

Saturday, May 24
⚾️ Baseball @ SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama @ TBA | Listen
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R2) | Notes

Sunday, May 25
⚾️ Baseball @ SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama @ TBA | Listen
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R3) | Notes

🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Brendan Valdes!

Valdes became the first player in Auburn history to be named a three-time first-teamer. The Orlando, Florida product has crafted another masterful season in his final year as a Tiger, averaging 69.81 strokes per round with a top-20 finish in all but one start. Valdes snagged his third career individual win in March at the General Hackler Championship, thanks to a dazzling 12-under 204 performance.  

🐅 Happy Tuesday, Auburn Fam!