Bodda Getta Brew 5/22: Ike Irish, King of the Road

Auburn Baseball's Ike Irish reflects on what his three years on The Plains have meant to him.

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Bodda Getta Brew Crew
May 22, 2025

Good Morning, Auburn Family. The only sound Ike Irish likes more than the one he hears when he barrels a pitched baseball is the one he doesn’t hear immediately afterward when Auburn plays away from home. 

The sound of silence. 

“I just like to hear the crowd go quiet,” Irish said. 

Auburn’s road warrior, Irish quieted crowds across the SEC this spring, from Lexington and Athens to Austin and Knoxville. 

In 15 SEC road games, he hit .433 with 12 home runs and 21 RBI. 

Auburn’s first two-time First Team All-SEC honoree since associate head coach Gabe Gross a quarter century ago, Irish is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. 

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

⛳️ Get to know Auburn men’s golfer Brendan Valdes
🏈 Yesterday marked 100 days ‘til Kickoff On The Plains!
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+: MIC’D UP

Lucas Steele Mic'd Up
With rain pushing back Auburn's first game at the SEC Tournament, Lucas Steele is wired for sound during practice.

🔼 Barring Unforeseen Circumstances. With the NCAA Championship for Men’s Golf starting tomorrow in Carlsbad, California, it’s a good time to get to know the phenom that is Auburn’s Brendan Valdes. Great interview by PGA Tour University. Who knew he started out in gymnastics!?

🔼 He Cleans Up Nice! Though the award went to FSU’s Luke Clanton, we’re so proud of Jackson Koivun for being nominated and continuing to up his game.

🔼 An Ambush But, Like, Not Aggressive. AMBUSH, the Auburn Alumni Association's annual engagement tour, will feature three locations in 2025. The tour includes appearances from Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze, baseball head coach Butch Thompson, men’s basketball associate head coach Steven Pearl, women’s basketball head coach Larry Vickers, football coordinators DJ Durkin and Derrick Nix, and Athletics Director John Cohen. Other coaches and guests may be added to the AMBUSH tour events at a later date.

The AMBUSH tour will provide a social meet and greet with alumni and, in the process, help raise scholarship funds for future generations of Auburn students.

🔼 War Eagle 🫶🏽. The tributes to this spectacular season and the launch of the Malveaux Era continue to pour in on X/Twitter. 😭

🤓 TIGER TRIVIA

It's Been a Minute

As the lone member of the starting rotation to pitch in all 14 series, Samuel Dutton became Auburn's first starting pitcher to earn All-SEC honors since what player did so in 2018?

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Thursday, May 22
⚾️ Baseball vs. Texas A&M @ SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama @ 11 a.m. CT SEC ESPN | Auburn Notes | SEC Tournament Central | Listen | Live Stats

Friday, May 23
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R1) | Notes

Saturday, May 24
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R2) | Notes

Sunday, May 25
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, CA (R3) | Notes

🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Casey Mize

Samuel Dutton

Answer: Casey Mize!

As the lone member of the starting rotation to pitch in all 14 series, Samuel Dutton became Auburn's first starting pitcher to earn All-SEC honors since Casey Mize in 2018.

The Southside, Alabama, native turned in a 3.58 ERA and led the team with six wins and 89 strikeouts in 75.1 innings pitched, ranking in the top 10 for the majority of the season in all three categories.

🐅 Happy Thursday, Auburn Fam!