Good morning. Sophomore catcher Ike Irish has been named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. Irish is one of 45 amateur players, including one of five catchers, to be named to the list.
 
He leads the team in runs (35), hits (41), doubles (nine), total bases (82) and RBI (45) while ranking second in average (.363) and home runs (10). Irish ranks second in the SEC and fourth in the country in RBI, while his totals in runs, hits, doubles and total bases are good for top 10 in the league.
 
Irish also became the fourth fastest player in program history to record his 100th career hit earlier this season.

What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

⚾️ Auburn Baseball begins a three-game series against No. 4 Tennessee
🎾 Women’s Tennis takes on 24th-ranked Alabama today
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 WAREAGLE+ THE FLIGHT

The Flight - Baseball (S. 1, Ep. 3)
The Flight continues with the incredible story of Mason Maners. The Tigers also open SEC play against two top-10 teams.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 They Volunteer as Tributes. Auburn (17-11, 1-8 SEC) starts its eight-game homestand over the next two weeks with a three-game series against No. 4 Tennessee (24-5, 5-4 SEC) this weekend at Plainsman Park.
 
First pitches are scheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. CT, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. following Auburn football's A-Day game and Sunday at 1 p.m.

🔼 Defending the Plains. Auburn softball's nine-game homestand continues this weekend as the Tigers (17-11-1) host Louisiana Tech (23-9) and Georgia Tech (24-14) for the War Eagle Classic.
 
The tournament begins with a doubleheader slate today. Auburn faces Louisiana Tech at 2 p.m. CT before taking on the Yellow Jackets at 5 p.m. CT. Saturday also features a twin billing on the SEC Network+. Auburn will face Louisiana Tech at 1 p.m. CT before taking on Georgia Tech at 4 p.m. CT.

🔼 Creating a Racket at Home. Auburn Men’s Tennis will be back at the Yarbrough Tennis Center for three home matches over the weekend. The Tigers will face rival No. 23 Alabama today at 3 p.m. CT, then No. 14 Mississippi State and Alabama A&M at noon CT and 4 p.m. CT on Sunday.
 
Auburn will look to bounce back at home after dropping its last three matches on the road to Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Arkansas. Still, the Tigers' SEC record of 4-4 is the fifth-best in the conference. Sophomore Billy Blaydes has continued to be consistent for the Tigers, as he has won each of his last nine singles matches and has a team-best 16-3 singles dual match record.

🔼 To Tide Them Over. No. 16 Women's tennis will play 24^th-ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa at 5 p.m. today. The Crimson Tide is the first of Auburn's three road matches to finish the regular season.
 
Auburn will enter Friday's match with momentum after defeating No. 4 Georgia in dramatic fashion 4-3. With the match tied at three and only one match remaining, fifth-year senior Carolyn Ansari defeated No. 24 Dasha Vidmanova in a dramatic three-set match on court one to give Auburn the win in the final home regular season match of the season.

🔼 A Fork in the Track. The Auburn track & field team will split its squad between the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and the Hurricane Alumni Invitational in Coral Gables, Florida, this weekend, April 5-6. The Tigers enter the meets with the men's team ranked fifth in the most recent USTFCCCA poll. 

Action from the Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium in Tuscaloosa begins this morning at 10:00 a.m. CT with the women's hammer throw, while action from the Cobb Track & Field Facility in Coral Gables begins Friday with the men's hammer throw at 9:00 a.m. CT.  

🏆 VICTORY FORMATION

Join On To Victory, the Official NIL Collective of Auburn student-athletes, for as little as $17/month! Top NIL programs attract top talent. Help us build the best program in the nation! Become a member today.

 🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

🐅 ONE BIG THING

Casey Makes the Cut. Auburn sophomore Casey Weidenfeld will be one of the 35 players participating in the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur after making the 36-hole cut on Thursday. Weidenfeld shot even-par (72) in both rounds at Champions Retreat Golf Club and is in a tie for 13^th place on the leaderboard.

📬 SPREAD THE WORD

Do you know a friend or family member who is an Auburn fan? Simply forward them this email, and they can sign up to receive the Brew by clicking the link below to subscribe. The Brew is sent every weekday and is completely free!

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Friday 4/5

🤸🏼‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. No. 1 seed and host California, Stanford and the play-in winner of Southern Utah/San Jose State @ the 2024 NCAA Berkeley Regional Championships @ 9 p.m. CT

👟 XC/Track @ Crimson Classic

👟 XC/Track @ Hurricane Alumni Invitational

🥎 Softball vs. Louisiana Tech - War Eagle Classic @ 2 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Alabama @ 3 p.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats

🏐 Volleyball vs. Alabama @ 4 p.m. CT

🥎 Softball vs. Georgia Tech - War Eagle Classic @ 5 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Alabama @ 4 p.m. CT

⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 4 Tennessee @ 6 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday 4/6

👟 XC/Track @ Crimson Classic

👟 XC/Track @ Hurricane Alumni Invitational

🥎 Softball vs. Louisiana Tech - War Eagle Classic @ 1 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets | Game Notes

⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 4 Tennessee @ 3:30 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets | Game Program

🥎 Softball vs. Georgia Tech - War Eagle Classic @ 4 p.m. CT SEC Network+ | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets | Game Notes

🐅 Click here to view the entire Auburn Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Ike Irish is the eighth Auburn player in head coach Butch Thompson's tenure to earn the distinction, so there have been seven to do so before him.

Ike Irish is also Auburn's third straight representative on the midseason watch list, joining Sonny DiChiara (2022) and Bryson Ware (2023).

🐅 Have a great Friday, y’all