Bodda Getta Daily Brew 5/20: Softball 'Til the Sun Came Up

The Auburn Softball team advanced to regional finals after two victories that went until 3 a.m. Saturday

Good Morning, Auburn Family. In a marathon evening that ended at 3 a.m. and featured a pair of must-win victories for Auburn softball, the Tigers (29-20-1) survived elimination Saturday to make it into the Tallassee Regional final.
 
Auburn opened Saturday with a run-rule victory over Chattanooga, taking down the Mocs 9-0 to advance into a second elimination game. In a contest that took over four hours and 12 innings to decide, the Tigers used late heroics to take a 2-1 victory in a rematch with UCF to advance to the regional final.

Sadly, a tied game heading into the sixth inning on Sunday ended up in a late push by Florida State as the Seminoles took a 10-4 victory, ending the 2024 season for the Tigers.
 
What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

🥎 Maddie Penta makes All-Southeast Region Second Team for pitching
🎾 NCAA Championship info for both men’s and women’s tennis announced
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+ SENIOR FEATURE

Auburn Baseball Senior Feature
Hear from the senior class as they look back at their time at Auburn, on and off the field.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  In Pentatuity. For the third consecutive season, Auburn Softball's Maddie Penta earned national postseason honors as she was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Southeast Region Second Team.
 
The award honors softball student-athletes from the association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads. The 2024 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Friday, May 31.

⇢ Go here for the many Maddie accomplishments that have led up to his accolade. 🥎

🔼 Based on a Good Cause. Auburn baseball will compete in the College Baseball Series benefiting Shriners Children's from Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers are one of four teams set for the third weekend of action at the home of the Texas Rangers and will be joined by Baylor, Ohio State and Oregon State. Shriners Children's will benefit from a portion of every ticket sold. All games will be streamed by FloSports.

⇢ Go here for the full rundown, including ticketing and premium seating options. ⚾️

🔼 Still In It. No. 6 Auburn is one of the 15 teams to make the cut after Sunday's third round of the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Champions Course in Carlsbad, California. The Tigers are in seventh place with a 54-hole score of 876 (+12). Senior Megan Schofill recorded her best round of the tournament on Sunday with a 2-under 70.

Schofill, who began her day on the 10th tee, moved up 25 spots on the individual leaderboard during the third round and had a lot of success on her opening nine. Only one player in the field had a better round than Schofill on Sunday, and her three-round total of 215 (-1) places her in a tie for 13th place individually.

🔼 Full Court Press. Auburn's Tyler Stice and Finn Murgett will participate in the NCAA Singles Championship, which begins today, while Murgett and Raul Dobai will be in the field for the NCAA Doubles Championship beginning on Tuesday in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
 
⇢ Go here for more on the format. 🎾

🔼 Third Straight Winning Season For Tigers Baseball. Mason Maners homered to give Auburn an early three-run lead, but Alabama produced three big innings to win 12-5 Saturday to spoil the Tigers' bid for a series sweep in the 2024 season finale.
 
Auburn concludes its third straight winning season with a 27-26 record, including 8-22 in SEC play and consecutive series victories over Missouri and Alabama.

🔼 Teaming Up for Tennis. Auburn's Carolyn Ansari and DJ Bennett will be in the 64-player field for the NCAA Singles Championship, while Bennett and Ariana Arseneault will compete in the NCAA Doubles Championship this week in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This will be Arseneault's fourth time participating in the NCAA Doubles Championship and Bennett's first appearance.
 
⇢ Go here for more on the format. 🎾

🔼 A Tall Order. Ja'Heim Hudson (pronounced JUH-heem) has signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Auburn men's basketball program for the 2024-25 season. A three-star recruit and among the Top 75 power forwards in the country in the Class of 2021, he also played AAU basketball for Game Elite and HYPE Hawks.
 
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward from Hinesville, Georgia, is a transfer from SMU, where he played in 31 games this past season averaging 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Mustangs.

 🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Pre-Penta Pondering

How many players earned the NFCA All-Region selection honor in the Auburn softball program’s history before Maddie Penta?

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🐅 ONE BIG THING

Beam Her Up. Reigning Olympic all-around champ Suni Lee took home the gold on beam at the 2024 Core Hydration Classic!

Go here to watch her impressive floor performance as well.

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Monday 5/20
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship Golf Channel | Live Stats | Preview |2024 NCAA Championship Notes

Tuesday 5/21
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship Golf Channel | Live Stats | Preview |2024 NCAA Championship Notes

Wednesday 5/22
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship Golf Channel | Live Stats | Preview |2024 NCAA Championship Notes
👟 X-Country/Track & Field @ NCAA East Preliminaries

Thursday 5/23
👟 X-Country/Track & Field @ NCAA East Preliminaries
🥎 Softball vs. TBA@ NCAA Super Regional | Live Stats

Friday 5/24
👟 X-Country/Track & Field @ NCAA East Preliminaries
🥎 Softball vs. TBA@ NCAA Super Regional | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship (R1) | Notes

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 34 players have earned NFCA All-Region selection in the Auburn softball program’s history, making Maddie Penta the 35th to do so.

🐅 Have a great Monday, y’all