Bodda Getta Daily Brew 2/20: South Paw FTW

Junior left-hander Carson Myers named the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week

Good morning. Junior left-hander Carson Myers has been named the Southeastern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week.
 
Making his first career start in an Auburn uniform, Myers turned in 6.0 scoreless innings and struck out a career-high eight batters as the Tigers finished off the sweep of Eastern Kentucky Sunday afternoon at Plainsman Park.
 
Myers and the No. 15 Tigers (3-0) take on UAB (2-1) this evening at 6 p.m. at Plainsman Park (more on that below) before heading to Jacksonville, Florida, for the Jax College Baseball Classic this weekend.

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

🤸🏼‍♂️ Auburn Gymnastics holds steady at No. 12 in this week’s rankings
⚾️ What fans can expect from Auburn Baseball during tonight’s game vs. UAB
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 WAREAGLE+: AUBURN ACCESS

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Home Sweet Home Run. Coming off its three-game sweep of Eastern Kentucky, No. 14 Auburn (3-0) faces a quick turnaround before its first midweek contest vs. UAB (2-1) tonight at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park. The Opening Weekend sweep was Auburn's first since 2021 and its fourth in nine seasons under head coach Butch Thompson.

Graduate shortstop Cooper Weiss stole a program-record four bases in the series finale. Chris Stanfield and Ike Irish have each already accounted for the cycle in their first five and four hits of the season, respectively.
 
"We have four big games this week, starting with UAB," Thompson said. "We'll recap a little bit from the weekend – the positives, the good. You have to celebrate those, that's really important, and then pick out the strategies and techniques you think you can improve upon."

Read the full article for probable starters and helpful tips for anyone planning on attending.

🔼 Steady As She Goes. The Auburn gymnastics team remains at No. 12 in this week's RoadToNationals.com rankings.
 
The team's current average bumped up to 197.082 after scoring a season-high road score of 197.100 last Friday in Baton Rouge against LSU.
 
Auburn's beam squad is ranked sixth nationally with a 49.279 average after scoring a 49.450 on Friday. The floor crew is 13th with a 49.393. The vault team is 13th with a 49.239 and bars 18th with a 49.171 average.

Auburn stays home this week, hosting No.13 Missouri in Neville Arena. The teams will face off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

🔼 Paving the Way On the Plains. It has been 60 years since Harold Franklin broke the color barrier at Auburn University. The Alabama State graduate came to Auburn in 1964. He left a year later. Franklin was a career educator working at Talladega College, Alabama State, North Carolina A&T and Tuskegee Institute. In 2001, Franklin received an honorary Doctor of Arts from Auburn. Harold Franklin Sr. passed away in 2021 at age 88.

Last month, invited guests—including Franklin's son, Harold Franklin Jr.—gathered on the Auburn campus to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the day Harold Sr. walked the steps of the library for the first time.

Over 60 years after his father became the first African-American to attend Auburn University, Harold Franklin Jr. is featured in this Talking Tigers Podcast. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Pitch Count on the Plains

Carson Myers pitched 6.0 innings during this year's Opening Weekend for Auburn Baseball, which was the most by an Auburn pitcher since who did so?

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🐅 ONE BIG THING

Kickin’ It This Week ⚽️. It’s baaaaack! Spring and soccer go together like Auburn and winning. Check out the schedule here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday 2/20

⛳️ Men's Golf @ The Prestige Individual

⛳️ Women's Golf @ Moon Golf Invitational

🌊 Swimming & Diving SEC Championship @ 11 a.m. CT | Preview | Championship Central | Postseason Notebook

⚾️ Baseball vs. UAB on SEC Network+ @ 6 p.m. CT | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets 

Wednesday 2/21

⛳️ Men's Golf @ The Prestige Individual

🌊 Swimming & Diving SEC Championship @ 9:30 a.m. CT | Preview | Championship Central | Postseason Notebook

Thursday 2/22

🌊 Swimming & Diving SEC Championship @ 9:30 a.m. CT | Preview | Championship Central | Postseason Notebook

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ LSU @ 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network 100.3 | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats 

Friday 2/23

👟 XC/Track @ SEC Indoor Championships

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic @ Time TBD | Live Stats

🌊 Swimming & Diving SEC Championship @ 9:30 a.m. CT | Preview | Championship Central | Postseason Notebook

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Pepperdine in Orlando, Florida @ 12 p.m. CT

🥎 Softball vs. Longwood @ the Plainsman Invite @ 1 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Tickets

🥎 Softball vs. Southeast Missouri State @ the Plainsman Invite @ 4 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Tickets

⚾️ Baseball vs. Iowa - Jax College Baseball Classic @ 5 p.m. CT on D1Baseball.com | Live Stats

🤸🏼‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. Missouri @ 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network | Tickets

Saturday 2/24

👟 XC/Track @ SEC Indoor Championships

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic @ Time TBD | Live Stats

⛳️ Men's Golf @ Wolfpack Individual

🌊 Swimming & Diving SEC Championship @ 9:30 a.m. CT | Preview | Championship Central | Postseason Notebook

⚾️ Baseball vs. Wichita State - Jax College Baseball Classic @ 11 a.m. CT on D1Baseball.com | Live Stats

⚽️ Soccer vs. Jacksonville State @ 1 p.m. CT | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Longwood @ the Plainsman Invite @ 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tickets

🥎 Softball vs. Northern Iowa @ the Plainsman Invite @ 4 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Tickets

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Georgia @ 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network | Live Audio 

Sunday 2/25

⛳️ Men's Golf @ Wolfpack Individual

⛳️ Men's Golf @ Southern Highlands Collegiate

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. FGCU @ USF @ 9:30 a.m. CT

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ USF @ 1:30 p.m. CT

🥎 Softball vs. Northern Iowa @ the Plainsman Invite @ 1 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Tickets

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Texas A&M @ 2 p.m. CT on SECN+ 100.3 | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets

⚾️ Baseball vs. Virginia - Jax College Baseball Classic @ 3 p.m. CT on D1Baseball.com | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Southeast Missouri State @ the Plainsman Invite @ 4 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer:  The 6.0 innings that Casey Myers pitched on Opening Weekend were the most by an Auburn pitcher since Casey Mize did so on Opening Day in 2018.

🐅 Have a great Tuesday, y’all