Sports for March 29, 2010

TOP STORY OF THE WEEK WAS THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM HIRING TONY BARBEE OF UTEP TO BE THE NEW HEAD COACH. BARBEE COACHED THE MINERS FOR FOUR SEASONS AND LED THEM TO THE BEST RECORD IN CONFERENCE USA AT 15-1. IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO REACH THE CONFERENCE TITLE GAME AND A SPOT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AS THE NO. 12 SEED WHERE THEY THEN FELL TO NO. 5 SEED BUTLER IN THE FIRST ROUND. AUBURN WILL LOOK FOR BARBEE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WINS PER SEASON AND BOOST RECRUITING, BOTH OF WHICH HE HAS SHOWN HE CAN DO DURING HIS CAREER. FOR MORE, EAGLE EYE SPORTS ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO MEET THE NEW HEAD COACH.

BIG WEEKEND ON THE DIAMOND AS NUMBER 14 RANKED SOUTH CAROLINA CAME TO TOWN FOR A THREE GAME SERIES. AUBURN DROPPED THE FIRST TWO GAMES 11-5 AND 2-0 SO THEY DESPERATELY NEEDED A WIN HERE TO SALVAGE THE WEEKEND. LETS GET SOME HIGHLIGHTS!

SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN HIGHLIGHTS
4-3 BALLGAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 4TH , JUSTIN HARGETT STARTS THINGS OFF WITH A SINGLE TO LEFT CENTER. THE MAN IS AS HOT AS IT GETS CURRENTLY BATTING .374 FOR THE SEASON. JUSTIN FRADEJAS IS THEN WALKED WITH 1 OUT, SO TWO MEN ON BASE FOR TONY CALDWELL. HE MANAGES TO SQUEEK A HIT BY THE SHORTSTOP TO GET THE BASES ALL LOADED UP AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA MANAGER HAS SEEN ENOUGH AND COMES OUT FOR A FEW WORDS TO TRY AND SALVAGE THIS INNING. THE GAME THEN STARTS TO GET A BIT HEATED WITH BRIAN FLETCHER BATTING AS THE STRIKE ZONE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE GAME. COACH PAWLOWSKI HAD A FEW CHOICE WORDS TO SAY TO THE UMPIRE ON THE MATTER. FLETCHER ENDED UP GETTING WALKED ANYWAY TO MAKE IT 5-3 AUBURN. SOUTH CAROLINA ISSUED SIX WALKS IN JUST 5 AND TWO THIRDS INNINGS. MOVING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH WITH AUBURN UP 7-3. TONY CALDWELL DOUBLES OFF THE WALL AS THE TIGERS MADE THE SOUTH CAROLINA PITCHERS WORK ALL DAY. WITH TWO OUTS CENTERFIELDER CREEDE SIMPSON IS WALKED TO JOIN CALDWELL ON THE BASEPATHS. ANOTHER BATTER WAS WALKED HOME BEFORE JUSTIN HARGETT SINGLES TO RIGHT FOR TWO RBI’S AND AUBURN GETS A RESOUNDING 10-3 WIN.

THE AUBURN FOOTBALL TEAM STARTED ITS SECOND WEEK OF SPRING PRACTICE TODAY. THE MEDIA WAS ALLOWED TO SEE PLAYERS SUCH AS QB CAM NEWTON AND WR DARVIN ADAMS IN ACTION. AFTERWARDS, WE CAUGHT UP WITH COACHES GENE CHIZIK AND TROOPER TAYLOR TO HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS ON HOW THE TEAM LOOKS THIS SPRING.