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AlabamaBlue.com1 TABLE OF CONTENTS / / / SCHEDULE 23 Auburn in the MLB 24 Diamond Dolls 29 Tigers Unlimited 30 108 Club 35 Opponent: UAB 37 Opponent: Southeastern TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Radio Information 5 Quick Links: Social Media, Stats, etc. 7 Feature 10 Auburn Roster 16 Baseball Staff 18 Coach Butch Thompson 21 Photo Feature CLICK FOR 2023 SCHEDULE ( Includes Results ) All dates are subject to change. 2023 SCHEDULE Feb. 17 vs INDIANA Feb. 18 vs INDIANA Feb. 19 vs INDIANA Feb. 21 vs North Alabama Feb. 24 vs USC Feb. 25 vs USC Feb. 26 vs USC Mar. 1 vs FLORIDA A&M Mar. 3 vs LIPSCOMB Mar. 4 vs LIPSCOMB Mar. 5 vs LIPSCOMB Mar. 7 vs UAB Mar. 8 at Jacksonville State Mar. 10 vs SOUTHEASTERN Mar. 11 vs SOUTHEASTERN Mar. 12 vs SOUTHEASTERN Mar. 14 vs GEORGIA TECH Mar. 17 vs Arkansas Mar. 18 at Arkansas Mar. 19 at Arkansas Mar. 21 at South Alabama Mar. 23 vs GEORGIA Mar. 24 vs GEORGIA Mar. 25 vs GEORGIA Mar. 28 vs NORTH ALABAMA Mar. 31 at Florida Apr. 1 at Florida Apr. 2 at Florida Apr. 4 at UAB Apr. 6 vs TEXAS A&M Apr. 7 vs TEXAS A&M Apr. 8 vs TEXAS A&M Apr. 11 at Georgia Tech Apr. 14 at Alabama Apr. 15 at Alabama Apr. 16 at Alabama Apr. 18 vs SAMFORD Apr. 21 vs MISSISSIPPI STATE Apr. 22 vs MISSISSIPPI STATE Apr. 23 vs MISSISSIPPI STATE Apr. 25 vs TROY Apr. 28 at South Carolina Apr. 29 at South Carolina Apr. 30 at South Carolina May 5 vs LSU May 6 vs LSU May 7 vs LSU May 9 vs Samford May 11 at Ole Miss May 12 at Ole Miss May 13 at Ole Miss May 16 vs JACKSONVILLE STATE May 18 vs MISSOURI May 19 vs MISSOURI May 20 vs MISSOURI2 RADIO INFORMATION For information about advertising opportunities in the Auburn Program, other Auburn publications, Auburn radio or television broadcasts, or any other marketing associated with Auburn Athletics, contact Auburn Sports Properties at (334) 844-7534. BASEBALL GAME BROADCASTS Catch every Auburn Baseball game on the Auburn Sports Network with the Voice of the Tigers, Andy Burcham, and Brad Law bringing you the call. Pregame coverage begins 15 minutes prior to first pitch with the LINE-X Leadoff Show. Stick around after the game for coach and player interviews on the Regions Bank Postgame Show. TIGER TALK Hosts Andy Burcham and Brad Law talk with Coach Thompson each Thursday night from 6-7pm CST. Tiger Talk will air weekly through April 6th (dates subject to change). Submit your questions for coach by tweeting @AUSportsNetwork or emailing AUBTigerTalk@gmail.com. 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Find your local dealer at yellawood.com/findus THE BEST IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND. ®5 QUICK LINKS TEAM INFORMATION AUBURN BASEBALL SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER 2023 ROSTER STATISTICS LIVE STATS SEASON STATS FAN INFORMATION BASEBALL GAMEDAY PAGE CONTESTS AND PROMOTIONS 2023 SCHEDULE INSTAGRAMFACEBOOK SEC BASEBALL STANDINGSHere in Alabama, our sports aren’t just about competition—they’re about community. We come together—powered by passion—to celebrate the triumphs, share the heartbreaking losses, and see in each other the potential for a better tomorrow. That’s Power for a Better Alabama. We proudly support Auburn baseball. Your focus makes us alabamapower.com © 2023 Alabama Power Company7 FEATURE A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL CATCHER, COMMAND SGT. MAJ. BENNIE ADKINS REACTED INSTINCTIVELY DURING THE BATTLE FOR WHICH HE WOULD BE AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR. AUBURN BASEBALL PAYS ‘PERFECT HOMAGE’ TO MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT When he was in a mortar bunker, the Vietnamese threw a grenade in that he actually caught and threw back at them,” said Dr. Keith Adkins, Bennie’s son. From March 9-12 in 1966, the U.S. Army Special Forces solider defended Camp A Shau when a larger Viet Cong force attacked, repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers, despite sustaining 18 wounds while fighting with mortars, machine guns, rifles, small arms and grenades. Nearly four decades later, President Barrack Obama awarded Adkins the Medal of Honor, saying “In Bennie’s life, we see the enduring service of our men and women in uniform.” Auburn baseball coach Butch Thompson learned of Adkins’ heroism when Keith Adkins brought his son, Bennett, to Auburn’s father-son camp. After learning of Thompson’s affinity for history, Dr. Adkins gave Butch a copy of his dad’s book, “A Tiger Among Us.” Bennie Adkins’ dog tags grace the book’s cover, giving Thompson the inspiration he sought to honor Auburn’s players of the game, something with significance. “I wanted meaning and purpose to it. I was looking for something to hit me over the head,” said Thompson, who called Dr. Adkins when the idea came to him on the bus ride to play North Alabama on Feb. 21. “We need dog tags.” Dr. Adkins instantly approved. “I thought that was an absolutely perfect homage to him and to Green Berets and their A-Teams,” Keith Adkins said. “The whole concept of Special Forces and how they work in individual teams with 12 soldiers, and how committed they are to each other.” One tag reads, “Bennie G. Adkins, 2014, O Positive, Protestant,” indicating name, the year the Medal of Honor was awarded, blood type and religious affiliation. The other reads, “Auburn Baseball, POG (Player of the Game), Attack, Legacy, Vision, 2023.”Next >