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AlabamaBlue.com1 TABLE OF CONTENTS / / / SCHEDULE 21 Photo Feature 23 Auburn in the MLB 24 Diamond Dolls 29 Tigers Unlimited 30 108 Club 35 Opponent: Texas A&M 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 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. 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Your focus makes us alabamapower.com © 2023 Alabama Power Company7 FEATURE Frank Thomas will bring a tissue Saturday morning when Auburn unveils his statue outside of Plainsman Park, remembering the emotions he experienced 12 years ago when he first saw a bronze image of himself at the Chicago White Sox stadium. “It put tears in your eyes,” Thomas recalled. “Thinking when you’re dead and gone, you’ll still be here in a ballpark and people will be able to remember you.” For 19 MLB seasons from 1990-2008, Thomas terrorized pitchers, blasting 521 home runs among 2,468 hits while batting .301. “I’ve been blessed to have a career that people always remember,” said Thomas, the American League MVP in 1993 and 1994. Before he starred in the big leagues, Thomas became a legend on the Plains. A two-sport athlete, Thomas signed a football scholarship to play for Pat Dye in 1986 with plans to play baseball for Hal Baird in 1987. “Coach Dye had the biggest affinity for my baseball game,” Thomas said. “He helped me make that decision. He told me straight up, ‘Frank, we’re four deep at every position in football. I know you can play at the next level in football but I think you FRANK THOMAS TREASURES AUBURN STATUE: “I DIDN’T GET THERE ALONE” have something really special in baseball that you can make it a career.’ That stood out to me. He was such a good man. That’s why I went to Auburn.” A two-time state baseball champion at Columbus High School in Georgia, Thomas arrived on the Plains with something to prove. “Coach Dye told me he wasn’t going to let me walk on (to the baseball team) until I proved myself on the football field,” Thomas said. “That really got me going before I got to Auburn. That summer I worked out like I never had before because I knew I had to make an impression on the football field. “I wanted to play baseball and I wanted to play football, but I knew I had to show up and be something special to have the ability to play baseball in the spring.” The rest is SEC history. Next >