The No. 24/25 Auburn softball team opens a 10-game home stand with a weekend series against the No. 10/10 Florida Gators beginning today at 6 p.m. at Jane B. Moore Field.

Rick Nold, who served as head coach at Jacksonville State the previous nine seasons, has been named the head volleyball coach at Auburn University, Athletics Director Jay Jacobs announced Sunday.

Starkville, Miss. — Amber Harrison’s RBI single drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning and Caitlin Stangl’s diving catch in center for the final out clinched a 5-4 victory for the 22nd-ranked Auburn softball team over Mississippi State Sunday…

Kelsey Cartwright’s sacrifice fly scored Caitlin Stangl to break a tie game in the fourth inning as the 22nd-ranked Auburn softball team defeated Mississippi State, 5-3, Saturday afternoon.

Heidi Shape’s three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning propelled the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory against the 22-ranked Auburn softball team Friday night in the series opener.

The No. 21 Auburn men’s tennis team will host No. 25 Mississippi State today and No. 32 Ole Miss on Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.

Dan Mazzaferro just finished a senior season in which he won the SEC title in the 3-meter and platform diving events, earned All-American marks nine times and was a U.S. Olympic diving finalist.

The No. 22 Auburn softball team will host a midweek doubleheader against Mercer, beginning at 5 p.m. today at Jane B. Moore Field.