Auburn's Butch Thompson, D1Baseball's Joe Healy [Sidearm Delivery]

Auburn's Butch Thompson, D1Baseball's Joe Healy [Sidearm Delivery]

From The D1Baseball Podcast by Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt, Joe Healy | D1Baseball

May 15, 2026 · 46 min

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Auburn head coach Butch Thompson discusses his team's success and challenges, followed by insights from D1Baseball's Joe Healy on Auburn's postseason potential.

Auburn head coach Butch Thompson joins S hotgun Spratling to talk about his Tigers team that's in position to be a national seed for the second year in a row. He discusses why Auburn seems to perpetually be under the radar despite reaching four super regionals and two College World Series in the last seven NCAA tournaments. He talks about the pride he takes in what they’ve built at Plainsman Park over the last decade after he took over a downtrodden program that fired its prior coach in the middle of the fall. Thompson also discusses the move of Jackson Sanders to the bullpen, the impact of catcher Chase Fralick , the midweek cancellation topic, and more Later in the show, Shotgun also chats with D1Baseball-SEC Extra 's Joe Healy about Auburn and their potential to make a postseason run this year. 00:00 Intro 03:33 Auburn's Butch Thompson 31:40 D1Baseball's Joe Healy Kerriston Coffee is proud to be the official coffee of D1Baseball. With over 30 years in the business, this family-owned roastery delivers fresh, small-batch coffee made for college baseball fans, coaches, and everyone in between. Kerriston Coffee ships nationwide, and as a listener to The D1Baseball Podcast, you can…

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Host: Shotgun Spratling

Guests: Butch Thompson, Joe Healy

Topics covered

  • Auburn baseball
  • NCAA tournaments
  • super regionals
  • postseason potential
  • coaching strategies

Keywords

  • Auburn Tigers
  • Butch Thompson
  • NCAA baseball
  • super regionals
  • postseason run

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