AUBURN | An important member of the Tigers' softball staff has resigned.

Corey Myers, head coach Clint Myers' son and Auburn's associate head coach, no longer will be coaching on the Plains in order to spend more time with his family.

"It became clear to me that my relationship with my family needs to be my top priority right now and therefore felt that I must step away," Corey Myers said in a statement."I thank the Auburn family for everything they have done for my family and myself. We absolutely love living on the plains and will forever feel like Auburn is our home.”

Corey Myers was hired prior to the 2014 season and helped turn the Tigers' pitching staff, once the program's limiting factor, into perhaps its biggest strength. Auburn currently ranks ninth among all Division I teams in earned run average. Ace Kaylee Carlson is 16-1 this season.

Auburn is set to begin a three-game series at Georgia this weekend.