AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn baseball’s 2016 recruiting class was ranked fifth nationally by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Monday. “The strength of this group is in the numbers,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Our inaugural class as a staff is going to lay the foundation for moving Auburn baseball back to where we all want to be. Half of the…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn head coach Butch Thompson and his staff will host a free coaching clinic for high school baseball coaches October 25 at Plainsman Park and Auburn Arena. The clinic is open to all high school baseball coaches in the area and will include sessions at both Plainsman Park and Auburn Arena. Registration is required and limited…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn baseball will play 36 home games in 2017 as part of a rigorous schedule head coach Butch Thompson announced Wednesday. “Excited to offer Auburn fans another 36 home games at Plainsman Park,” Thompson said. “They have been so supportive of our program and consistently rank in the top 25 in home attendance and we appreciate…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Junior outfielder Joshua Palacios was drafted in the fourth round (No. 132 overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Palacios batted .385 in 34 games in his lone season on the Plains after transferring from San Jacinto College. He drove in 23 runs with…
DURHAM, N.C. (auburntigers.com) –Auburn outfielder Anfernee Grier has honored as a first team All-American by Baseball America. An All-SEC selection and Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, Grier batted .366 on the season with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. He finished the regular season ranked among the SEC leaders in average (4th), hits (87, 2nd), runs (56, 1st), homers (2nd), stolen bases…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier was named to the All-SEC second team and the All-Defensive team the league office announced Monday. “I’ve been impressed with Anfernee since day one,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “How hard he worked in every rep that he took. For him to have such a great junior year is really…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (auburntigers.com) – Niko Buentello hit his 11th home run of the season, but Auburn baseball fell 9-3 to No. 12 Vanderbilt in game two of a doubleheader Thursday at Hawkins Field. “They have good arms. We knew we needed to neutralize their two and three-hole hitters,” Auburn baseball head coach Butch Thompson said. “When we did, we had…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (auburntigers.com) – Due to forecasted inclement weather on Friday in Nashville, Auburn and Vanderbilt will now play a split doubleheader Thursday, no game Friday and a single game Saturday at Hawkins Field. Thursday’s doubleheader will begin at 2 pm CT. The second game will follow at 6:30 pm CT. The ballpark will be cleared before the second game….
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Niko Buentello had two RBI and Daniel Sprinkle pitched 5.1 scoreless as Auburn baseball defeated UAB 4-1 Tuesday at Plainsman Park. “I am proud of Daniel Sprinkle tonight. It was good for him to pitch so well,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Andrew Mitchell grew a lot tonight. We got some offense tonight when we…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Jackson Burgreen extended his reached base streak to 20 games, but Auburn baseball fell to No. 4 Mississippi State 4-0 on Friday at Plainsman Park. “I thought (Hudson) was on and I thought it was a tough at-bat for a right-handed hitter,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “Our guys see 93, 94 but what our…
