Derek Varnadore has known since late June that he’d be passing up a start to his professional baseball career for one more year at Auburn.
Zero runs, three hits, a standing ovation.
Creede Simpson finished the night with just one hit, but it was a big one as the sophomore delivered a two-out, game-winning RBI single to center in the bottom of the 10th inning as Auburn defeated Southeast Missouri State, 9-8, on Saturday.
The two problems Auburn’s players and coach said it had to fix in 2010 reappeared in the Tigers’ season opener, and another new one reared its head in the ugliest of ways.
John Pawlowski was a pitcher as a player and a pitching coach before he took over as the head coach at the College of Charleston 10 years ago.
Sophomore shortstop Casey McElroy, who started all 56 games at the position last year, will miss the start of the season because of a fracture in his hand, Auburn announced Wednesday.
Auburn baseball legends Tim Hudson, Bo Jackson, Gregg Olson and Frank Thomas will comprise the inaugural class inducted into the Auburn Baseball Wall of Fame in a ceremony Feb. 27 at Plainsman Park.
Brian Fletcher was tabbed a preseason second team All-SEC selection by SEBaseball.com, the Web site announced on Friday morning as part of its SEC Preseason Preview.
The Auburn baseball team begins its season next week.