Keegan Thompson (Auburn)

Auburn’s Unorthodox Approach

MOBILE, Ala. – Keegan Thompson stood out in the cold.

The Auburn sophomore righthander had just suffered one of the worst results of his career and now had a long bus ride back to campus. The last thing anyone would want to do now is discuss that outing with a reporter. But when you are the ace of the staff, “our guy”, his coach had called him, sometimes the hard thing is the necessary thing.

Earlier in the evening, Thompson drew the start on the road at South Alabama. As the staff ace, he had started the preceding Friday for[…]