Auburn fireballer Mason Barnett (Aaron Fitt)

Fall Report: Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. — Butch Thompson summed up the unique challenge posed by the pandemic upon college baseball programs in his characteristically insightful and eloquent manner: “This is the ultimate test of not necessarily your talent, but your culture,” the Auburn coach said. “This is probably the least amount of time I’ve ever spent with a team, even though we did get a full fall in. I think at the end of the day, the best team at the start of the season will be the one with the most accountability and self motivation.”

So Thompson naturally feels grateful to have an[…]