Top 25 Breakdown: No. 22 Auburn
Season Preview 2018 Record: 43-23. RPI: 14. Coach (Record at school): Butch Thompson (103-82 in 3 seasons) Ballpark: Plainsman Park (4,100) More: Fall Report on Auburn Schedule, Stats, Team News: Follow the Tigers all season long at our Auburn Team Page.Auburn's Projected Lineup
| Pos. | Name, Yr. | AVG/OBP/SLG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Matt Scheffler, Jr. | Transfer--Pierce (Wash.) College | |||
| 1B | Rankin Woley, Jr. | Transfer--Chattahoochee Valley (Ala.) College | |||
| 2B | Ryan Bliss, Fr. | Freshman--LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County) | |||
| 3B | Edouard Julien, So. | .275/.395/.556 | 17 | 69 | 7 |
| SS | Will Holland, Jr. | .313/.406/.530 | 12 | 52 | 9 |
| LF | Judd Ward, So. | .250/.344/.298 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| CF | Kason Howell, Fr. | Freshman--Argyle, Texas (Liberty Christian) | |||
| RF | Steven Williams, So. | .291/.409/.488 | 12 | 51 | 1 |
| DH | Conor Davis, Jr. | .268/.371/.360 | 2 | 34 | 3 |
| Pos. | Name, Yr. | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | BB | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Tanner Burns, So. | 7-4 | 3.01 | 86.2 | 77 | 37 | 0 |
| RHP | Davis Daniel, Jr. | 3-4 | 4.86 | 66.2 | 70 | 32 | 0 |
| LHP | Jack Owen, So. | 2-2 | 5.97 | 34.2 | 35 | 16 | 2 |
| RP | Cody Greenhill, So. | 6-3 | 2.30 | 58.2 | 55 | 19 | 5 |
Grading The Tigers
Just as scouts grade prospects using the 20-80 scouting scale, we use a 20-80 scale to evaluate teams in our top 25. A score of 50 in each category is average, relative to a typical NCAA tournament team; 55 is slightly above-average; 60 is above-average (plus); 70 is well above-average (plus-plus); 80 is top of the scale, historically strong. Accordingly, 45 is fringe-average or slightly below-average; 40 is below-average; 30 is well below-average; and 20 is the extreme in that direction. Get more below!