Auburn baseball boasts No. 6 recruiting class according to Baseball America

AUBURN – Auburn baseball, which is coming off its second trip to the College World Series in three seasons, has the nation’s No. 6 recruiting class, according to Baseball America.
The No. 6 ranking is the fifth highest in program history, trailing only the No. 4 ranked class from 2017 and No. 5 classes from 1996, 2007 and 2016.
Thompson has now had his hand in four of Auburn’s top five recruiting classes and has secured 15 top-10 recruiting classes since 2003.
Highlighting the class are four top-100 recruits according to Perfect Game, trailing only LSU (six) for the most top-100 recruits to make it to campus.
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Consisting of 24 newcomers, including 14 high schoolers, six junior college transfers and four four-year transfers, Auburn’s complete class is listed below.
No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Hometown (Previous School) | |||||
1 | Caden Green | IF | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla. (Seminole State) | |||||
3 | Chris Stanfield | OF | Fr. | Tallahassee, Fla. (Chiles HS) | |||||
4 | Carter Wright | C | Jr. | Blairsville, Ga. (Iowa Western) | |||||
10 | Brody Wortham | IF | Gr. | Wedowee, Ala. (West Georgia) | |||||
11 | Gavin Miller | IF | Fr. | Oakdale, Pa. (West Allegheny HS) | |||||
12 | Drew Nelson | LHP/OF | Fr. | Troy, Ala. (Pike Liberal Arts School) | |||||
14 | Justin Kirby | OF | Gr. | Alpharetta, Ga. (Kent State) | |||||
15 | Rom Kellis | IF/C | Fr. | Lexington, S.C. (P27 Academy) | |||||
18 | Ike Irish | IF | Fr. | Hudsonville, Mich. (St. Mary’s Prep) | |||||
19 | Caleb Pittman | RHP | Fr. | Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle HS) | |||||
21 | Will Turner | LHP | Fr. | Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle HS) | |||||
22 | Hayden Murphy | RHP/IF | Fr. | Chula, Ga. (Tiftarea Academy) | |||||
25 | Tanner Bauman | LHP | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. (St. John’s River State) | |||||
26 | Cooper McMurray | IF | R-So. | Tulsa, Okla. (Kansas) | |||||
28 | Elliott Bray | RHP | Fr. | Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle HS) | |||||
29 | Christian Herberholz | RHP | Sr. | Scottsboro, Ala. (Southern Union State) | |||||
33 | Will Cannon | RHP | So. | Orange Park, Fla. (Northwest Florida State) | |||||
36 | Jackson Hilton | LHP | Fr. | Columbus, Ga. (St. Anne-Pacelli School) | |||||
44 | Ryan Olson | RHP | Fr. | Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) | |||||
47 | Cameron Keshock | RHP | Fr. | Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort HS) | |||||
49 | Tommy Vail | LHP | 6th | Seattle, Wash. (TCU) | |||||
50 | Alex Wade | OF | Fr. | Decatur, Ala. (Madison Academy) | |||||
51 | Ty Mauldin | IF | Jr. | Trussville, Ala. (Snead State) | |||||
77 | Zach Crotchfelt | LHP | Fr. | Jackson, N.J. (Jackson Memorial HS) |
Fans can get their first look at the new Tigers when the team begins fall practice on Sept. 22 at Plainsman Park.