Auburn baseball opens fall practice Thursday

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Oct. 5, 2016

AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Auburn baseball officially begins fall practice and preparations for the 2017 season Thursday at Plainsman Park.

The team will hold its first practice Thursday, Oct. 6 at 2:30 pm. Scrimmages will begin on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 4 pm. The Tigers will also scrimmage on Saturday at 9:30 am and Sunday at 2:30 pm.

Butch Thompson enters his second season as head coach, but will hold his first fall practice as Auburn skipper after taking the reins of the program on October 22, 2015 following the completion of last year's fall slate.

All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Junior RHP Keegan Thompson vs. Senior RHP Gabe Klobosits
SATURDAY ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Sophomore RHP Casey Mize vs. Freshman RHP Davis Daniel
SUNDAY ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Sophomore RHP Daniel Sprinkle vs. Freshman LHP Trevor Hillhouse