AUBURN, Ala. - Coming off its second trip to the College World Series in the last three seasons, head coach Butch Thompson and Auburn baseball boast 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.
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. | Cl. | 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 | C | 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 HS) |
| 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.
Having sold a record number of season tickets in 2022, fans interested in season tickets are encouraged to join the Tigers Unlimited Billy Hitchcock Ticket Priority Program. Additional information on single-game tickets will be released closer to the start of the season.