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Casey Mize Season 2018

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Casey Mize Season 2018

PositionRHP
Weight220 lbs
Height6-3
ClassJunior
HometownSpringville, Ala.
Previous SchoolR/R

2018 – JUNIOR YEAR
Finished the season with a 10-6 record and 3.30 ERA in 17 starts on the mound … became the second two-time All-American and consensus All-American in program history … was the first Auburn pitcher to earn First Team All-SEC honors since 2000 … was named the NCBWA District 3 Player of the Year and a finalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy … picked up the win in the season opener after throwing 6.0 scoreless innings and striking out seven vs. Longwood (Feb. 16) … earned back-to-back wins and struck out nine batters in starts vs. Bryant (Feb. 23) and BYU (Mar 2) … turned in the ninth no-hitter in program history and first since 2002 vs. Northeastern (Mar. 9) … struck out 13 and didn’t issue a walk in the game … picked up his fifth win after allowing one run in 7.1 innings and matching his strikeout total from the week before vs. Texas A&M (Mar. 16) … was named the SEC pitcher of the Week following both outings and the National Pitcher of the Week after his no-hitter … became the first Auburn pitcher to win his first five starts of a season since Tim Hudson in 1997 … struck out 12 batters and allowed two runs in 7.0 innings at Kentucky (Mar. 23) … his 38 strikeouts over a three-game span are the most by an Auburn pitcher in the Statcrew era (1993) … was named the Midseason Pitcher of the Year by D1 Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings … went 4-0 with a 1.75 ERA in five starts during March and was named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Month … turned in his second complete game of the season and struck out nine vs. Mississippi State (Apr. 13) … struck out 10 batters in 7.0 innings of work at Florida (Apr. 26) … matched the Auburn single-game record with 15 strikeouts in a complete game vs. Vanderbilt (May 4) … his 15 strikeouts were the most by an SEC pitcher in a league game since 2012 … went on to be named the SEC Pitcher of the Week for a third time and the National Pitcher of the Week for a second … struck out 11 batters and earned the win after allowing one run in 7.0 innings in the NCAA Raleigh Regional vs. Army (June 2) … was named to the Raleigh Regional All-Tournament Team for his effort … from undrafted out of high school, was selected as the first pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, becoming the first No. 1 overall pick in program history and the fifth in the history of the SEC.

2017 – SOPHOMORE YEAR
Made 13 appearances and 12 starts on the mound … turned in quality outings in nine of his 13 trips to the bump … posted a team-best 8-2 record with a 2.04 ERA, good for third in the SEC and 25th in the country … struck out 109 batters in 83.2 innings pitched … his 109 strikeouts in were the most by an Auburn pitcher since 1999 and the eighth most in the conference … issued a SEC-low nine walks en route to leading the NCAA with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio … ranked 15th in the country with 11.73 strikeouts per nine innings … held opponents to a .210 average … was named a Second Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings and earned Third Team All-American honors from Baseball American and Perfect Game … became the 25th All-American in program history and second under head coach Butch Thompson … was also named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List and earned D1 Baseball Mid-Season All-American honors ... threw 5.0 scoreless innings and struck out 12 batters in a win vs. Holy Cross (2/25) … went the distance and earned wins in a pair of games vs South Carolina (3/31) and in the NCAA Tournament vs. Tennessee Tech (6/3) … struck out 12 batters in both outings … allowed only two hits in 7.0 shutout innings and matched his season high with 12 strikeouts at Texas A&M (4/7) … allowed just three hits and struck out seven batters in 6.0 shutout innings at Tennessee (4/13) … pitched 6.0 innings of relief and earned the win in the Tigers’ SEC Tournament matchup vs. Ole Miss (5/23).

2016 -- FRESHMAN YEAR
Made 16 appearances on the season with seven starts ... Posted a 2-5 record with one save ... team-best 3.52 ERA ... Led team with 59 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .249 BAA ... 1-4 record in SEC play ... 4.68 ERA vs. conference opponents ... Pitched the final two innings on Opening Day ... Also threw three scoreless innings on Sunday vs. Sac State (2/21) ... Pitched a career-high 5.2 innings out of the bullpen vs. Southern (2/28) ... Struck out three with no walks ... Allowed just three hits and one unearned run ... Posted eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings vs. Michigan State in first career start ... Earned his first win with 7.0 innings and one run allowed against Oral Roberts (3/13) ... Struck out four with one walk ... Lifted after just 2.0 innings after allowing six earned vs. #2 Texas A&M (3/19) ... First career save vs. Georgia State (4/5) ... six strikeouts in 3.2 relief innings at Missouri (4/9) ... Career-long 6.1 relief innings vs. Tennessee (4/16) ... Struck out four with four hits allowed ... Got his first SEC win with three scoreless relief innings vs. #22 Kentucky (4/30) ... Struck out five in 4.0 innings after starting vs. #4 Miss State (5/15) ... Struck out seven in 6.0 innings at #12 Vanderbilt (5/21)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Springville High School in Springville, Ala. ... 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American Southeast - All Region 2nd Team … Ranked No. 300 in the nation ... No. 4 player in Alabama ... Second ranked pitcher in Alabama ... 108th best pitcher in the country ... 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Played for Team Georgia Baseball Academy ... Named to the 2014 WWBA National Qualifier All-Tournament team ... Posted a 19-2 record in his high school career ... Went 3-0 as a senior with 34 strikeouts and 1.83 ERA ... three-time All-Area selection ... Selected to North-South All-Star Game as a junior

PERSONAL
Son of Jason and Rhonda Mize ... Has one brother, Cody ... Studying in University College