aubiefifty 16,791 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Season Preview: Auburn Baseball’s top returning hitters from 2022 season Taylor Jones ~3 minutes The Auburn Tigers are set to open the 2023 season on Friday, Feb. 17 against Indiana at Plainsman Park. While we count down the days, here’s a brief look at what to expect this season. The first chapter of Auburn Wire’s baseball season previews will take a look at Auburn’s returning hitters from last season’s College World Series roster. Auburn returns plenty of contributors to last season’s lineup and will see a lot of new faces at the plate as well. However, the caliber of bats that have since moved on to the professional ranks leaves a few questions for Auburn to answer. The biggest void on this season’s roster is Sonny DiChiara, who was drafted 148th overall by the Los Angeles Angels and was immediately delegated to Double-A Rocket City. In his lone season on the Plains, DiChiara smashed 22 home runs and was responsible for 59 RBI. Auburn will also be without Blake Rambusch, Brooks Carlson, and Brody Moore, who finished the season in the top-five of batting average last season behind DiChiara. There are some familiar faces, however, who will return to the Auburn lineup this season including Bobby Peirce, Cam hill, Cole Foster, and Kason Howell, who all hit over .250 last season. Here’s a look at the top returning bats to Auburn’s roster ahead of the 2023 season, based on last season’s batting average. Nate LaRue Jake Crandall/ The Montgomery Advertiser Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 57 42 32 6 34 .211 Ryan Dyal AU Athletics Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 32 27 20 4 26 .217 Bryson Ware AP Photo/Vasha Hunt Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 49 23 22 1 21 .234 Mason Land AU Athletics Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 29 9 11 0 3 .244 Mike Bello Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 43 27 25 1 12 .253 Cole Foster Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 53 52 46 9 47 .267 Josh Hall AU Athletics Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 18 6 7 0 2 .269 Cam Hill AU Athletics Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 40 26 30 1 19 .278 Bobby Peirce Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 48 38 46 10 31 .284 Kason Howell AP Photo/Vasha Hunt Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 65 65 72 2 35 .287 Brody Moss AU Athletics Games Played Games Started Hits Home Runs RBI Average 6 0 1 0 1 .333 Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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