GENERAL INFORMATION POSITION PLAYERS RETURNING (12) TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ...................................................................... Auburn, AL Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Avg.-HR-RBI Founded .............................................................. October 1, 1856 *Andy Bennett Sr. 1B/OF 5-11 221 .287-6-48 INTRODUCTION *Mike Bianucci So. OF/3B 6-1 210 .359-8-31 Table of Contents/Quick Facts ....................................................1 Enrollment............................................................................23,544 Nickname ............................................................................ Tigers *Justin Bristow So. IF/RHP 6-4 220 .255-0-13 Plainsman Park ........................................................................2-3 *Russell Dixon Jr. OF 6-1 205 .313-4-31 Auburn Tradition........................................................................4-5 Colors ..............................................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue *Josh Donaldson Jr. C/IF 6-1 202 .276-10-42 Strength & Conditioning ..............................................................6 Affiliation................................................................NCAA Division I *Bruce Edwards Sr. OF 5-11 171 .225-1-7 Athletic Training............................................................................7 Conference............................................Southeastern (SEC West) *Luke Greinke So. Util. 6-0 187 .286-1-17 Major Leaguers ............................................................................8 Interim President ..............................................Dr. Ed Richardson Coaching Staff..............................................................................9 Athletic Director ..................................Jay Jacobs (Auburn, 1985) Ryan Jenkins So. C 6-2 206 .200-0-2 In The Community......................................................................10 Ben Jones So. OF 6-1 184 .226-0-2 Honors ........................................................................................11 Ryan Stanley Sr. 1B/OF 6-4 238 .150-1-4 Auburn Athletics ....................................................................12-13 KEY NUMBERS Josh Stapleton Jr. IF/OF 6-1 185 .224-0-2 Auburn University..................................................................14-15 Media Relations Office ..........................................(334) 844-9800 Philip Stringer Sr. IF 5-9 182 .173-0-4 2007 Schedule ..........................................................................16 Media Relations FAX ............................................(334) 844-9807 2007 Roster................................................................................17 Plainsman Park Press Box ....................................(334) 844-4138 POSITION PLAYERS LOST (4) 2007 Preview ........................................................................18-19 Athletic Department Phone....................................(334) 844-4750 Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Avg.-HR-RBI Plainsman Park Facts ..........................................................20-21 Baseball Office ......................................................(334) 844-4975 *Jeff Boutwell Sr. OF 6-2 195 .231-2-17 Ticket Office..........................................................(800) AUB-1957 *Tyler Johnstone Sr. IF 6-0 177 .332-1-29 AUBURN TIGERS ......................................23 Internet Site................................................www.auburntigers.com Jonathan Rasberry Jr. C 6-1 190 .268-0-4 Returning Players..................................................................24-40 Derek Sain Sr. IF/OF 6-0 203 .214-1-2 Newcomers ..........................................................................41-45 STADIUM INFORMATION TV/Radio Chart ..........................................................................46 PITCHERS RETURNING (7) Stadium ....................................Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field Player Cl. Ht. Wt. W-L IP ERA ....................................................................at Plainsman Park COACHING STAFF ......................................47 Paul Burnside, RHP Sr. 6-4 215 2-3 44.0 4.91 First Year ................................................................................1950 Tom Slater ............................................................................48-49 Brett Butts, RHP Jr. 6-1 190 3-6 64.2 6.40 Renovated ..............................................................................1996 Matt Myers..................................................................................50 Evan Crawford, LHP So. 6-1 185 5-8 78.2 4.35 Butch Thompson ........................................................................51 Capacity ................................................................................4,096 Chris Dennis, RHP Sr. 6-1 205 3-7 63.2 6.36 Karl Nonemaker ........................................................................52 All-Time Record........................................................937-390 (.706 Luke Greinke, RHP So. 6-0 187 0-0 26.1 3.76 Support Staff ........................................................................52-53 Dimensions ..........................................LF- 315; CF- 385; RF- 331 Johnny Thompson, RHP Sr. 5-10 195 1-1 39.2 2.95 Sports Medicine..........................................................................54 Alleys ..........................................................LC- 335/385; RC- 360 Bryan Woodall, RHP So. 6-0 188 1-4 44.2 5.44 2007 OPPONENTS ....................................55 Opponent Team Information..................................................56-59 HISTORY PITCHERS LOST (3) Opponents’ Media Relations Directory ......................................60 All-Time Record................................................................1,658-1,074-6 Player Cl. Ht. Wt. W-L IP ERA All-Time Conference Record..................................................747-626-3 Andy Masten, RHP Jr. 6-0 191 3-1 47.2 4.91 2006 SEASON IN REVIEW..........................61 All-Time SEC Tournament Record ................................................28-35 Clarence Nicely, RHP So. 6-6 227 1-1 31.0 4.35 2006 in Review......................................................................62-63 NCAA Tournament Appearances........................................................17 Peter Wiggins, RHP Jr. 6-0 185 3-3 43.1 6.44 2006 Graduates and Professional Signees ..........................64-65 NCAA Tournament Record............................................................39-37 2006 Overall/SEC Statistics..................................................66-67 Last NCAA Regional ........................................2005 (Tallahassee, Fla.) KEY NEWCOMERS 2006 Game-by-Game Results....................................................68 Last NCAA Super Regional ............................1999 (Tallahassee, Fla.) Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. 2006 Miscellaneous Statistics ..............................................69-72 College World Series Appearances......................................................4 Robert Brooks Fr. IF 6-2 183 College World Series Record............................................................3-8 Grant Dayton Fr. LHP 6-2 193 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ..................73 Last College World Series..............................................................1997 Austin Hubbard Fr. RHP 6-3 203 Southeastern Conference ..........................................................74 Joseph Sanders Fr. IF 6-1 202 2007 SEC Tournament ..............................................................75 Scott Shuman Fr. RHP 6-4 210 2006 SEC In Review ............................................................76-77 COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Ross Smith Fr. OF 6-2 192 2007 SEC Composite Schedule ................................................78 Head Coach ......................................................Tom Slater (VMI, 1990) Dustin Spruill Fr. C 5-10 198 Record at Auburn ......................................................56-60, 2 years Taylor Thompson Fr. RHP 6-5 217 AUBURN RECORDS ....................................79 Career Record ......................................................106-160, 5 years Individual/Team Records ......................................................80-81 Baseball Office Phone ............................................(334) 844-4975 SPORTS INFORMATION Single-Season Batting Top 10....................................................82 Best Time to Contact ....................................Mornings, contact SID Baseball SID ............................................................Dan Froehlich Career Batting Top 10 ................................................................83 Assistant Coach ........................Butch Thompson (Birm. South., 1992) SID Office Phone ..................................................(334) 844-9803 Single-Season Pitching Top 10 ..................................................84 Assistant Coach ....................................Matt Myers (Tennessee, 1998) SID FAX Number ..................................................(334) 844-9807 Career Pitching Top 10 ..............................................................85 Volunteer Coach ............................Karl Nonemaker (Vanderbilt, 2002) Froehlich’s Home Phone........................................(334) 501-8455 Team Single-Season Top 10 ......................................................86 Dir. of Baseball Operations ........................Scott Duval (Auburn,