With its season opener just days away, Auburn baseball already received some bad news. Catcher Ryan Jenkins will undergo surgery Tuesday to insert a pin in his fractured right hand. The senior suffered the injury during a scrimmage on Saturday."Losing Ryan for the first month of the season is tough but we have capable players behind him in Tony Caldwell and Caleb Brown," first-year Auburn coach John Pawlowski said. "Ryan had a great fall and had carried that over into the preseason. We will miss his leadership on the field but that gives others the opportunity to step up."
A strong defensive player, Jenkins batted .319 his sophomore year but just .233 last season with 18 RBIs in 38 games.
Auburn opens its season Friday against Elon at Plainsmen Park. Game time is 4 p.m. EST.
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