John Pawlowski's beleaguered pitching staff just got a little bit of help for next season. Right-hander Drew Madrigal, a junior college All-American for Mt. San Jacinto in California, has signed a national letter of intent with Auburn.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Madrigal went 9-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 15 starts last year, earning conference MVP honors while leading Mt. San Jacinto to a Foothill Conference title. He struck out 138 batters in 106 1/3 innings, throwing seven complete games. Opponents batted .204 against him.

He also hit .404 with seven home runs and a team-best 48 runs in 166 at bats.

In other baseball news, Joseph Sanders made the All-SEC second team. Sanders led the team in doubles (14), home runs (19), RBIs (55) and slugging percentage (.737) despite missing three weeks after having his jaw broken by a pitch.

Auburn players also received the following honors by the SEC:

• Ben Jones: Scholar-Athlete of the Year (3.84 GPA in mechanical engineering, 10 HR, 50 RBIs)
• Trent Mummey: All-Defensive Team (.995 fielding percentage, team-high seven assists)
• Kris West: Community Service Team (volunteer firefighter/EMT for Monrovia Fire/Resue)