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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Auburn baseball picked to finish 5th in SEC West; SS Casey McElroy out with fractured finger

Just days before the start of the college baseball season, the SEC released its preseason poll of the league's coaches. Auburn was picked fifth, the exact spot that the Tigers finished up last year with an 11-19 conference record.

Here are the picks. First-place votes are in parentheses, followed by overall points in the poll.

Western Division
  1. LSU (8) -- 63
  2. Arkansas (4) -- 59
  3. Ole Miss -- 39
  4. Alabama -- 32
  5. Auburn -- 28
  6. Mississippi State -- 25
Eastern Division
  1. Florida (9) -- 64
  2. South Carolina (2) -- 52
  3. Georgia -- 42
  4. Vanderbilt (1) --41
  5. Kentucky -- 25
  6. Tennessee -- 19
The Tigers open their season Friday against Southeast Missouri, but they'll be without shortstop Casey McElroy, who fractured a finger on his right hand during practice and is out indefinitely. Auburn is already starting the season without center fielder Trent Mummey, who severely sprained his ankle.

McElroy, a sophomore, started 56 games at shortstop last season and was named a Freshman All-American by Lousiville Slugger. He hit .286 with seven home runs, 35 RBIs, 13 doubles and a .376 on-base percentage.
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