Auburn Baseball: Offseason under pitching guru helps Thompson, Mize

Here we discuss the development of Auburn baseball’s Keegan Thompson and Casey Mize following an offseason with Butch Thompson.

Auburn baseball head coach Butch Thompson is known as one of the premier pitching coaches in the country, and the early performances of No. 1 starting pitcher Keegan Thompson and No. 2 starterCasey Mizefor the 2017 Tigers verifies that reputation.

Thompson is 3-0 and has yet to give up an earned run in 21 innings. As the starting pitcher for the Friday game that opens the weekend series, Thompson has set the tone for the team.

Mize, meanwhile, has followed Thompson by pitching on Saturday and has been almost as effective. He is 2-0, having given up one earned run in…