AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn right-hander Casey Mize has been named to Baseball America’s Top Junior Prospects list announced Wednesday afternoon. Mize appears at No. 2 on the list of the nation’s top 50 juniors.
Slated to make his first Opening Day start in an Auburn uniform Friday evening, Mize has picked up a number of accolades including being named Preseason First Team All-SEC, a preseason All-American by five different publications and a member of the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List.
The Springville, Ala., native is coming off a sophomore season in which he became the 25th All-American in program history after leading the team with an 8-2 record, 2.