For the entirety of the Auburn baseball season, Andrew Dutton has had a presence inside the first base coaches' box, serving an unofficial role as an extension of the coaching staff.
But that changed Tuesday in No. 6 Auburn's final non-conference game of the season against Jacksonville State.
With Auburn holding an 18-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, Tigers manager Butch Thompson called his graduate student infielder off the bench to swing. And that's exactly what Dutton did, as the Southside, Alabama native launched one to deep right field at Plainsman Park for his first home run and hit of the season.