Four more Tigers drafted, eight total for Auburn in record-setting MLB Draft

Auburn pitchers Carson Skipper and Hayden Mullins and infielders Blake Rambusch and Brody Moore were selected on the third and final day of the Major League Baseball Draft Tuesday.

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Eight Auburn players were chosen in total this year, which is the second-highest number in program history and the most among the first 20 rounds. Under head coach Butch Thompson, the Tigers have already had 36 players selected in the draft, with 16 of those selections coming in the first ten rounds.

Oklahoma led the nation with 11, followed by Tennessee with 10, Arkansas and Oklahoma State with nine, and Auburn, Georgia Tech, Oregon State and Texas with eight each. Mississippi State and Ole Miss were next with seven players drafted each.

The SEC led all conferences with 83 draft picks, followed by the ACC with 58, the Big 12 with 47, the Pac 12 with 40 and the B1G with 27.

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Skipper to the Rockies

Skipper was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 326th overall pick in the 11th round.

He registered career highs in nearly every category as a senior, including appearances (27), wins (six), innings (58.2) and strikeouts (70). A setup man out of the bullpen, he shined the brightest on the biggest stage, going 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in four appearances during the Corvallis Super Regional and College World Series.

In 70 career appearances, Skipper earned 11 wins and struck out 157 batters in 132.1 innings. After making 17 appearances as a freshman, he walked just 26 batters in 97.1 innings during his final three seasons.

Mullins to the Red Sox

Mullins was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 369th overall pick in the 12th round.

He went 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 11 appearances and eight starts as a junior. The southpaw struck out 43 batters in 34.2 innings and held opponents to a team-best .197 average against.

After starting the season in the bullpen, Mullins moved to the starting rotation in March and ranked second on the team with a 3.29 ERA in seven SEC starts. He took the mound to start the series in his final six appearances before suffering an injury.

Rambusch to the Mariners

Rambusch was taken by the Seattle Mariners with the 456th pick in the 15th round.

In his first season in an Auburn uniform, Rambusch was one of two players to start in every game and hit out of the leadoff spot in 62 of the 65 contests. He led the team and ranked fifth in the SEC with 87 hits, the most by an Auburn player since 2017 and tied for the second most since 2010. Rambusch also ranked second on the team with a .327 average and paced the Tigers with a .347 clip in league play.

Rambusch held down the hot corner in 61 games during the season and was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team at the position. The redshirt junior also led the team and ranked tied for third in the league with 16 stolen bases, the most by an Auburn player since 2016.

Moore to the Cardinals

Brody Moore rounded out the day as he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 517th overall pick in the 17th round. 

Moore ranked fourth on the team with a .291 average and turned in career highs in runs (46), hits (74), doubles (12), home runs (five), RBI (38) and stolen bases (six). The Oneonta, Alabama, native started at shortstop in 64 games and turned in a .982 fielding percentage to lead the Tigers to a program record in the category.

In four years in an Auburn uniform, Moore turned in a .299 average and collected 158 hits in 143 games, including 131 starts. He registered a .982 fielding percentage having played all four infield positions and the two corner outfield spots in his career.