Sophomore outfielder Jay Gonzalez has been suspended indefinitely from the Auburn baseball team.
Media relations associate director Daniel Froelich confirmed that Gonzalez has been suspended, but the team has declined comment at this time.
Gonzalaez's suspension leaves Auburn's outfield lacking some depth.
Junior Ryan Tella and senior Cullen Wacker are the presumed starters based on last season.
Tella was a second team All-SEC selection last season after leading the Tigers with a .360 batting average.
Wacker started 43 games last season and was second on the team with a .350 BA. He also posted a .985 fielding percentage.
Creede Simpson, the outfielder who started every game for the Tigers last season, has graduated leaving a spot open for the taking.
Gonzalez was a front-runner for the job, but his suspension now forces Auburn to look elsewhere on the roster.
Sophomore Bobby Andrews will most likely get the first look as the team's third outfielder.
Andrews saw some time last year as a late-inning pinch runner/hitter, and started 11 straight games in the middle of the season, but a wrist injury forced him to resume his backup role, according to auburntigers.com.
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