A month out from the start of baseball season, Auburn ace pitcher Casey Mize was named preseason First Team All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings.
The accolades keep rolling in for the junior, who was tabbed a Second Team All-American in early December by Collegiate baseball.
Mize spearheaded Auburn's surprise 2017 campaign with an 8-2 record and a 2.04 ERA. Despite missing out on a trio of starts with an injury, the Springville product turned in 109 strikeouts.
The 2.04 ERA ranked third in the SEC at the conclusion of the year, and 25th in Division-I baseball. His strikeout total last season is the most by a Tiger on the mound since 1999.
Mize led the nation in strikeout-to-walk percentage, and was 15th in the NCAA in strikeouts per inning at 11.73.
In half of his 10 starts, the right-hander registered double-digit strikeouts and kept earned runs off the board.
This summer, Mize became the eighth player in program history to compete for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Mize didn't allow a run for the team, striking out eighth batters in seven innings.
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