[autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] has wasted no time finding talent in the transfer portal to help fill some holes in Auburn’s roster. Thompson added [autotag]Carson Myers[/autotag], a transfer pitcher from UAB, last week. Now the Tigers have landed former JSU outfielder [autotag]Mason Maners[/autotag] to the roster.
In an interview with Jason Caldwell of 247Sports, Maners broke down the factors that made him decide to bring his talent to the Plains.
“It was many factors,” Maners said. “One, I have grown up an Auburn fan. I grew up in Birmingham and grew up going to football games. I have always been an Auburn fan. There was that pull initially in the back of my head knowing that I had a chance to play at my dream school that I have been a fan of my whole life.
“That alone didn’t make my decision. After I got in the portal I got calls from coaches and the difference between the Auburn coaches from the other ones, they were just so based around their culture and how they are as a team. They have facilities and all these things, but they’re really focused on creating a great culture.”
Maners hit .346 for the Gamecocks this season, a mark that placed him second-highest on the team. He was also second on the team in home runs with 12 and third on the team in RBI with 45.
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