EXCLUSIVE: Early Top Five Rankings Mean NOTHING for Auburn Baseball

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🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers baseball enters the season with sky-high preseason rankings, but Coach Gabe Gross insists the real test begins when the lights turn on. Can Auburn's loaded lineup—featuring Chris Rembert, Bub Terrell, Cade Belyeu, and Bristol Carter—deliver consistent offense and defensive brilliance against a brutal early schedule packed with postseason-caliber teams? How will the transfer portal shake up the Tigers' approach, and which emerging stars could be game-changers at the catcher spot? Zac Blackerby and Coach Gross break down Auburn's evolving hitting strategies, highlight Bristol Carter's advanced baserunning and Cade Ballou's surprising speed, and discuss the crucial role of Chase Fralick behind the plate. With SEC play looming and stakes rising, this episode spotlights key growth areas, positional battles, and what sets this Auburn squad apart. Don't miss expert insights and a preview of the Tigers' opening series versus Youngstown State—can Auburn sustain its momentum for a College World Series run?

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0:00.0	Auburn baseball season starts on Friday, and they've got a chance to be pretty good.
0:10.7	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:20.8	Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:25.2	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie.
0:26.3	Thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:31.6	Today's show features a conversation that we had last week with Auburn hitting coach, Gabe Gross.
0:37.5	Yes, the Auburn legend himself.
0:39.9	We discuss what it means to have such a high ranking going into the season.
0:45.1	Spoiler, he doesn't think it means much of anything,
0:47.3	as well as certain guys to focus on if you're an Auburn fan,
0:51.5	getting ready for this opening series this weekend
0:54.4	against Youngstown State.
0:56.0	Here's that conversation.
0:57.6	We're now joined by Auburn hitting coach Gabe Gross.
1:01.4	Coach, going into the season, I mean, you guys are respected across the board, top five,
1:06.7	top 10, and depending on which poll you look at.
1:08.9	Does that change the approach this time of year
1:11.9	as the season gets closer and closer? No, and I know a lot of people make a lot of good
1:17.9	livens on it, but there's nothing more worthless on the face of the earth than a preseason
1:22.2	poll. They just absolutely is not. I think two years ago, we had a rough year and we were very highly thought of last year.
1:30.3	We weren't in any polls to be found whatsoever.
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