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LHP Cade Fisher - Auburn
Prospects
Live Ranking: #44
After two
up-and-down seasons at Florida, Cade Fisher arrives at Auburn with heightened
expectations. After going 6-0 with a 3.10 ERA in 49.1 innings as a freshman in
Gainesville, Fisher saw his numbers plummet as a sophomore, going 4-3 with a
7.13 ERA in 59.1 innings. He struggled with command and control and an
inconsistent release height that must be addressed to succeed in 2025. He threw
5.2 innings for the Cotuit Kettleers on the Cape this past summer, and only
gave up one earned run while striking out six. The low-slot southpaw features a
low 90s fastball with slight carry and a devastating low-80s sweeping slider
that has the potential to be his best pitch. He also has a changeup that he
hides well and should see his draft stock rise with a bounceback season at
Auburn in 2025.
https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/cade-fisher/16369
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2024
(Sophomore):
Pitched
in 26 games while making nine starts for the Gators
Went 4-3
with one save and a 7.13 ERA
Struck
out 76 batters and walk 29 across 59 1/3 innings of work
Fanned
11.5 batters per nine innings
Posted a
.282 batting average against
Pitched
in the weekend rotation as the game one starter across the first-five weeks of
the campaign
Struck
out a career-high 10 batters without issuing a walk, scattering five hits and
allowing two earned runs over five frames to earn the victory over Columbia on
Feb. 23
Posted
another 10-strikeout outing en route to picking up the win over Texas A&M
on March 15
Allowed
one earned run across 3 1/3 innings of relief on two hits and three walks while
striking out five in the win against Mississippi State on March 29
Threw 4
2/3 combined innings of scoreless relief against Florida A&M and Missouri
on April 2 and 5, striking out nine and walking just one batter
Contributed
1 2/3 scoreless frames out of the bullpen vs. South Carolina on April 12
Earned
the victory with 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief vs. USF on May 7, giving up
just one hit and striking out one
Pitched
one perfect inning of relief on two strikeouts in the Stillwater Regional
victory against Nebraska on June 2
Committed
one error on the season over 12 defensive chances and finished with a .917
fielding percentage on the hill
Florida
transfer Cade Fisher announced his commitment to the Auburn Tigers on Saturday.
Fisher
leaves Florida after two seasons. The first established him as one of the 2023
freshman class’ best arms, but he struggled to fit into the starting rotation
as a sophomore. From a draft standpoint, he’s still one of the top arms in the
2025 class, but Fisher needs to prove that he can return to form first.
Auburn
beat out LSU, Tennessee and Wake Forest, among other schools. Staying in the
SEC gives Fisher the best chance to up his draft stock. The expectation is for
him to start on the weekends for the Tigers despite a clear comfortability out
of the bullpen.
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