BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Auburn All-American outfielder Gabe Gross has been named Auburn’s 2016 SEC Baseball Legend the Southeastern Conference announced on Tuesday.
Gross was a three-year starter in the Auburn outfield from 1999-2001. A career .375 hitter, he hit a blistering .430 in his All-America campaign of 2000. He remains in the school's top-10 for career doubles (68, second), extra-base hits (108, third), walks (145, third), RBI (218, fourth), total bases (442, fifth), home runs (35, eighth) and hits (259, ninth).
A first round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001, he enjoyed a seven-year Big League career, hitting .