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Storybook start: Steven Williams homers in first Auburn at-bat

By Greg Ostendorf
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. – Growing up, Steven Williams was a diehard Auburn fan. Whether it was baseball or football, he and his father would frequently make the two-hour drive from Albany, Georgia, to come watch the Tigers play. Their house was decked out in Auburn paraphernalia. Even the walls in his room were painted orange and blue.

So when the heralded freshman stepped to the plate for his first-ever collegiate at-bat in an Auburn uniform, it was a big deal.

Admittedly, Williams was a little nervous.