Doug Sisson brought a different approach to hitting to Auburn, and it's paying off.
When Butch Thompson was hired as the head coach at Auburn last fall, everyone knew what he brought to the table as a pitching coach and a recruiter. One thing that was in question was how well the Tigers would do at the plate.
To handle the hitting coach duties, he reached out to a veteran player, coach, executive, etc. in Doug Sisson. Sisson had a good foundation to work with in the talent level of Auburn's hitters, but after two years of the small ball philosophy of Sunny Golloway, how would the Tigers look at the plate under Thompson and Sisson?