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.
Fisher was named a Freshman All-American by Perfect Game in 2023 and got a nod to the Freshman All-SEC Team. He posted a 6-0 record through 27 appearances (two starts) and struck out 48 batters to 13 walks in 49 1/3 innings. Opposing batters hit .262 against him, and he was at his best in the playoffs.
Year two in Gainesville was a lot different for Fisher. He started the season off as the Friday night starter — not the No. 1 with Jac Caglianone anchoring the rotation on Sundays. His earned run average peaked at 8.13 after six starts. A move to the bullpen helped bring that number down to the mid-6s in April but things ended in the 7s.
Rose Namajunas has her eyes on a shot at the title after ending Tracy Cortez’s undefeated run in the UFC.
The women’s flyweight bout was the UFC on ESPN 59 main event at Ball Arena in Denver. It was a big opportunity for Cortez (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) to step up and replace an injured Maycee Barber, but the former strawweight champ Namajunas (14-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) proved there are levels to this game, winning a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47).
