Taylon Snow has delivered immediate results for Auburn softball and is among the nation's leaders in hits through the first two weeks of the season.

The freshman shortstop leads the Tigers with a .545 batting average after going 18 for 33 with five walks through the first 12 games - she sat the last game due to a left foot injury, which was initially diagnosed as a sprained ankle.

Snow's 18 hits are tied for eighth nationally and are second among all freshmen in the country, behind only Long Beach State's Naomi Hernandez (21). Only eight freshmen have at least 15 hits through the first two weeks of the season, though some teams have played far fewer games than No. 6/12 Auburn (13-0).

A deeper look at Snow's hitting shows she's done a great job when she's seeing a pitcher for the first time, with 10 hits in 13 at-bats (.769) with four walks and a sac bunt in 18 plate appearances. She's 6 of 12 the second time against a pitcher, 1 for 7 the third time and 1 for 1 the fourth time.

Auburn coach Mickey Dean said Snow's hitting to all fields and making it difficult for opposing pitchers to adjust.

"She just has great command of the zone and she has great bat control," Dean said. "She's not going to be overpowered because she can go to the slap game. She just has a lot of tools that she can use and we just allow her to do it."

The Tigers continue to steal bases at will and Victoria Draper leads the country with total steals (13) and is tied for ninth at a rate of one per game.

Below are how Auburn ranks statistically after two weeks this season.

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BATTING AVERAGE

2013-14: .305 (7th, 40th)

2014-15: .339 (2nd, 15th)

2015-16: .317 (5th, 29th)

2016-17: .277 (12th, 131st)

After 6 games: .345 (3rd, 26th)

2017-18: .339 (4th, 23rd)

Why: Auburn went 56 for 165 (.339) in 7 games last week

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

2013-14: .422 (3rd, 10th)

2014-15: .460 (1st, 4th)

2015-16: .436 (3rd, 5th)

2016-17: .399 (5th, 18th)

After 6 games: .475 (3rd, 13th)

2017-18: .464 (2nd, 8th)

Why: Auburn had 56 hits, 35 BBs and 4 HBPs with 165 ABs and 3 SFs (.459 OBP)

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

2013-14: .518 (4th, 12th)

2014-15: .571 (1st, 12th)

2015-16: .525 (2nd, 12th)

2016-17: .439 (7th, 54th)

After 6 games: .518 (5th, 36th)

2017-18: .500 (7th, 27th)

Why: Auburn had 8 doubles, 1 triple and 5 home runs

STOLEN BASES PER GAME

2013-14: 0.27 (13th, 281st)

2014-15: 0.39 (13th, 265th)

2015-16: 0.50 (12th, 240th)

2016-17: 0.44 (12th, 249th)

After 6 games: 2.00 (1st, 26th)

2017-18: 2.15 (1st, 23rd)

Why: Auburn stole 16 bases on 17 attempts

SCORING

2013-14: 7.10 (1st, 2nd)

2014-15: 7.85 (1st, 5th)

2015-16: 7.94 (1st, 1st)

2016-17: 5.48 (5th, 27th)

After 6 games: 6.33 (8th, 43rd)

2017-18: 7.08 (5th, 20th)

Why: Auburn scored 54 runs in seven games

ERA

2013-14: 3.26 (10th, 105th)

2014-15: 3.59 (10th, 103rd)

2015-16: 2.19 (4th, 17th)

2016-17: 1.74 (3rd, 13th)

After 6 games: 0.00 (1st, 1st)

2017-18: 0.26 (3rd, 3rd)

Why: Auburn allowed three earned runs over 43 innings with 5 shutouts

DOUBLE PLAYS PER GAME

2013-14: 0.61 (1st, 3rd)

2014-15: 0.63 (1st, 3rd)

2015-16: 0.57 (1st, 4th)

2016-17: 0.77 (1st, 1st)

After 6 games: 0.83 (2nd, 9th)

2017-18: 0.62 (1st, 28th)

Why: Auburn turned three double plays

FIELDING PERCENTAGE

2013-14: .979 (1st, 1st)

2014-15: .975 (2nd, 11th)

2015-16: .969 (5th, 42nd)

2016-17: .970 (7th, 37th)

After 6 games: .960 (10th, 107th)

2017-18: .975 (8th, 44th)

Why: Auburn committed two errors

James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.