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Auburn alum Casey Mize threw a complete game no-hitter in his Double-A debut for the Erie SeaWolves on Monday. The first overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft threw nine innings with no hits, no runs allowed, one walk and seven strikeouts in a 1-0 victory for the SeaWolves.

Mize, who was taken in last year’s draft by the Detroit Tigers, has started a quick ascension up the Tigers’ minor league system. After pitching in five games within the system in 2018, Mize started 2019 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers at the Advanced-A level. He started four games for the Flying Tigers, posting a 2-0 record with 25 strikeouts and a 0.35 ERA.

Mize was selected by Detroit after a standout junior year at Auburn. He finished the season with a 10-6 record and 3.30 ERA in 17 starts on the mound and was rewarded by becoming the second two-time All-American and consensus All-American in program history and the first Auburn pitcher to earn First Team All-SEC honors since 2000.

Mize’s selection by Detroit in the draft made the right-hander the first No. 1 overall pick in Auburn program history and the fifth in the history of the SEC.

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