Auburn Tigers Add Former Florida Gators Pitcher from Transfer Portal

The Auburn Tigers are picking up one of the more talented left-handed pitchers in the country.

Former Florida Gators pitcher Cade Fisher is headed to play for the Auburn Tigers / Cyndi Chambers/Special to the

Former Florida Gators southpaw Cade Fisher is heading to the Plains to play for the Auburn Tigers, per D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers on X. 

TRANSFER UPDATE: Former Florida LHP Cade Fisher, the top uncommitted player in the Transfer Portal, is headed to @AuburnBaseball, I'm told. Fisher struck out 76 in 59.1 innings of work this past season, and pairing up with Butch Thompson makes a ton of sense. #WDE #SEC…

— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 13, 2024

Fisher, in 2023, was one of the Gators best pitchers out of the bullpen. He went 6-0 in 27 appearances (2 starts), posting a 3.10 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 49.1 innings of work. 

Many will remember his heroics during the Gators 2023 postseason run that saw them make it all the way to the Men’s College World Series Final. 

It began in the regional where Fisher pitched seven innings against Texas Tech in an elimination game and only allowed one run while striking out six on the way to victory. 

Later in the postseason, Kevin O’Sullivan called on him again to close out a game against Oral Roberts in the Men’s College World Series to head into the winner’s final of their side of the bracket.

His stellar performances resulted in him entering the 2024 season with a lot of hype around his name and being handed a Friday night starter role for the Gators.

However, he couldn’t keep up the same standards and performances on the mound in his sophomore year. This past season, he went 4-3 in 26 appearances (9 starts), recording a 7.13 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 59.1 innings pitched. 

Fisher’s final appearance with Florida came in its 5-4 win against North Carolina State in the Men’s College World Series, during which the Gators avoided elimination. He pitched 4.0 innings allowing four hits and three earned-runs against three strikeouts in his final outing of the season.

The problem for Fisher this year was the amount of runs given up. He only gave up 19 runs (17 earned) in his freshman year compared to the 50 runs (47 earned) this past year in only 10 more innings pitched. 

As a result of the subpar season he had, Fisher entered the portal near the end of June looking for a fresh start. 

Fisher will be looking to get back to his freshman year outings that saw him become one of the top pitching prospects in the 2025 draft. 

If he is able to get back to that, the Tigers will be getting one of the best southpaws in the country in 2025.