TALLAHASSEE, FL - MAY 18 - Auburn Outfielder KK McCrary during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Chattanooga Mocs at JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, FL on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Photo by Grayson Belanger/Auburn TigersIn this current era of college sports, coaching changes generally lead to a mass exodus of players as the uncertainty of the situation sends them to the transfer portal in pursuit of new opportunities.
And instead of that season-ending loss, paired with a pending coaching change, leading to Auburn players announcing their plans to enter the transfer portal, it’s led to the opposite. Meanwhile, Auburn outfielder KK McCrary, who doubled as one of the team’s best hitters with a .307 average, 21 RBIs and 11 home runs, has also announced her plans to return to Auburn next season.