AUBURN — Auburn baseball's coaching staff is getting a new face.

Everett Teaford, a former MLB pitcher who played three seasons with the Kansas City Royals from 2011-13 and one with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015, was officially announced as AU's new pitching coach Friday afternoon. Teaford, who is an Atlanta native, is replacing Daron Schoenrock.

Schoenrock spent one year with the Tigers before it was reported earlier this week by D1Baseball's Kendall Rogers that he we stepping down.

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“Let me first sincerely thank Daron Schoenrock for the commitment to Auburn and our student-athletes this year,” Thompson said in a statement. “His experience and steady mentality helped us win the most regular season conference games in our tenure, which led us to hosting back-to-back regionals for the first time in program history."

Teaford has spent the last six seasons in various roles within the Chicago White Sox organization; he was a minor league quality control coach in 2018, an assistant pitching coordinator in 2019 and the minor league pitching coordinator from 2020-23. He also served as a scout for the Houston Astros from 2016-17.

"(Teaford) checks so many boxes and will help us continue to enhance our program," Thompson said. "He has pitched at the highest level, helped develop professional pitchers, served as a scout, had an exceptional college career, and hails from an important section of Auburn’s recruiting footprint in Georgia.

“Teaford’s acumen, drive, personality, and ability to understand and implement programs and strategies will make a positive impact on our current and future student-athletes."

After being selected in the 12th round of the draft in 2006, Everett made his MLB debut in 2011 and went on to appear in 49 games, with 41 of those being out of the bullpen. He retired with a career ERA of 4.11 and struck out 67 batters.

Teaford played collegiately from 2004-06 at Georgia Southern, where he earned a 26-13 record to go along with a 4.00 ERA and 353 strikeouts.

“I’m extremely grateful to Coach Thompson for this opportunity, and I’m excited to get back into the college game,” Teaford said. “Auburn competes at the highest level in the SEC, and I love the momentum the program has created in recent seasons. I want to thank the White Sox for getting me started in the coaching profession, and I can’t wait to continue to help develop these young, talented pitchers on the Plains.”

Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18.

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