BAY MINETTE, Ala. – Even though he still has two baseball seasons left at Baldwin County High School, Jordan Ebert knows where he is going to play in college.

Ebert committed to the SEC West defending champion Auburn Tigers this week, saying the loveliest village on the plains felt like “home.”

“I just knew Auburn was the place for me,” Ebert said. “It just felt like home.”

Ebert was considering Alabama, Ole Miss, Clemson and LSU but settled on Auburn because of the Tigers’ recent successes. Auburn won the SEC West last season and recently signed head head coach John Pawlowski to an extension through the 2015 season.

“I think Auburn’s program is on the rise,” Ebert said. “I love all the coaches. Coach Pawlowski just signed through 2015 so I know he will be there while I am there. The facilities are top notch, and they are building on the stadium.

“I think Auburn is going to be a real contender to get to Omaha in the next few years.”

Ebert hit .409 with nine homeruns, 44 RBIs and 20 stolen bases as a sophomore and BCHS and made the All-State baseball team. As a freshman at Fairhope, he hit .368 with 46 hits, 40 RBIs, five triples and five homers.