2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team


The 2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

2020 Auburn Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 17
Record13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumPlainsman Park
Seasons
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2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 2   .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 4   .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 6   .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 3   .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 5   .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of March 12, 2020[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Tigers finished 38–28 overall, and 14–16 in the conference. The Tigers won the Atlanta Regional and the Chapel Hill Super Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1997.

Schedule and results

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2020 Auburn Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 14 UIC No. 8 Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL
W 5–3 T. Burns (1–0) J. Key (0–1) C. Greenhill (1) SECN+ 3,753 1–0
February 15 UIC No. 8 Plainsman Park W 18–1 J. Owen (1–0) N. Oliff (0–1) None SECN+ 3,850 2–0
February 15 UIC No. 8 Plainsman Park W 7–3 R. Fitts (1–0) M. McCabe (0–1) None SECN+ 4,061 3–0
February 16 UIC No. 8 Plainsman Park W 14–0(7) B. Horn (1–0) B. Nicholson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,083 4–0
February 18 Oakland No. 8 Plainsman Park W 17–1 T. Bright (1–0) D. Rutan (0–1) None 2,595 5–0
February 21 UCF No. 8 Plainsman Park L 1–3 C. Gordon (2–0) T. Burns (1–1) J. Hakanson (2) 3,056 5–1
February 22 UCF No. 8 Plainsman Park L 3–7 T. Holloway (2–2) J. Owen (1–1) J. Hakanson (3) 3,732 5–2
February 23 UCF No. 8 Plainsman Park L 2–12 J. Sheridan (1–0) B. Horn (1–1) None 2,976 5–3
February 25 Alabama A&M No. 20 Plainsman Park W 10–0 B. Fuller (1–0) O. Smith (0–2) None 2,583 6–3
February 26 Alabama A&M No. 20 Plainsman Park W 12–6 H. Mullins (1–0) B. Gomez (0–2) None 2,575 7–3
February 28 Wright State No. 20 Plainsman Park W 7–2 T. Burns (2–1) D. Kreuzer (0–3) C. Greenhill (2) SECN+ 2,956 8–3
February 29 Wright State No. 20 Plainsman Park W 20–6 J. Owen (2–1) B. Brehmer (0–3) None SECN+ 3,607 9–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 Wright State No. 20 Plainsman Park W 6–0 B. Horn (2–1) A. Cline (1–2) None 2,995 10–3
March 3 Samford No. 19 Plainsman Park Rescheduled for May 12
March 6 Chicago State No. 19 Plainsman Park W 6–0 T. Burns (3–1) D. Cumming (0–4) None SECN+ 2,783 11–3
March 7 Chicago State No. 19 Plainsman Park W 16–2 J. Owen (3–1) R. Valdes (1–3) None SECN+ 3,213 12–3
March 8 Chicago State No. 19 Plainsman Park W 9–0 B. Horn (3–1) V. Venturi (1–3) None SECN+ 2,950 13–3
March 10 Georgia Tech No. 18 Plainsman Park L 2–6 D. Smith (3–0) B. Fuller (1–1) None SECN 2,814 13–4
March 11 Wofford No. 18 Plainsman Park L 3–4 D. Rhadans (4–0) T. Bright (1–1) R. Pandya (3) SECN 2,591 13–5
March 13 Texas A&M No. 18 Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 14 Texas A&M No. 18 Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 15 Texas A&M No. 18 Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 17 Alabama State Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 20 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 21 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 22 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 27 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 28 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 29 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 31 UAB Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 3 Mississippi State Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 4 Mississippi State Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 5 Mississippi State Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 7 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9 at Georgia Foley Field
Athens, GA
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 10 at Georgia Foley Field Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 11 at Georgia Foley Field Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 14 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 17 Kentucky Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 18 Kentucky Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 19 Kentucky Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 21 Florida A&M Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 25 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 26 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 Florida Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 Florida Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 Florida Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 at UAB Regions Field
Birmingham, AL
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 9 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 LSU Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 LSU Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 LSU Plainsman Park Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record
May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Auburn team member
Schedule Source:[2]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Tanner Burns RHP A 36 Cleveland Indians
Bailey Horn LHP 5 142 Chicago White Sox

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ @AUPPL (September 28, 2019). "Today's game program features the 2020 baseball slate. Tigers open with a massive 24 game home stand. UCF, Florida, Kentucky highlight the home slate. No Cap City Classic. Can't. Wait" (Tweet) – via Twitter.