2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team

2023 Auburn Tigers baseball
2023 Auburn Tigers baseball
Auburn Regional, 0-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	34–23–1 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach	Butch Thompson (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Gabe Gross; Karl Nonemaker;
Home stadium	Plainsman Park
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	54	–	17	–	0	.761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	42	–	20	–	0	.677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	0	.552	42	–	21	–	0	.667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	44	–	22	–	0	.667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Georgia ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	29	–	27	–	0	.518
Missouri ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	30	–	24	–	0	.556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	43	–	18	–	0	.705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	0	.655	54	–	17	–	0	.761
Auburn ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	34	–	23	–	1	.595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	43	–	21	–	0	.672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	38	–	27	–	0	.585
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	27	–	26	–	0	.509
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	25	–	29	–	0	.463

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The Tigers finished 34–23–1, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in third place in the West division. The team played in the SEC Tournament, beating Missouri, but then lost to No. 6 Vanderbilt and then No. 16 Alabama. They then hosted their games in the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Penn and Southern Miss.

Previous season

In 2022, the Tigers finished 43–22, finishing 4th in the SEC West division. They would become the Auburn Regional champions, and then the Corvallis Super Regional champions in the NCAA Tournament. The team would go on to participate in the College World Series, where they would beat Stanford, but lose to Ole Miss and Arkansas.

Schedule and results

2023 Auburn Tigers baseball game log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 17	Indiana	17	Plainsman Park	W 8-4	Bauman (1-0)	Seiler (0-1)	None		3,816	1-0	0-0
February 18	Indiana	17	Plainsman Park	W 6-1	Gonzalez (1-0)	Bothwell (0-1)	None		4,096	2-0	0-0
February 19	Indiana	17	Plainsman Park	L 2-11	Sinnard (1-0)	Nelson (0-1)	None		3,847	2-1	0-0
February 21	at North Alabama	17	Toyota Field Madison, AL	W 13-1	Copeland (1-0)	Brown (0-1)	None		5,448	3-1	0-0
February 24	USC	17	Plainsman Park	W 5-3	Armstrong (1-0)	Stromsborg (0-1)	Cannon (1)		2,809	4-1	0-0
February 25	USC	17	Plainsman Park	W 12-6	Armstrong (2-0)	Johnson (0-1)	Cannon (2)		3,319	5-1	0-0
February 26	USC	17	Plainsman Park	T 12-12	None	None	None		2,813	5-1-1	0-0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Florida A&M	13	Plainsman Park	W 18-8	Vail (1-0)	Tease (0-1)	None		2,852	6-1-1	0-0
March 3	Lipscomb	13	Plainsman Park	W 7-3	Armstrong (3-0)	Dunkleberger (0-2)	Allsup (1)		3,098	7-1-1	0-0
March 4	Lipscomb	13	Plainsman Park	W 12-11	Cannon (1-0)	Kantola (0-3)	None		4,096	8-1-1	0-0
March 5	Lipscomb	13	Plainsman Park	W 4-3	Armstrong (4-0)	Thompson (2-1)	None		2,933	9-1-1	0-0
March 7	UAB	11	Plainsman Park	W 4-1	Vail (2-0)	Haines (0-2)	Allsup (2)		2,920	10-1-1	0-0
March 8	at Jacksonville State	11	Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL	W 6-3	Isbell (1-0)	Sibley (0-1)	Cannon (3)		1,988	11-1-1	0-0
March 10	Southeastern Louisiana	11	Plainsman Park	W 7-1	Carlson (1-0)	Stuprich (1-2)	Armstrong (1)		3,072	12-1-1	0-0
March 11 (DH)	Southeastern Louisiana	11	Plainsman Park	L 3-8	Lauve (2-0)	Isbell (1-1)	Rodriguez (1)		4,096	12-2-1	0-0
March 11 (DH)	Southeastern Louisiana	11	Plainsman Park	L 7-8	Landry (2-1)	Herberholz (0-1)	Lauve (1)		2,875	12-3-1	0-0
March 14	Georgia Tech	18	Plainsman Park	W 12-11 (12)	Isbell (2-1)	Carwile (1-1)	None		3,624	13-3-1	0-0
March 17	at No. 3 Arkansas	18	Baum-Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 2-7	Hollan (4-0)	Vail (2-1)	Smith (1)		9,276	13-4-1	0-1
March 18	at No. 3 Arkansas	18	Baum-Walker Stadium	L 3-9	McEntire (4-0)	Crotchfelt (0-1)	Carter (2)		9,353	13-5-1	0-2
March 19	at No. 3 Arkansas	18	Baum-Walker Stadium	L 0-5	Adcock (2-1)	Copeland (1-1)	None		9,196	13-6-1	0-3
March 21	South Alabama		Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, AL	W 6-5	Nelson (1-1)	Knowlton (1-1)	Isbell (1)		1,532	14-6-1	0-3
March 23	Georgia		Plainsman Park	W 7-6 (11)	Cannon (2-0)	Greenler (1-1)	None		4,096	15-6-1	1-3
March 24	Georgia		Plainsman Park	W 6-3	Armstrong (5-0)	Woods (3-1)	Isbell (2)		4,096	16-6-1	2-3
March 25	Georgia		Plainsman Park	L 7-24	Caldwell (1-0)	Crotchfelt (0-2)	Crisp (1)		4,096	16-7-1	2-4
March 28	North Alabama		Plainsman Park	W 14-1 (7)	Nelson (2-1)	Brown (0-3)	None		3,460	17-7-1	2-4
March 31	at No. 2 Florida		Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 10-1	Bauman (2-0)	Sproat (4-1)	None		6,828	18-7-1	3-4

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	at No. 2 Florida		Condron Ballpark	L 5-12	Waldrep (5-1)	Armstrong (5-1)	Neely (6)		7,354	18-8-1	3-5
April 2	at No. 2 Florida		Condron Ballpark	L 8-17	Slater (4-0)	Nelson (2-2)	None		5,793	18-9-1	3-6
April 4	at UAB		Regions Field Birmingham, AL	L 5-6	Clack (1-0)	Herberholz (0-2)	None		4,051	18-10-1	3-6
April 6	Texas A&M		Plainsman Park	L 5-9	Aschenbeck (4-0)	Bauman (2-1)	None		4,096	18-11-1	3-7
April 7 (DH)	Texas A&M		Plainsman Park	W 10-9	Armstrong (6-1)	Sexton (1-1)	Carlson (1)		4,096	19-11-1	4-7
April 7 (DH)	Texas A&M		Plainsman Park	L 6-12	Rudis (4-0)	Sheehan (0-1)	None		4,096	19-12-1	4-8
April 11	at Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 8-12 (10)	Smith (2-0)	Cannon (2-1)	None		1,958	19-13-1	4-8
April 14	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8-4	Vail (3-1)	Holman (5-2)	None		5,800	20-13-1	5-8
April 15	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium	L 2-4	McMillan (1-1)	Nelson (2-3)	Davis II (2)		5,800	20-14-1	5-9
April 16	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium	L 1-6	Quick (1-1)	Herberholz (0-3)	Davis II (3)		5,800	20-15-1	5-10
April 18	Samford		Plainsman Park	W 13-3 (8)	Murphy (1-0)	Newman (2-2)	Armstrong (2)		3,212	21-15-1	5-10
April 21	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	W 2-1	Bauman (3-1)	Dohm (5-4)	Cannon (4)		4,096	22-15-1	6-10
April 22	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	L 10-11	Hunt (1-1)	Armstrong (6-2)	Nixon (1)		4,096	22-16-1	6-11
April 23	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	W 12-11	Copeland (2-1)	Nixon (1-1)	None		4,096	23-16-1	7-11
April 25	Troy		Plainsman Park	L 7-8	Manning (2-2)	Carlson (1-1)	Fruit (2)		3,378	23-17-1	7-11
April 28	at No. 2 South Carolina		Founders Park Columbua, SC	W 8-3	Vail (4-1)	Sanders (4-2)	None		8,242	24-17-1	8-11
April 29	at No. 2 South Carolina		Founders Park	W 9-5	Copeland (3-1)	Mahoney (4-2)	None		8,242	25-17-1	9-11
April 30	at No. 2 South Carolina		Founders Park	L 7-8	Veach (2-0)	Horne (0-1)	Proctor (1)		7,254	25-18-1	9-12

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 5	No. 1 LSU		Plainsman Park	L 0-3	Skenes (9-1)	Allsup (0-1)	Hurd (2)		4,096	25-19-1	9-13
May 6	No. 1 LSU		Plainsman Park	W 8-6	Crotchfelt (1-2)	Coleman (1-1)	Cannon (5)		4,096	26-19-1	10-13
May 7	No. 1 LSU		Plainsman Park	W 12-2 (8)	Herberholz (1-3)	Little (2-2)	Nelson (1)		4,096	27-19-1	11-13
May 9	Samford		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	Canceled
May 12 (DH)	at Ole Miss	23	Swayze Field Oxford, MS	W 16-4 (8)	Bauman (4-1)	Rivas (5-4)	None		9,280	28-19-1	12-13
May 12 (DH)	at Ole Miss	23	Swayze Field	W 8-2	Vail (5-1)	Quinn (3-3)	None		9,357	29-19-1	13-13
May 13	at Ole Miss	23	Swayze Field	W 13-5	Nelson (3-3)	Saunier (2-4)	None		9,726	30-19-1	14-13
May 16	Jacksonville State		Plainsman Park	Canceled
May 19 (DH)	Missouri	19	Plainsman Park	W 4-0	Allsup (1-1)	Murphy (4-5)	Bauman (1)		4,096	31-19-1	15-13
May 19 (DH)	Missouri	19	Plainsman Park	W 7-2	Copeland (4-1)	Pimental (1-1)	None		4,096	32-19-1	16-13
May 20	Missouri	19	Plainsman Park	W 9-7	Cannon (3-1)	Hasty (0-1)	None		4,096	33-19-1	17-13

Post-season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 23	Missouri	13 (5)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	W 10-4	Isbell (3-1)	Lucas (3-1)	Crotchfelt (1)		10,315	34-19-1	1-0
May 24	No. 6 Vanderbilt	13 (5)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 4-6	Reilly (4-3)	Allsup (1-2)	None		12,685	34-20-1	1-1
May 25	No. 16 Alabama	13 (5)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 4-7	McMillan (4-2)	Copeland (4-2)	Hoopes (1)		8,120	34-21-1	1-2

NCAA tournament – Auburn Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT Record
June 2	Penn	(13)	Plainsman Park	L 3-6	Ozmer (2-2)	Cannon (3-2)	None		4,096	34-22-1	0-1
June 3	Southern Miss	(13)	Plainsman Park	L 2-7	Oldham (7-3)	Vail (5-2)	Armistead (1)		4,096	34-23-1	0-2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Auburn team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	16–14		1–2	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	3–0	.	.	2–1	2–1	ALA	W4	5–5	2–1
ARK	20–10	2–1		3–0	.	0–3	.	1–2	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	4–1
AUB	17–13	1–2	0–3		1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	AUB	W3	6–4	2–1
FLA	20–10	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	FLA	E1	8–2	3–1
UGA	11–19	.	3–0	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	UGA	E6	3–7	1–3
KEN	16–14	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2		1–2	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–3	KEN	E5	4–6	3–1
LSU	19–10	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1		1–2	.	3–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	.	LSU	W2	7–2	2–0
MSU	9–21	2–1	0–3	1–2	.	.	0–3	2–1		.	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	MSU	W6	3–7	0–4
MIZZ	10–20	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	3–0	0–3	.	.		2–1	0–3	3–0	1–2	1–2	MIZZ	E7	3–7	2–5
MISS	6–24	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	1–2		.	.	1–2	0–3	MISS	W7	1–9	0–5
SCAR	16–13	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0	0–3	1–1	2–1	3–0	.		1–2	.	1–2	SCAR	E3	4–5	3–1
TENN	16–14	.	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	.	2–1		3–0	3–0	TENN	E4	5–5	3–2
TAMU	14–16	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	0–3		.	TAMU	W5	6–4	0–2
VAN	19–11	1–2	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–3	.		VAN	E2	7–3	4–2
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

References

^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Auburn University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2023.

[1] "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[2] "2023 Baseball Schedule". Auburn University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2023.

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2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team

Contents

Previous season

Schedule and results

Record vs. conference opponents

See also

References