2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team

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 Auburn Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record34–23–1 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumPlainsman Park
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍‍y 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 x‍‍y 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

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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

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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

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

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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Auburn University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2023.