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
Auburn Regional, 0-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	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 →

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

Main article: 2022 Auburn Tigers baseball team

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. ^[2]

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.

See also

• 2023 Auburn Tigers softball team

References

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