2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Auburn Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 34–23–1 |
| Conf Record: | 17–13 |
| Head Coach: | Butch Thompson |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach1: | Gabe Gross |
| Asst Coach2: | Karl Nonemaker |
| Stadium: | Plainsman Park |
| Bowl: | Auburn Regional |
| Bowl Result: | 0-2 |
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.
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 . They then hosted their games in the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to and Southern Miss.
Previous season
See 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 |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| February 17 | | 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 | 17 | Toyota Field
Madison, AL | W 13-1 | Copeland (1-0) | Brown (0-1) | None | | 5,448 | 3-1 | 0-0 | | February 24 | | 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 | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| March 1 | | 13 | Plainsman Park | W 18-8 | Vail (1-0) | Tease (0-1) | None | | 2,852 | 6-1-1 | 0-0 | | March 3 | | 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 | | 11 | Plainsman Park | W 4-1 | Vail (2-0) | Haines (0-2) | Allsup (2) | | 2,920 | 10-1-1 | 0-0 | | March 8 | at | 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 | | 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 | | 18 | Plainsman Park | W 12-11 (12) | Isbell (2-1) | Carwile (1-1) | None | | 3,624 | 13-3-1 | 0-0 | | March 17 | | 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 | | | Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery, AL | W 6-5 | Nelson (1-1) | Knowlton (1-1) | Isbell (1) | | 1,532 | 14-6-1 | 0-3 | | March 23 | | | 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 | | | Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL | W 10-1 | Bauman (2-0) | Sproat (4-1) | None | | 6,828 | 18-7-1 | 3-4 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| 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 | | | 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 | | 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 | | | Plainsman Park | W 13-3 (8) | Murphy (1-0) | Newman (2-2) | Armstrong (2) | | 3,212 | 21-15-1 | 5-10 | | April 21 | | | 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 | | | Plainsman Park | L 7-8 | Manning (2-2) | Carlson (1-1) | Fruit (2) | | 3,378 | 23-17-1 | 7-11 | | April 28 | | | 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 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| May 5 | | | 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 | 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) | | 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 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
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| 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 | | 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 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
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| June 2 | | (13) | Plainsman Park | L 3-6 | Ozmer (2-2) | Cannon (3-2) | None | | 4,096 | 34-22-1 | 0-1 | | June 3 | | (13) | Plainsman Park | L 2-7 | Oldham (7-3) | Vail (5-2) | Armistead (1) | | 4,096 | 34-23-1 | 0-2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Auburn team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[1] | |
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See also
- 2023 Auburn Tigers softball team
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule. Auburn University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2023.
