The 2018 Auburn Tigers softball team was an American softball team that represented Auburn University for the 2018 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers played their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.[2] The Tigers had a new coach, after former coach Clint Myers resigned his post on August 24, 2017.[3] Mickey Dean was named as head coach on September 14, 2017, after coaching at James Madison University for 5 seasons.[4]
| 2018 Auburn Tigers softball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Record | 7–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Jane B. Moore Field |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida †‡y | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 47 | – | 8 | .855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 43 | – | 10 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 South Carolina | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 43 | – | 13 | .768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tennessee | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 44 | – | 11 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 LSU | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 40 | – | 13 | .755 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas A&M | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 40 | – | 15 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 37 | – | 14 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 32 | – | 17 | .653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Auburn | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 40 | – | 14 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Kentucky | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 31 | – | 18 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Mississippi State | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 30 | – | 22 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | 28 | – | 27 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of Mar. 25, 2018[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn hopes to improve upon its 49-12 record a year ago that ended in the Super Regionals at the hands of the eventual National Champion Oklahoma Sooners.[5]
The Tigers were voted to finish sixth in the SEC in the Preseason Coaches' Poll,[6] and opened 2018 ranked 13th in the USA Today/NFCA Softball national preseason poll.[7]
Roster
edit| No. | Name | Pos. | B | T | Ht. | Class | Hometown (high school) |
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| 1 | KK Crocker | INF | L | R | 5'3 | 2-Sophomore | Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest) |
| 2 | Taylon Snow | INF | L | R | 5'5 | 1-Freshman | Chino Hills, CA |
| 3 | Dakota Morrow | INF | R | R | 5'8 | 1-Freshman | Tuscaloosa, AL (Hale County) |
| 7 | Carmyn Greenwood | OF | L | R | 5'8 | 2-Sophomore | Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain) |
| 8 | Brittany Maresette | OF | L | R | 5'4 | 2-Sophomore | Snellville, GA (Archer) |
| 9 | Tannon Snow | INF | R | R | 5'7 | 2-RS-Sophomore | Chino Hills, CA |
| 11 | Casey McCrackin | INF | R | R | 5'9 | 3- Junior | Cantonment, FL (J.M. Tate) |
| 13 | Chardonnay Harris | P (L) | L | L | 5'10 | 1-Freshman | Oak Park, IL (Oak Park/River Forest) |
| 14 | Ashlee Swindle | P (R) | R | R | 5'6 | 2-Sophomore | Jasper, AL (Curry) |
| 15 | Bree Fornis | OF | R | R | 5'4 | 3-Junior | Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest) |
| 16 | Kaylee Carlson | P (R) | R | R | 5'10 | 4-Senior | Garden Grove, CA (Pacifica) |
| 17 | Morgan Podany | OF | R | R | 5'4 | 3-Junior | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 18 | Justus Perry | INF | R | R | 5'9 | 2-Sophomore | Prior Lake, MN |
| 19 | Abby Tissier | C | R | R | 5'8 | 1-Freshman | Hoover, AL |
| 20 | Livy Schiele | OF | L | L | 5'3 | 1-Freshman | Bonita, CA (The Bishop's) |
| 21 | Alyssa Rivera | OF | L | R | 5'9 | 2-Sophomore | Eagle Lake, FL (Lake Region) |
| 22 | Kara Bilodeau | P (R) | R | R | 5'9 | 1-Freshman | Cumming, GA (South Forsyth) |
| 23 | Breanna Gutierrez | C | R | R | 5'6 | 1-RS-Freshman | Buford, GA |
| 24 | Kendall Veach | INF/C | R | R | 5'9 | 3-Junior | Selma, AL (Morgan Academy) |
| 27 | Victoria Draper | OF | L | R | 5'6 | 4-Senior | Moulton, AL (Lawrence County) |
| 29 | Makayla Martin | P (R) | L | R | 5'11 | 3-Junior | San Diego, CA (Scripps Ranch) |
| 32 | Makenna Dowell | INF | L | R | 5'0 | 1-Freshman | Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett) |
| 93 | Courtney Shea | C | L | R | 5'10 | 4-Senior | Mountain Brook, AL |
Coaching staff
edit| 2017 Auburn Softball Coaches | |||||||||||
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Schedule
edit2018 Auburn Tigers Softball Schedule Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
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| Plainsman Invite (Auburn, AL) | ||||||||
| February 8* | 3:00 PM | Marshall | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–0 | – | Carlson (1-0) | Tolbert (0-1) |
| February 8* | 5:30 PM | Wichita State | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 2–0 | – | Martin (1-0) | Bailey (0-1) |
| February 9* | 2:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 3–0 | – | Carlson (2-0) | Waldrop (0-1) |
| February 9* | 4:30 PM | Furman | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 2–0 | 1781 | Harris (1-0) | Bert (0-1) |
| February 10* | 2:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 18–0 | – | Martin (2-0) | Hughes (0-1) |
| February 10* | 4:30 PM | Furman | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 9-1 | 1843 | Carlson (3-0) | Guimbarda (0-1) |
| February 14* | 5:00 PM | Troy | #13 | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 5–0 | 1482 | Carlson (4-0) | Graves (1-1) |
| Tiger Invite (Auburn, AL) | ||||||||
| February 16* | 3:00 PM | Delaware | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 15–0 (5) | – | Martin (3–0) | Piening (0–1) |
| February 16* | 5:30 PM | Saint Francis | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–3 | 1824 | Martin (4-0) | Trahan (2–3) |
| February 17* | 2:00 PM | Maryland | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 12–1 (5) | – | Carlson (5–0) | Golden (0–1) |
| February 17* | 4:30 PM | Saint Francis | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–0 | – | Martin (5–0) | Trahan (2–4) |
| February 18* | 10:30 AM | Maryland | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–0 (5) | – | Martin (6–0) | Golden (1–4) |
| February 18* | 1:00 PM | Georgia State | #13 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–0 | 1866 | Carlson (6–0) | Jennings (3–1) |
| February 21* | 4:30 PM | Cal-State Northridge | #12 | Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA | – | – | – | |
| Mary Nutter Classic (Cathedral City, CA) | ||||||||
| February 22* | 12:00 PM | #26 Notre Dame | #12 | Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA | – | – | – | |
| February 22* | 2:30 PM | Wisconsin | #12 | Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA | – | – | – | |
| February 23* | 2:30 PM | San Jose State | #12 | Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA | – | – | – | |
| February 24* | 2:30 PM | #34 Oregon State | #12 | Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA | – | – | – | |
| February 24* | 9:30 PM | #27 Long Beach State | #12 | Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA | – | – | – | |
| Wilson/DeMarini Classic (Auburn, AL) | ||||||||
| March 2* | 3:00 PM | UNC Wilmington | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 2* | 5:30 PM | Western Carolina | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 3* | 3:00 PM | Western Carolina | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 3* | 5:30 PM | Western Illinois | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 4* | 11:00 AM | Western Illinois | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 4* | 1:30 PM | UNC Wilmington | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 9 | 6:00 PM | LSU | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | – | – | – | ||
| March 10 | 7:30 PM | LSU | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | – | – | – | ||
| March 11 | 4:00 PM | LSU | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | – | – | – | ||
| March 12* | 2:00 PM | Southern Miss | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | – | – | – | ||
| March 13* | 4:30 PM | Southern Miss | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | – | – | – | ||
| March 16 | 6:00 PM | Alabama | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 17 | 7:00 PM | Alabama | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 18 | 5:00 PM | Alabama | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 21* | 6:00 PM | Alabama State | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 23 | 6:00 PM | Kentucky | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 24 | 7:00 PM | Kentucky | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 25 | 2:00 PM | Kentucky | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| March 30 | 6:00 PM | Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | – | – | – | ||
| March 31 | 4:00 PM | Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | – | – | – | ||
| April 1 | 1:00 PM | Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | – | – | – | ||
| April 4* | 6:00 PM | Kennessaw State | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 6 | 5:30 PM | Tennessee | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 7 | 4:00 PM | Tennessee | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 8 | 2:00 PM | Tennessee | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 13 | 6:30 PM | Missouri | University Field • Columbia, MO | – | – | – | ||
| April 14 | 2:00 PM | Missouri | University Field • Columbia, MO | – | – | – | ||
| April 15 | 12:00 PM | Missouri | University Field • Columbia, MO | – | – | – | ||
| April 20 | 6:00 PM | Arkansas | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 21 | 6:00 PM | Arkansas | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 22 | 2:00 PM | Arkansas | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | – | – | – | ||
| April 27 | 6:30 PM | Texas A&M | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | – | – | – | ||
| April 28 | 1:00 PM | Texas A&M | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | – | – | – | ||
| April 29 | 1:00 PM | Texas A&M | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | – | – | – | ||
| May 6* | 1:00 PM | Chattanooga | Summit of Softball Complex • Chattanooga, TN | – | – | – | ||
| May 6* | 3:30 PM | Chattanooga | Summit of Softball Complex • Chattanooga, TN | – | – | – | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone. | ||||||||
Ranking movement
edit| Week | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| USA Today / NFCA Coaches | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| ESPN / USA Softball | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jane B. Moore Field". Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Clint Myers Retires At Auburn". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Mickey Dean Named Auburn Head Softball Coach". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Auburn Falls to Oklahoma, Ends 2017 Campaign". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Florida voted preseason favorite for softball season". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Tigers open 2018 season ranked 13th". Retrieved February 12, 2018.