The Auburn Tigers softball team is an American softball team, representing the Auburn Tigers from Auburn University. Their first season was 1997.[2] The Auburn Tigers play their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
 2024 Auburn Tigers softball team | |
 | |
| University | Auburn University |
| Head coach | Chris & Kate Malveaux (1st season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Auburn, AL |
| Home stadium | Jane B. Moore Field (Capacity: 2,316) |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Burnt orange and navy blue[1] |
| NCAA WCWS runner-up | |
| 2016 | |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2015, 2016 | |
| NCAA Super Regional appearances | |
| 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2015, 2016 | |
History
edit| National Champions † | Conference Season Champions * | Conference Tournament Champions ‡ | NCAA Tournament Appearance ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Season results | Postseason result | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | SEC Wins | SEC Losses | NFCA Poll | USA Softball Poll | |||
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Tina Deese | 3rd West | 34 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 6th West | 16 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | 5th West | 27 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | 5th West | 34 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | 5th West | 31 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | 3rd West | 37 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 15 | NCAA Tallahassee Regional | — | — | |
| 2003 | 3rd West | 26 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | 2nd West | 42 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 10 | NCAA Stanford Regional | 23 | — | |
| 2005 | 2nd West | 50 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 8 | NCAA Auburn Regional | 21 | — | |
| 2006 | 2nd West | 36 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 8 | NCAA Tucson Regional | — | — | |
| 2007 | 5th West | 26 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | 3rd West | 38 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 14 | NCAA College Station Regional | — | — | |
| 2009 | 4th West | 30 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 19 | NCAA Atlanta Regional | — | — | |
| 2010 | 3rd West | 31 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 17 | NCAA Atlanta Regional | — | — | |
| 2011 | 3rd West | 40 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 13 | NCAA Seattle Regional | RV | — | |
| 2012 | 3rd West | 33 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 16 | NCAA Austin Regional | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | Clint Myers | T-8th | 42 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 13 | NCAA Minneapolis Regional | 20 | 21 [3] |
| 2015 ‡ | 2nd ‡ | 56 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 6 | NCAA Auburn Regional NCAA Auburn Super Regional Women's College World Series |
3 | 3 | |
| 2016 ‡ | 4th ‡ | 58 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 7 | NCAA Auburn Regional NCAA Auburn Super Regional Women's College World Series |
2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2nd | 49 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 7 | NCAA Auburn Regional NCAA Auburn Super Regional |
13 | 13 | |
| 2018 | Mickey Dean | 9th | 41 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 12 | NCAA Tallahassee Regional | — | — |
| 2019 | 10th | 39 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | NCAA Tucson Regional | — | 22 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | No NCAA Tournament Due Covid | ||||
| 2021 | 12th | 27 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 17 | NCAA Tallahassee Regional | |||
| 2022 | 10th | 40 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 13 | NCAA Clemson Regional | 24 | ||
| 2023 | 3rd | 43 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 9 | NCAA Clemson Regional | 20 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 10th | 29 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 15 | NCAA Tallahassee Regional | |||
Head coaches
edit| # | Name | Year(s) | Season(s) | GC | W | L | T | % | SECW | SECL | SEC% | CC | Reg | SupReg | WCWS | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Deese | 17 | 1997–2013 | 1,020 | 561 | 459 | 1 | .550 | 218 | 251 | .465 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Clint Myers | 4 | 2014–2017 | 259 | 205 | 53 | 1 | .793 | 62 | 33 | .653 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 3 | Mickey Dean | 7 | 2018–2024 | 366 | 235 | 130 | 1 | .643 | 63 | 83 | .432 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Chris & Kate Malveaux | 1 | 2025–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | — | – | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
editConference awards
edit- Kasey Cooper (2016)
- Maddie Penta (2023)
- Sara Dean (2002)
All-Americans
edit| Player | Year | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Moore | 2001 | 2nd | Outfielder |
| Kristen Keyes | 2004 | 3rd | Pitcher |
| Sara Dean | 2004 | 3rd | Catcher/Outfielder |
| Holly Currie | 2005 | 2nd | Pitcher/First Base |
| Paige Jones | 2005 | 3rd | First Base |
| Branndi Melero | 2014 | 1st | Outfielder |
| Kasey Cooper | 2014 | 2nd | Third base |
| Emily Carosone | 2014 | 3rd | Second base |
| Kasey Cooper | 2015 | 1st | Third base |
| Emily Carosone | 2015 | 1st | Second base |
| Tiffany Howard | 2015 | 3rd | Outfielder |
| Kasey Cooper | 2016 | 1st | Third base |
| Emily Carosone | 2016 | 2nd | Second base |
| Jade Rhodes | 2016 | 3rd | First base |
| Kaylee Carlson | 2017 | 3rd | Pitcher |
References
edit- ^ "About Auburn". March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Auburn Softball quick facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 2014 Season – Final – June 10, 2014". Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ 2015 Auburn University Softball Media Supplement, http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf Archived 2015-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
