2018 Auburn Tigers softball team

2018 Auburn Tigers softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mickey Dean
Assistant coach	Annie Smith Eddy Ketelhut
Home stadium	Jane B. Moore Field
Seasons ←  2017 2019 →

2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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]

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

2018 Auburn Softball roster

No.	Name	Pos.	B	T	Ht.	Class	Hometown (high school)
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

2017 Auburn Softball Coaches

Mickey Dean – Head coach – 1st year Eddy Ketelhut – Assistant coach – 1st year Annie Smith – Assistant coach – 1st year Emily Carosone – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year Megan Reynolds – Director of operations Lana Meeks – Athletic trainer Emily Stone – Manager Kenzie Friesen – Graduate assistant Macy Jones – Graduate assistant Elayna Siebert – Graduate assistant

Schedule

2018 Auburn Tigers Softball Schedule Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
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

1. "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
2. "Jane B. Moore Field". Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
3. "BREAKING NEWS: Clint Myers Retires At Auburn" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
4. "Mickey Dean Named Auburn Head Softball Coach" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
5. "Auburn Falls to Oklahoma, Ends 2017 Campaign" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
6. "Florida voted preseason favorite for softball season" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
7. "Tigers open 2018 season ranked 13th" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.