2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team

2020 Auburn Tigers baseball
2020 Auburn Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
CB	No. 17
Record	13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Butch Thompson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Gabe Gross ; Karl Nonemaker;
Home stadium	Plainsman Park
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

Last updated August 28, 2024

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
Missouri • ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688

‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

Previous season

The Tigers finished 38–28 overall, and 14–16 in the conference. The Tigers won the Atlanta Regional and the Chapel Hill Super Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1997.

Schedule and results

2020 Auburn Tigers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	UIC	No. 8	Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	W 5–3	T. Burns (1–0)	J. Key (0–1)	C. Greenhill (1)	SECN+	3,753	1–0	–
February 15	UIC	No. 8	Plainsman Park	W 18–1	J. Owen (1–0)	N. Oliff (0–1)	None	SECN+	3,850	2–0	–
February 15	UIC	No. 8	Plainsman Park	W 7–3	R. Fitts (1–0)	M. McCabe (0–1)	None	SECN+	4,061	3–0	–
February 16	UIC	No. 8	Plainsman Park	W 14–0⁽⁷⁾	B. Horn (1–0)	B. Nicholson (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,083	4–0	–
February 18	Oakland	No. 8	Plainsman Park	W 17–1	T. Bright (1–0)	D. Rutan (0–1)	None		2,595	5–0	–
February 21	UCF	No. 8	Plainsman Park	L 1–3	C. Gordon (2–0)	T. Burns (1–1)	J. Hakanson (2)		3,056	5–1	–
February 22	UCF	No. 8	Plainsman Park	L 3–7	T. Holloway (2–2)	J. Owen (1–1)	J. Hakanson (3)		3,732	5–2	–
February 23	UCF	No. 8	Plainsman Park	L 2–12	J. Sheridan (1–0)	B. Horn (1–1)	None		2,976	5–3	–
February 25	Alabama A&M	No. 20	Plainsman Park	W 10–0	B. Fuller (1–0)	O. Smith (0–2)	None		2,583	6–3	–
February 26	Alabama A&M	No. 20	Plainsman Park	W 12–6	H. Mullins (1–0)	B. Gomez (0–2)	None		2,575	7–3	–
February 28	Wright State	No. 20	Plainsman Park	W 7–2	T. Burns (2–1)	D. Kreuzer (0–3)	C. Greenhill (2)	SECN+	2,956	8–3	–
February 29	Wright State	No. 20	Plainsman Park	W 20–6	J. Owen (2–1)	B. Brehmer (0–3)	None	SECN+	3,607	9–3	–

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Wright State	No. 20	Plainsman Park	W 6–0	B. Horn (2–1)	A. Cline (1–2)	None		2,995	10–3	–
March 3	Samford	No. 19	Plainsman Park	Rescheduled for May 12
March 6	Chicago State	No. 19	Plainsman Park	W 6–0	T. Burns (3–1)	D. Cumming (0–4)	None	SECN+	2,783	11–3	–
March 7	Chicago State	No. 19	Plainsman Park	W 16–2	J. Owen (3–1)	R. Valdes (1–3)	None	SECN+	3,213	12–3	–
March 8	Chicago State	No. 19	Plainsman Park	W 9–0	B. Horn (3–1)	V. Venturi (1–3)	None	SECN+	2,950	13–3	–
March 10	Georgia Tech	No. 18	Plainsman Park	L 2–6	D. Smith (3–0)	B. Fuller (1–1)	None	SECN	2,814	13–4	–
March 11	Wofford	No. 18	Plainsman Park	L 3–4	D. Rhadans (4–0)	T. Bright (1–1)	R. Pandya (3)	SECN	2,591	13–5	–
March 13	Texas A&M	No. 18	Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 14	Texas A&M	No. 18	Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 15	Texas A&M	No. 18	Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 17	Alabama State		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 20	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 21	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 22	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 27	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 28	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 29	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 31	UAB		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 3	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 4	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 5	Mississippi State		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 7	at Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9	at Georgia		Foley Field Athens, GA	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 10	at Georgia		Foley Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 11	at Georgia		Foley Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 14	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Birmingham, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 17	Kentucky		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 18	Kentucky		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 19	Kentucky		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 21	Florida A&M		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 25	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 26	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	Florida		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2	Florida		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 3	Florida		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 5	at UAB		Regions Field Birmingham, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 8	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, MS	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 9	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 10	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 14	LSU		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 15	LSU		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 16	LSU		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Post-Season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Auburn team member

Schedule Source:^[2]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Tanner Burns	RHP	A	36	Cleveland Indians
Bailey Horn	LHP	5	142	Chicago White Sox

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References

↑ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
↑ @AUPPL (September 28, 2019). "Today's game program features the 2020 baseball slate. Tigers open with a massive 24 game home stand. UCF, Florida, Kentucky highlight the home slate. No Cap City Classic. Can't. Wait" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[1] "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] @AUPPL (September 28, 2019). "Today's game program features the 2020 baseball slate. Tigers open with a massive 24 game home stand. UCF, Florida, Kentucky highlight the home slate. No Cap City Classic. Can't. Wait" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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2020 Auburn Tigers baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
CB	No. 17
Record	13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Butch Thompson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Gabe Gross Karl Nonemaker
Home stadium	Plainsman Park
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →