2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team

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 →

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

Main article: 2020 MLB Draft

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

References

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.