| Auburn Tigers | |
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 2024 Auburn Tigers softball team | |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
The Auburn Tigers softball team is an American softball team, representing the Auburn Tigers from Auburn University. Their first season was 1997. The Auburn Tigers play their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.
History
| National Champions † | Conference Season Champions * | Conference Tournament Champions ‡ | NCAA Tournament Appearance ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Season results | Postseason result | Final ranking | ||||||
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| 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 |
| 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
| # | 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
Conference awards
- Kasey Cooper (2016)
- Maddie Penta (2023)
- Sara Dean (2002)
All-Americans
| 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
- "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
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