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Auburn Tigers softball

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Auburn Tigers
2024 Auburn Tigers softball team
UniversityAuburn University
Head coachChris & Kate Malveaux (1st season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationAuburn, AL
Home stadiumJane B. Moore Field (Capacity: 2,316)
NicknameTigers
ColorsBurnt 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

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.

History

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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

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# 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

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Conference awards

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SEC Player of the Year
SEC Pitcher of the Year
  • Maddie Penta (2023)
SEC Freshman of the Year
  • Sara Dean (2002)

All-Americans

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "About Auburn". March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Auburn Softball quick facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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