2024 Auburn Tigers baseball team

2024 Auburn Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	27–26 (8–22 SEC)
Head coach	Butch Thompson (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Gabe Gross Karl Nonemaker
Home stadium	Plainsman Park

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee x‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			60	–	13		.822
No. 3 Kentucky x‍†‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			46	–	16		.742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			43	–	17		.717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			38	–	23		.623
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	30		.545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			37	–	25		.597
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	32		.418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	16		.733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			53	–	15		.779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	23		.635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			33	–	24		.579
LSU  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			43	–	23		.652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	29		.482
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	26		.509
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 24, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Auburn Tigers baseball team

In 2023, the Tigers finished 34–23–1, finishing 3rd in the SEC West division. They were invited to the postseason, playing in the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament, finishing 0–2.

Personnel

Roster

2024 Auburn Tigers roster
	Pitchers 12 - Drew Nelson - Sophomore 13 - Ben Schorr - Junior 20 - Dylan Watts - Sophomore 22 - Hayden Murphy - Sophomore 23 - Parker Carlson - Junior 24 - Carson Myers - Junior 25 - Tanner Bauman - Senior 29 - Christian Herberholz - Senior 32 - Griffin Graves - Freshman 33 - Will Cannon - Junior 38 - Conner McBride - Junior 40 - Cam Tilly - Freshman 41 - John Armstrong - Junior 43 - Alex Petrovic - Freshman 45 - Joseph Gonzalez - Junior 46 - Chase Allsup - Junior 47 - Cameron Keshock - Sophomore 49 - Drew Sofield - Freshman 53 - Konner Keplinger - Freshman 54 - Konner Copeland - Fifth Year 77 - Zach Crotchfelt - Sophomore		Catchers 4 - Carter Wright - Senior 6 - Cale Stricklin - Freshman 18 - Ike Irish - Sophomore Infielders 1 - Caden Green - Senior 2 - Cooper Weiss - Graduate Student 5 - Javon Hernandez - Senior 7 - Deric Fabian - Junior 8 - Eric Guevara - Freshman 10 - Kaleb Freeman - Junior 11 - Gavin Miller - Sophomore 19 - Christian Hall - Graduate Student 26 - Cooper McMurray - Junior 51 - Ty Mauldin - Junior 52 - Sam Robertson - Freshman		Outfielders 3 - Chris Stanfield - Sophomore 14 - Cade Belyeu - Freshman 16 - Cole Edwards - Freshman 21 - Mason Maners - Senior 27 - Bobby Pierce - Graduate Student 42 - Griffin Cameron - Freshman

Coaching staff

2024 Auburn Tigers coaching staff
Name	Position
Butch Thompson	Head coach
Karl Nonemaker	Associate Head Coach
Gabe Gross	Associate Head Coach
Everett Teaford	Pitching Coach

Schedule and results

2024 Auburn Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 16 Eastern Kentucky Plainsman Park W 17–67 Bauman (1–0) Milburn (0–1) None SECN+ 4,403 1–0 – February 17 Eastern Kentucky Plainsman Park W 6–1 Gonzalez (1–0) Hall (0–1) None SECN+ 3,951 2–0 – February 18 Eastern Kentucky Plainsman Park W 9–1 Myers (1–0) Yates (0–1) Herberholz (1) SECN+ 3,854 3–0 – February 20 UAB Plainsman Park W 7–2 Graves (1–0) Clack (0–1) None SECN+ 4,107 4–0 – Jax College Baseball Classic February 23 vs. Iowa 121 Financial Ballpark Jacksonville, FL W 7–5 Tilly (1–0) Whitlock (1–1) None D1Baseball 2,641 5–0 – February 24 vs. Wichita State 121 Financial Ballpark W 19–87 Gonzalez (2–0) LaPour (0–1) None D1Baseball 4,451 6–0 – February 25 vs. Virginia 121 Financial Ballpark L 4–6 Jaxel (2–0) Herberholz (0–1) Teel (3) D1Baseball 4,117 6–1 – February 27 Samford No. 23 Plainsman Park W 12–3 McBride (1–0) Malone (0–1) None SECN+ 3,951 7–1 –
March (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 2 (DH) UConn No. 23 Plainsman Park W 8–1 Allsup (1–0) Coe (1–2) Armstrong (1) SECN+ 4,239 8–1 – March 2 (DH) UConn No. 23 Plainsman Park L 4–8 Van Emon (1–0) Gonzalez (2–1) Afthim (2) SECN+ 4,239 8–2 – March 3 UConn No. 23 Plainsman Park W 8–2 Tilly (2–0) Quigley (0–2) None SECN+ 3,497 9–2 – March 5 Air Force No. 19 Plainsman Park Canceled (weather) March 6 Air Force No. 19 Plainsman Park W 8–4 McBride (2–0) Davidson (0–1) None SECN+ 3,362 10–2 – March 8 Austin Peay No. 19 Plainsman Park W 7–6 Bauman (2–0) Hampu (1–1) None SECN+ 3,265 11–2 – March 9 Austin Peay No. 19 Plainsman Park L 5–16 Devine (3–0) Myers (1–1) None SECN+ 3,826 11–3 – March 10 Austin Peay No. 19 Plainsman Park W 24–57 Tilly (3–0) Howitt (0–1) None SECN+ 3,827 12–3 – March 12 vs. Troy No. 18 Toyota Field Madison, AL W 8–2 McBride (3–0) Gainous (1–1) None YouTube 6,138 13–3 – March 15 at No. 9 Vanderbilt No. 18 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN L 1–118 Holton (3–0) Allsup (1–1) None SECN+ 3,802 13–4 0–1 March 16 at No. 9 Vanderbilt No. 18 Hawkins Field L 5–13 Cunningham (3–0) Myers (1–2) None SECN+ 3,802 13–5 0–2 March 17 at No. 9 Vanderbilt No. 18 Hawkins Field L 6–9 Carter (2–0) Bauman (2–1) Ginther (3) SECN+ 3,802 13–6 0–3 March 19 vs. South Alabama No. 23 Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, AL W 2–1 Carlson (1–0) Starling (3–1) Watts (1) WarEagle+ 1,760 14–6 – March 21 No. 1 Arkansas No. 23 Plainsman Park L 0–1 Smith (4–0) McBride (3–1) Gaeckle (5) SECN 4,410 14–7 0–4 March 22 No. 1 Arkansas No. 23 Plainsman Park L 5–6 Dossett (1–0) Armstrong (0–1) McEntire (2) SECN+ 4,006 14–8 0–5 March 23 No. 1 Arkansas No. 23 Plainsman Park W 8–6 Carlson (2–0) Gaeckle (0–2) Cannon (1) SECN+ 5,087 15–8 1–5 March 26 Jacksonville State Plainsman Park W 13–37 Herberholz (1–1) Hoppenjans (0–1) None SECN+ 4,180 16–8 – March 28 at No. 4 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park College Station, TX L 7–9 Aschenbeck (4–0) Carlson (2–1) None SECN+ 6,466 16–9 1–6 March 29 at No. 4 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park L 8–12 Jones (2–1) Allsup (1–2) None SECN+ 6,664 16–10 1–7 March 30 at No. 4 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park L 9–1012 Moss (3–0) Schorr (0–1) None SECN 6,484 16–11 1–8
April (5–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 vs. UAB Regions Field Birmingham, AL W 10–4 Crotchfelt (1–0) Ballard (0–1) None ESPN+ 578 17–11 – April 5 No. 4 Tennessee Plainsman Park W 9–5 Myers (2–2) Causey (5–2) Armstrong (2) SECN+ 5,119 18–11 2–8 April 6 No. 4 Tennessee Plainsman Park L 2–127 Beam (4–1) McBride (3–2) None SECN+ 5,566 18–12 2–9 April 7 No. 4 Tennessee Plainsman Park L 5–197 Snead (6–1) Cannon (0–1) None SECN+ 4,468 18–13 2–10 April 9 Alabama State Plainsman Park L 2–3 Araujo (2–1) Crotchfelt (1–1) Laboy (1) SECN 3,483 18–14 – April 11 No. 8 Kentucky Plainsman Park L 5–6 Smith (2–2) Myers (2–3) Hummel (3) ESPNU 4,057 18–15 2–11 April 12 No. 8 Kentucky Plainsman Park L 1–9 Niman (7–2) Allsup (1–3) None SECN+ 4,830 18–15 2–12 April 13 No. 8 Kentucky Plainsman Park L 8–13 Hogan (1–0) Tilly (3–1) Hummel (4) SECN+ 5,015 18–16 2–13 April 16 Georgia Tech Plainsman Park W 12–8 Murphy (1–0) McGuire (2–3) None SECN 4,536 19–17 – April 19 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS L 1–8 Stephen (6–2) Watts (0–1) None SECN+ 13,357 19–18 2–14 April 21 (DH) at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 1–37 Cijntje (6–1) Bauman (2–2) Hardin (1) SECN 12,978 19–19 2–15 April 21 (DH) at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 3–48 Hardin (3–0) Herberholz (1–2) None SECN+ 12,978 19–20 2–16 April 23 Florida A&M Plainsman Park W 11–17 Allsup (2–3) Wagner (0–3) None SECN+ 3,668 20–20 – April 26 at LSU Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 0–5 Jump (4–1) Watts (0–2) None SECN+ 11,006 20–21 2–17 April 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium L 2–3 Hurd (2–4) McBride (3–3) None SECN+ 11,603 20–22 2–18 April 28 at LSU Alex Box Stadium W 7–5 Armstrong (1–1) Anderson (4–2) Carlson (1) SECN+ 10,531 21–22 3–18
May (6–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 3 Ole Miss Plainsman Park L 7–11 Maddox (3–6) Watts (0–3) Morris (1) SECN+ 4,536 21–23 3–19 May 4 Ole Miss Plainsman Park L 4–5 Mendes (1–1) Armstrong (1–2) None SECN 4,573 21–24 3–20 May 5 Ole Miss Plainsman Park W 10–9 Carlson (3–1) Quinn (1–2) None SECN+ 4,084 22–24 4–20 May 7 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA W 7–2 Schorr (1–1) Hill (3–1) Herberholz (2) 2,010 23–24 – May 10 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO L 11–12 Mayer (2–6) Carlson (3–2) None SECN+ 1,446 23–25 4–21 May 11 at Missouri Taylor Stadium W 12–28 Allsup (3–3) Lohse (0–3) Myers (1) SECN+ 1,635 24–25 5–21 May 12 at Missouri Taylor Stadium W 9–7 Herberholz (2–2) Magdic (1–3) None SECN+ 1,395 25–25 6–21 May 14 vs. Samford Hoover Met Hoover, AL Canceled (weather) – May 16 Alabama Plainsman Park W 4–2 Bauman (3–2) Farone (4–3) Cannon (2) 4,403 26–25 7–21 May 17 Alabama Plainsman Park W 12–11 Allsup (4–3) Adams (4–5) Murphy (1) 4,403 27–25 8–21 May 18 Alabama Plainsman Park L 5–12 Hess (5–4) Watts (0–4) None SECN 4,631 27–26 8–22
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Auburn team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule source:

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two did not qualify for conference tournament. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	13–17		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	5–5	0–2
ARK	20–10	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	8–22	2–1	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	2–8	0–4
FLA	13–17	.	1–2	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E5	4–6	0–1
UGA	17–13	3–0	.	.	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E3	5–5	3–1
KEN	22–8	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	KEN	E2	8–2	4–0
LSU	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W5	4–6	1–2
MSU	17–13	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	.		1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	6–4	1–0
MIZZ	9–21	.	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–9	1–3
MISS	11–19	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	.	MISS	W6	4–6	0–3
SCAR	13–17	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		0–3	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E6	4–6	1–2
TENN	22–8	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	2–1	TENN	E1	9–1	3–0
TAMU	19–11	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	7–3	2–0
VAN	13–17	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		VAN	E4	4–6	2–3
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebreakers: Tennessee over Kentucky (using head-to-head result). Mississippi State over Georgia (using head-to-head result). Alabama over Vanderbilt and Florida over South Carolina and LSU (comparing results against Tennessee). Vanderbilt over Florida (using head-to-head result). South Carolina over LSU (using Arkansas as common opponent). Arkansas received a higher seed than Kentucky in the SEC Tournament on the basis of being West Division champions.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	22	20	19	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	23	20	19	18	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	25	22	20	20	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	—	—	23	19	18	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game	15	14	14	13	12	17	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.