2026 Auburn Tigers baseball team

2026 Auburn Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
D1Baseball.comNo. 9
Record42–22 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumPlainsman Park
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Georgia ‍†‍‡‍y 23–7 .76753–14 .791
No. 5 Texas ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65546–15 .754
No. 17 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 18–11 .62141–16 .719
No. 6 Alabama ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60042–21 .667
No. 16 Florida ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60041–21 .661
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56742–22 .656
No. 23 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56741–22 .651
No. 14 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53343–19 .694
No. 7 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50041–23 .641
Tennessee ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50038–22 .633
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–16 .46743–23 .652
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46733–25 .569
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43333–23 .589
LSU ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30030–28 .517
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23322–35 .386
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

Previous season

In 2025, the Tigers finished 41–20, 17–13 in conference. They finished 6th in the SEC.

Personnel

Roster

2026 Auburn Tigers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Jake Marciano – Sophomore
  • 6 – Drew Whalen – Junior
  • 9 – Jett Johnston – Junior
  • 12 – Garrett Brewer – Junior
  • 13 – Ethan Harden – Redshirt Junior
  • 16 – Clayton Armah – Freshman
  • 20 – Marcel Kulik – Sophomore
  • 21 – Andreas Alvarez – Sophomore
  • 22 – Connor Gatwood – Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 – Justice de Jong – Freshman
  • 27 – Christian Chatterton – Sophomore
  • 28 – Ryan Hetzler – Junior
  • 32 – Griffin Graves – Junior
  • 33 – Mason Koch – Senior
  • 36 – Jackson Sanders – Sophomore
  • 37 – Trevor Booton – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 – LJ Cormier – Freshman
  • 42 – Abe Chancellor – Redshirt Senior
  • 43 – Alex Petrovic – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 46 – Saxon Roberts – Redshirt Freshman
  • 52 – Tanner Waldrop – Redshirt Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 3 – Chase Fralick – Sophomore
  • 10 – Lucas Steele – Senior
  • 25 – Taylor Belza – Freshman
  • 52 – Tanner Waldrop – Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 1 – Ryne Farber – Junior
  • 2 – Chris Rembert – Sophomore
  • 7 – Todd Clay – Senior
  • 8 – Eric Guevara – Junior
  • 11 – Brandon McCraine – Redshirt Freshman
  • 23 – Eddie Madrigal – Redshirt Junior
  • 26 – Caiden Combs – Freshman
  • 44 – Ty Thompson – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 5 – Bristol Carter – Junior
  • 14 – Cade Belyeu – Junior
  • 17 – Mason McCraine – Freshman
  • 19 – Bub Terrell – Sophomore
  • 40 – Wade Shelley – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2025 Auburn Tigers coaching staff[2]
NamePosition
Butch ThompsonHead coach
Karl NonemakerAssociate Head Coach
Gabe GrossAssociate Head Coach
Everett TeafordPitching Coach

Schedule and results

2026 Auburn Tigers baseball game log (42–22)
Regular season (36–18)
Postseason (6–4)
Auburn Super Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Super Regional Record
June 5Ole Miss(1)
No. 5
Plainsman ParkL 4–6Calhoun (5–3)Alvarez (10–4)Hooks (8)ESPN210,62742–210–1
June 6Ole Miss(1)
No. 5
Plainsman ParkL 3–5Robertson (5–1)Sanders (5–2)Hooks (9)ESPN10,63542–220–2
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement or cancellation
  • Bold: Auburn player
  • Reference:[3]

Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2026 SEC baseball game results, 2026 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA18–120–33–03–0.0–3...2–12–13–01–21–2.3–0ALA6–44–2
ARK17–133–01–20–31–22–1.2–12–12–12–12–1....ARK7–31–1
AUB17–130–32–12–11–22–1.2–13–02–1...1–22–1.AUB7–31–1
FLA18–120–33–01–22–12–13–0..2–11–23–0..1–2.FLA6–43–1
UGA23–7.2–12–11–2.3–03–03–0.2–13–02–1.2–1.UGA9–14–0
KEN13–173–01–21–21–2.1–2.1–2.1–21–22–1..1–2KEN2–81–0
LSU9–21...0–30–32–10–3.1–20–33–02–1.0–31–2LSU3–71–5
MSU16–14.1–21–2.0–3.3–0..3–03–00–31–21–23–0MSU4–64–2
MIZ6–24.1–20–3.0–32–1..0–3.0–31–20–30–32–1MIZ2–80–6
OKL14–161–21–21–21–2..2–1.3–0..1–20–32–12–1OKL4–61–1
OMS15–151–21–2.2–11–22–13–00–3...2–11–22–1.OMS5–51–1
SCA7–230–31–2.0–30–32–10–30–33–0...1–2.0–3SCA2–81–6
TEN15–152–1...1–21–21–23–02–12–11–2.2–1.0–3TEN5–51–1
TEX19–102–1.2–1....2–13–03–02–12–11–20–22–1TEX8–22–0
TAM18–11..1–22–11–2.3–02–13–01–21–2..2–02–1TAM6–42–0
VAN14–160–3....2–12–10–31–21–2.3–03–01–21–2VAN4–62–2
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Texas at Texas A&M, one game cancelled.
Tie breakers: Alabama over Florida (using head-to-head result), Auburn over Arkansas (using head-to-head result), Ole Miss over Tennessee (using head-to-head result), Oklahoma over Vanderbilt (using head-to-head result).

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'99*775451112119866666*9
Baseball America555654611106665466*6*10
NCBWA†87775451212121186577*49
D1Baseball997765518151311865655*9
Perfect Game101076547171210776588*8*9

† 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.

References

  1. ↑ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "2026 Baseball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Baseball 2026". Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved June 1, 2026.