2020 Auburn Tigers baseball team

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.

2020 Auburn Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 17
Record13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumPlainsman Park
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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 June 22, 2024[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball

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 14UICNo. 8Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL		W 5–3T. Burns (1–0)J. Key (0–1)C. Greenhill (1)SECN+3,7531–0–
February 15UICNo. 8Plainsman ParkW 18–1J. Owen (1–0)N. Oliff (0–1)NoneSECN+3,8502–0–
February 15UICNo. 8Plainsman ParkW 7–3R. Fitts (1–0)M. McCabe (0–1)NoneSECN+4,0613–0–
February 16UICNo. 8Plainsman ParkW 14–0(7)B. Horn (1–0)B. Nicholson (0–1)NoneSECN+2,0834–0–
February 18OaklandNo. 8Plainsman ParkW 17–1T. Bright (1–0)D. Rutan (0–1)None2,5955–0–
February 21UCFNo. 8Plainsman ParkL 1–3C. Gordon (2–0)T. Burns (1–1)J. Hakanson (2)3,0565–1–
February 22UCFNo. 8Plainsman ParkL 3–7T. Holloway (2–2)J. Owen (1–1)J. Hakanson (3)3,7325–2–
February 23UCFNo. 8Plainsman ParkL 2–12J. Sheridan (1–0)B. Horn (1–1)None2,9765–3–
February 25Alabama A&MNo. 20Plainsman ParkW 10–0B. Fuller (1–0)O. Smith (0–2)None2,5836–3–
February 26Alabama A&MNo. 20Plainsman ParkW 12–6H. Mullins (1–0)B. Gomez (0–2)None2,5757–3–
February 28Wright StateNo. 20Plainsman ParkW 7–2T. Burns (2–1)D. Kreuzer (0–3)C. Greenhill (2)SECN+2,9568–3–
February 29Wright StateNo. 20Plainsman ParkW 20–6J. Owen (2–1)B. Brehmer (0–3)NoneSECN+3,6079–3–
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1Wright StateNo. 20Plainsman ParkW 6–0B. Horn (2–1)A. Cline (1–2)None2,99510–3–
March 3SamfordNo. 19Plainsman ParkRescheduled for May 12
March 6Chicago StateNo. 19Plainsman ParkW 6–0T. Burns (3–1)D. Cumming (0–4)NoneSECN+2,78311–3–
March 7Chicago StateNo. 19Plainsman ParkW 16–2J. Owen (3–1)R. Valdes (1–3)NoneSECN+3,21312–3–
March 8Chicago StateNo. 19Plainsman ParkW 9–0B. Horn (3–1)V. Venturi (1–3)NoneSECN+2,95013–3–
March 10Georgia TechNo. 18Plainsman ParkL 2–6D. Smith (3–0)B. Fuller (1–1)NoneSECN2,81413–4–
March 11WoffordNo. 18Plainsman ParkL 3–4D. Rhadans (4–0)T. Bright (1–1)R. Pandya (3)SECN2,59113–5–
March 13Texas A&MNo. 18Plainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 14Texas A&MNo. 18Plainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 15Texas A&MNo. 18Plainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 17Alabama StatePlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 20at MissouriTaylor Stadium
Columbia, MO		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 21at MissouriTaylor StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 22at MissouriTaylor StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 27at AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 28at AlabamaSewell–Thomas StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 29at AlabamaSewell–Thomas StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 31UABPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 3Mississippi StatePlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 4Mississippi StatePlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 5Mississippi StatePlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 7at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, GA		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9at GeorgiaFoley Field
Athens, GA		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 10at GeorgiaFoley FieldCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 11at GeorgiaFoley FieldCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 14at SamfordJoe Lee Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 17KentuckyPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 18KentuckyPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 19KentuckyPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 21Florida A&MPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24at ArkansasBaum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 25at ArkansasBaum–Walker StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 26at ArkansasBaum–Walker StadiumCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1FloridaPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2FloridaPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 3FloridaPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 5at UABRegions Field
Birmingham, AL		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 8at Ole MissSwayze Field
Oxford, MS		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 9at Ole MissSwayze FieldCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 10at Ole MissSwayze FieldCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 14LSUPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 15LSUPlainsman ParkCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 16LSUPlainsman ParkCanceled 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 19–24Hoover 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.
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