Auburn Baseball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 19, 2022 · CSM Staff
Auburn Tigers
SEC (37-19, 16-13)
Coach: Butch Thompson
Key Field Players:
Sonny DiChiara, Senior, IF, .379 BA, 18 HR, 48 RBI
Blake Rambusch, Junior, IF, .349 BA, 36 RBI, 16 SB
Brooks Carlson, Senior, IF, .309 BA, 5 HR, 25 RBI
Kason Howell, Senior, OF, .294 BA, 34 RBI, 11 SB
Cole Foster, Sophomore, IF, .259 BA, 6 HR, 32 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Trace Bright, Junior, P, 4.63 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 70.0 IP, 74 SO
Joseph Gonzalez, Sophomore, P, 2.74 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 62.1 IP, 39 SO
Mason Barnett, Junior, P, 4.56 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 51.1 IP, 64 SO
Blake Burkhalter, Junior, P, 3.76 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 38.1 IP, 56 SO, 13 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .286 (95th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.80 (51, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.85 (129, 8)
Earned Run Average: 4.45 (53, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .980 (13, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 1.05 (107, 13)
Scoring Offense: 6.9 (103, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .440 (118, 11)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.84 (186, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (237, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | Regional | defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech |
| 2019 | Super Regional | defeated North Carolina |
| 2019 | CWS | lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Louisville |
| 2018 | Regional | defeated Northeastern, defeated Army, defeated NC State |
| 2018 | Super Regional | eliminated by Florida |
| 2017 | Regional | defeated UCF, defeated Tennessee Tech, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State |
| 2015 | Regional | lost to Charleston, defeated Mercer, eliminated by Charleston |
| 2010 | Regional | defeated Jacksonville State, lost to Clemson, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Clemson |
| 2005 | Regional | defeated South Alabama, lost to Florida State, defeated Army, eliminated by Florida State |
| 2003 | Regional | defeated Princeton, lost to Ohio State, defeated Clemson, eliminated by Ohio State |
| 2002 | Regional | lost to Florida Atlantic, eliminated by Alabama |
| 2001 | Regional | defeated Jacksonville, lost to Florida State, defeated Jacksonville, eliminated by Florida State |
*all team stats through 5/22
