Auburn Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 19, 2023 · CSM Staff
 
Auburn Tigers
 
SEC (34-21-1, 17-13)
 
 
Coach: Butch Thompson
 
Key Field Players:
Ike Irish, Freshman, C, .364 BA, 6 HR, 50 RBI
Bryson Ware, Senior, IF/OF, .356 BA, 24 HR, 63 RBI
Cole Foster, Junior, IF, .336 BVA, 13 HR, 49 RBI
Kason Howell, Senior, OF, .282 BA, 4 HR, 38 RBI
Bobby Peirce, Senior, OF, .353 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI
Cooper McMurray, Sophomore, IF, .275 BA, 14 HR, 47 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Tommy Vail, Senior, P, 3.46 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 65.0 IP, 77 SO
Christian Herberholz, Junior, P, 4.18 ERA, 1-3 W/L, 47.1 IP, 41 SO
Tanner Bauman, Junior, P, 5.72 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 50.1 IP, 40 SO
Will Cannon, Sophomore, P, 4.27 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 46.1 IP, 41 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (75th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (148, 5)
Doubles per Game: 2.00 (82, 1)
Earned Run Average: 5.84 (140, 10)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (29, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.47 (65, 11)
Scoring Offense: 7.5 (78, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .491 (59, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.77 (223, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (170, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022 Regional defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Florida State, defeated UCLA
2022 Super Regional defeated Oregon State
2022 CWS lost to Ole Miss, defeated Stanford, eliminated by Arkansas
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 5/21