# 2017 Auburn Tigers softball team

The 2017 Auburn Tigers softball team was an American softball team that represented Auburn University for the 2017 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers played their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.
The Tigers 2017 regular season finished in 2nd place within the conference, and received the 2nd seed in the 2017 SEC softball tournament.

## Roster

2017 Auburn Softball Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | B | T | Ht. | Class | Hometown(High School) |
| #00 | Carlee Wallace | C | R | R | 5'2 | 3-Junior | Alpine, CA (Valhalla) |
| #1 | KK Crocker | INF | L | R | 5'3 | 1-Freshman | Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest) |
| #2 | Haley Fagan | INF | R | R | 5'10 | 4-Senior | Dunnellon, FL |
| #3 | Whitney Jordan | OF | R | R | 5'10 | 3-Junior | Athens, AL |
| #4 | Madi Gipson | OF | R | R | 5'6 | 3-Junior | Hoover, AL (Spain Park) |
| #6 | Laney Joyner | INF | R | R | 5'7 | 1-Freshman | Woodstock, GA (Valhalla) |
| #7 | Emily Spain | INF | L | R | 5'4 | 3-Junior | Pelham, AL |
| #8 | Brittany Maresette | OF | L | R | 5'4 | 1-Freshman | Snellville, GA (Archer) |
| #9 | Tannon Snow | INF | R | R | 5'7 | 2-Sophomore | Chino Hills, CA |
| #10 | Carmyn Greenwood | OF | L | R | 5'8 | 1-Freshman | Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain) |
| #11 | Casey McCrackin | INF | R | R | 5'9 | 2-Sophomore | Cantonment, FL (J.M. Tate) |
| #13 | Kasey Cooper | INF | L | R | 5'4 | 4-Senior | Dothan, AL |
| #14 | Ashlee Swindle | P(R) | R | R | 5'6 | 1-Freshman | Jasper, AL (Curry) |
| #15 | Bree Fornis | OF | R | R | 5'4 | 2-Sophomore | Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest) |
| #16 | Kaylee Carlson | P(R) | R | R | 5'10 | 3-Junior | Garden Grove, CA (Pacifica) |
| #17 | Morgan Podany | OF | R | R | 5'4 | 2-Sophomore | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| #18 | Justus Perry | INF | R | R | 5'9 | 1-Freshman | Prior Lake, MN Curry High School, Jasper, AL |
| #21 | Alyssa Rivera | UTIL | L | R | 5'9 | 1-Freshman | Eagle Lake, FL (Lake Region) |
| #23 | Breanna Gutierrez | C | R | R | 5'6 | 1-Freshman | Buford, GA |
| #24 | Kendall Veach | INF | R | R | 5'9 | 2-Sophomore | Selma, AL (Morgan Academy) |
| #27 | Victoria Draper | OF | L | R | 5'6 | 3-Junior | Moulton, AL (Lawrence County) |
| #29 | Makayla Martin | P(R) | L | R | 5'11 | 2-Sophomore | San Diego, CA (Scripps Ranch) |
| #30 | Alexa Nemeth | P(L) | L | L | 5'5 | 1-Freshman | Auburn, AL |
| #44 | Jenna Abbott | P(L)/DP | L | L | 5'4 | 4-Senior | Dawsonville, GA (Dawson County) |
| #77 | Sydne Waldrop | OF | L | R | 5'3 | 4-Senior | Springville, AL |
| #93 | Courtney Shea | C | L | R | 5'10 | 3-Junior | Mountain Brook, AL |

### Coaching staff
## Schedule

2017 Auburn Tigers Softball Schedule Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank$^#$ | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| Triple Crown Tournament |||||||||
| February 9* | 1:00 PM | #1 Oklahoma | #2 | Nancy Almaraz Stadium • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | W 3–2 | 687 | Martin (1−0) | Lowary (0−1) |
| February 9* | 7:00 PM | #13 Washington | #2 | Nancy Almaraz Stadium • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | L 1–2$^{(10)}$ | 1,100 | Alvelo (1–0) | Martin (1–1) |
| February 10* | 2:00 PM | Nebraska | #2 | Nancy Almaraz Stadium • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | W 3–2 | 300 | Carlson (1-0) | McClure (0-1) |
| February 11* | 10:00 AM | BYU | #2 | Nancy Almaraz Stadium • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | W 3–0 | 656 | Martin (2-1) | Paulson (0-1) |
| February 16* | 6:00 PM | SIUE | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–3$^{(8)}$ | 1,886 | Carlson (2-0) | Chamberts (3-1) |
| Plainsman Invitational |||||||||
| February 17* | 2:30 PM | Creighton | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,420 | Carlson (3-0) | Hylton (0-4) |
| February 17* | 4:45 PM | SIUE | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–1 | 2,057 | Carlson (4-0) | Ingles (2-1) |
| February 18* | 3:30 PM | Evansville | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–3 | 2,420 | Martin (3-1) | Lockhart (0-2) |
| February 18* | 6:00 PM | Creighton | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 9–0 | 2,420 | Martin (4-1) | Clark (2-2) |
| February 19* | 2:00 PM | Mercer | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 10–1 | 2,233 | Carlson (5-0) | Rodriguez (0-2) |
| February 23* | 6:00 PM | North Dakota | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–0 | 1,752 | Carlson (6-0) | VanDomelen (1-3) |
| Tiger Invitational |||||||||
| February 24* | 3:30 PM | UMass-Lowell | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 13–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,063 | Carlson (7-0) | Talcik (0-3) |
| February 24* | 6:00 PM | North Dakota | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–0$^{(6)}$ | 2,063 | Martin (5-1) | Bergh (5-2) |
| February 25* | 2:30 PM | Yale | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 9–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,620 | Martin (6-1) | Casalino (0-2) |
| February 25* | 4:45 PM | #13 James Madison | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–0 | 2,620 | Carlson (8-0) | Odicci (4-2) |
| February 26* | 1:00 PM | #13 James Madison | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 0–1 | 2,111 | Good (8-0) | Martin (6-2) |
| March 2* | 6:00 PM | Liberty | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 15–0$^{(5)}$ | 1,773 | Carlson (9-0) | DiMartino (2-2) |
| Wilson/DeMarini Classic |||||||||
| March 3* | 6:00 PM | Liberty | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 9–1$^{(6)}$ | 1,875 | Martin (7-2) | Cassady (2-4) |
| March 4* | 3:30 PM | College of Charleston | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 14–0$^{(5)}$ | – | Carlson (10-0) | Berouty (2-1) |
| March 4* | 6:00 PM | Texas State | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–1 | 2,372 | Martin (8-2) | Rupp (8-2) |
| March 5* | 1:00 PM | College of Charleston | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 1,905 | Carlson (11-0) | Martin (2-2) |
| March 8* | 6:00 PM | Alabama State | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 14–0$^{(5)}$ | 1,825 | Martin (9-2) | Castro (0-4) |
| March 10 | 6:00 PM | #12 LSU | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–4 | 2,041 | Carlson (12-0) | Hoover (3-2) |
| March 12 | 12:00 PM | #12 LSU | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 0–8$^{(6)}$ | 2,003 | Hoover (4-2) | Martin (9-3) |
| March 12 | 4:00 PM | #12 LSU | #2 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–4 | 2,003 | Carlson (13-0) | Hoover (4-3) |
| March 14* | 6:00 PM | #15 Tennessee | #4 | Columbia, TN | Canceled | | | |
| March 15* | 6:00 PM | Middle Tennessee State | #4 | Murfreesboro, TN | Canceled | | | |
| USF Tournament |||||||||
| March 17* | 10:00 AM | North Dakota State | #4 | Clearwater, FL | W 2–1 | 786 | Carlson (14–0) | Sertic (8–12) |
| March 17* | 12:30 PM | USF | #4 | Clearwater, FL | W 4–0 | 786 | Martin (10–3) | Wysocki (2-1) |
| March 18* | 11:00 AM | Illinois | #4 | Clearwater, FL | W 6–2 | 439 | Martin (11-3) | Wonderly (5-7) |
| March 18* | 1:30 PM | Ohio State | #4 | Clearwater, FL | W 8–0$^{(6)}$ | 538 | Carlson (15-0) | Springer (6-2) |
| March 19* | 8:00 AM | LIU Brooklyn | #4 | Clearwater, FL | W 9–4 | 588 | Martin (12-3) | Woodson (5-9) |
| March 25 | 5:00 PM | #2 Florida | #4 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 3–4 | 2,338 | Gourley (11-1) | Carlson (15-1) |
| March 26 | 6:00 PM | #2 Florida | #4 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0–7 | 1,829 | Barnhill (11-0) | Martin (12-4) |
| March 27 | 6:00 PM | #2 Florida | #4 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 1–0 | 1,575 | Carlson (16-1) | Gourley (11-2) |
| March 31 | 6:00 PM | #18 Georgia | #5 | UGA Softball Stadium • Athens, GA | W 4–3 | 1,087 | Carlson (17-1) | Gray (17-5) |
| April 1 | 6:00 PM | #18 Georgia | #5 | UGA Softball Stadium • Athens, GA | W 13–4 | 1,605 | Martin (13-4) | Avant (5-4) |
| April 2 | 11:00 AM | #18 Georgia | #5 | UGA Softball Stadium • Athens, GA | W 4–3 | 1,423 | Carlson (18-1) | Gray (17-6) |
| April 5* | 6:00 PM | Samford | #5 | Birmingham, AL | Canceled | | | |
| April 7 | 6:00 PM | #21 Ole Miss | #5 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 3–1 | 2,305 | Carlson (19-1) | Lee (9-5) |
| April 8 | 3:00 PM | #21 Ole Miss | #5 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 4–10 | 2,476 | Finney (4-0) | Martin (13-5) |
| April 9 | 1:00 PM | #21 Ole Miss | #5 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 3–1 | 2,173 | Carlson (20-1) | Lee (9-6) |
| April 12* | 6:00 PM | Georgia St. | #7 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–3 | 1,756 | Martin (14-5) | Jennings (12-7) |
| April 14 | 6:00 PM | Missouri | #7 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 1–6 | 2,135 | Baxter (12-4) | Carlson (20-2) |
| April 15 | 6:00 PM | Missouri | #7 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 5–4 | 2,200 | Martin (15-5) | Baumgartner (4-5) |
| April 16 | 2:00 PM | Missouri | #7 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–1 | 1,961 | Carlson (21-2) | Baxter (12-5) |
| April 19* | 6:00 PM | Kennesaw State | #7 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 7–3 | 1,713 | Martin (16-5) | Cutting (15-8) |
| April 21 | 6:00 PM | South Carolina | #7 | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 2–0 | 1586 | Carlson (22-2) | Drotar (6-3) |
| April 22 | 6:00 PM | South Carolina | #7 | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 2–0 | 1,762 | Swindle (1-0) | Blue (9-9) |
| April 23 | 2:00 PM | South Carolina | #7 | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | L 0–3 | 1,578 | Elliott (12-8) | Carlson (22-3) |
| April 26* | 6:00 PM | Alabama State | #9 | Lagoon Park • Montgomery, AL | W 14–1$^{(6)}$ | 1,503 | Swindle (2-0) | Bradford (9-11) |
| April 28 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #9 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–2 | 2,140 | Carlson (23-3) | Ward (7-7) |
| April 29 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #9 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–2 | 2,331 | Carlson (24-3) | Silkwood (14-6) |
| April 30 | 1:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #9 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–3 | 2,164 | Martin (17-5) | Ward (7-8) |
| May 5 | 7:00 PM | #14 Alabama | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–0$^{(9)}$ | 4,015 | Carlson (25-3) | Littlejohn (14-6) |
| May 6 | 6:00 PM | #14 Alabama | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–1 | 4,015 | Martin (18-5) | Littlejohn (14-7) |
| May 7 | 12:00 PM | #14 Alabama | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 2–3 | 4,015 | Osorio (20-7) | Swindle (2-1) |
| 2017 Southeastern Conference softball tournament |||||||||
| May 11 | 5:00 PM | #18 Kentucky (Quarterfinal) | #7 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 2–0 | 2,448 | Carlson (26-3) | Rethlake (9-5) |
| May 13 | 1:00 PM | #21 LSU (Semifinal) | #7 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0–6 | 2,475 | Walljasper (16-4) | Carlson (26-4) |
| NCAA Regionals |||||||||
| May 18* | 3:30 PM | East Tennessee State University | #8 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 11–0$^{(5)}$ | 1,940 | Martin (19-5) | Ogle (12-13) |
| May 19* | 11:00 AM | California | #8 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4–3$^{(9)}$ | 1,984 | Martin (20-5) | Conley (20-14) |
| May 21* | 11:30 AM | California | #8 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 8–2 | 1,917 | Carlson (27-4) | Trzcinski (7-7) |
| NCAA Super Regionals |||||||||
| May 26* | 3:00 PM | #6 Oklahoma | #8 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 0–4 | 2,477 | Parker (23-5) | Martin (20-6) |
| May 27* | 12:00 PM | #6 Oklahoma | #8 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 2–5 | 2,420 | Lowary (15-3) | Carlson (27-5) |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone. |||||||||
* The second game of the series vs. LSU was postponed due to bad weather. The game, which was originally scheduled for March 11 at 7:30 PM, was moved to March 12 at 12:00 PM as part of a doubleheader.

## Ranking movement

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| USA Today / NFCA Coaches | 2 | 2 (8) | 2 (10) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| ESPN / USA Softball | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | T8 | 13 |