# 2019 Auburn Tigers baseball team

The 2019 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-American teams

2nd Team
* Tanner Burns - Starting Pitcher (D1Baseball)
* Will Holland - Middle Infielder (Perfect Game)
3rd Team
* Tanner Burns - Starting Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball)
* Will Holland - Shortstop (D1Baseball)
* Will Holland - Shortstop (NCBWA)

### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Tigers predicted to finish in fourth place in the Western Division.
Media poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | LSU | 88 (10) |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 65 (1) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 59 (1) |
| 4 | Auburn | 57 (1) |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 48 (1) |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 47 |
| 7 | Alabama | 21 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team
* Tanner Burns - Starting Pitcher

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Auburn win |
| | Auburn loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Auburn team member |
2019 Auburn Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season (32–23) :
February (6–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Feb. 15 | Georgia Southern | No. 22 | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | 11–2 | Anderson (1–0) | Shuman (0–1) | Skipper (1) | SECN+ | 3,053 | 1–0 | – |
| Feb. 16 | Georgia Southern | No. 22 | Plainsman Park | 5–7 | McAlister (1–0) | Watson (0–1) | | SECN+ | 4,096 | 1–1 | – |
| Feb. 17 | Georgia Southern | No. 22 | Plainsman Park | 4–3 | Owen (1–0) | Roberts (0–1) | | | 3,220 | 2–1 | – |
| Feb. 19 | Alabama A&M | No. 22 | Plainsman Park | 10–1 | Skipper (1–0) | Diaz Jr. (0–1) | | SECN+ | 2,457 | 3–1 | – |
| Feb. 20 | Alabama A&M | No. 22 | Plainsman Park | 10–2 | Wade (1–0) | Hovermill (0–1) | | | 2,365 | 4–1 | – |
| Feb. 22 | at UCF | No. 22 | John Euliano Park Orlando, Florida | 4–1 | Burns (1–0) | Schuermann (0–1) | Greenhill (1) | | 1,517 | 5–1 | – |
| Feb. 23 | at UCF | No. 22 | John Euliano Park | 1–6 | Holloway (1–0) | Gray (0–1) | | | 1,803 | 5–2 | – |
| Feb. 24 | at UCF | No. 22 | John Euliano Park | 13–9 | Skipper (2–0) | Sinclair (1–1) | | | 1,641 | 6–2 | – |
March (16–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar. 1 | Cincinnati | No. 21 | Plainsman Park | 5–0 | Burns (2−0) | Kullman (0–2) | | SECN+ | 3,544 | 7–2 | – |
| Mar. 2 (1) | Cincinnati | No. 21 | Plainsman Park | 5–0 | Owen (2–0) | Kroger (0–1) | Greenhill (2) | SECN+ | DH | 8–2 | – |
| Mar. 2 (2) | Cincinnati | No. 21 | Plainsman Park | 9–5 | Anderson (2–0) | Batcho (0–2) | Fuller (1) | SECN+ | 7,387 | 9–2 | – |
| Mar. 5 | UT Martin | No. 19 | Plainsman Park | 15–9 | Fitts (1–0) | O'Doherty (0–1) | | SECN+ | 2,621 | 10–2 | – |
| Mar. 6 | UT Martin | No. 19 | Plainsman Park | 2–0 | Wade (2–0) | Bullington (0–2) | Skipper (2) | SECN+ | 2,512 | 11–2 | – |
| Mar. 8 | UTSA | No. 19 | Plainsman Park | 6–0 | Burns (3–0) | Patel (0–2) | | SECN+ | 3,087 | 12–2 | – |
| Mar. 9 (1) | UTSA | No. 19 | Plainsman Park | 5–0 | Owen (3–0) | Foust (2–1) | | | DH | 13–2 | – |
| Mar. 9 (2) | UTSA | No. 19 | Plainsman Park | 8–3 | Fuller (1–0) | Harrison (0–1) | | | 6,569 | 14–2 | – |
| Mar. 12 | at South Alabama | No. 18 | Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, Alabama | 6–2 | Wade (3–0) | Proctor (0–2) | | | 2,831 | 15–2 | – |
| Mar. 15 | No. 23 Tennessee | No. 18 | Plainsman Park | 2–0 | Anderson (3–0) | Stallings (4–1) | Greenhill (3) | SECN+ | 3,060 | 16–2 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 16 | No. 23 Tennessee | No. 18 | Plainsman Park | 5–2 | Fuller (1–0) | Linginfelter (4–1) | | SECN | 3,513 | 17–2 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 17 | No. 23 Tennessee | No. 18 | Plainsman Park | 5–3 | Gray (1–1) | Crochet (1–1) | | SECN+ | 3,401 | 18–2 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 19 | at UAB | No. 12 | Regions Field Birmingham, Alabama | 13–5 | Horn (1–0) | Bohannon (1–1) | | | 4,037 | 19–2 | – |
| Mar. 22 | at No. 2 Mississippi State | No. 12 | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi | 6–5 | Anderson (4–0) | White (1–1) | Greenhill (4) | SECN+ | 10,029 | 20–2 | 4–0 |
| Mar. 23 | at No. 2 Mississippi State | No. 12 | Dudy Noble Field | 2–15 | Ginn (6–0) | Skipper (3–1) | | SECN+ | 12,343 | 20–3 | 4–1 |
| Mar. 24 | at No. 2 Mississippi State | No. 12 | Dudy Noble Field | 15–20 | Gordon (3–0) | Greenhill (0–1) | | SECN+ | 9,886 | 20–4 | 4–2 |
| Mar. 26 | vs. Alabama | No. 15 | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, Alabama | 3–6 | Randolph (1–0) | Gray (1–2) | | SECN | 7,896 | 20–5 | – |
| Mar. 29 | at South Carolina | No. 15 | Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina | 4–2 | Burns (4–0) | Lloyd (2–2) | Greenhill (5) | SECN+ | 6,898 | 21–5 | 5–2 |
| Mar. 30 | at South Carolina | No. 15 | Founders Park | 0–4 | Morgan (3–0) | Fuller (1–1) | | SECN | 7,390 | 21–6 | 5–3 |
| Mar. 31 | at South Carolina | No. 15 | Founders Park | 7–5 | Fitts (2–0) | Shook (2–1) | Greenhill (6) | SECN | 6,564 | 22–6 | 6–3 |
April (5–11) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 2 | Georgia Tech | No. 15 | Plainsman Park | 3–9 | Hughes (3–2) | Gray (1–3) | | SECN+ | 3,626 | 22–7 | – |
| April 5 (1) | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 15 | Plainsman Park | 6–3 | Anderson (5–0) | Kopps (1–3) | Greenhill (7) | SECN+ | DH | 23–7 | 7–3 |
| April 5 (2) | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 15 | Plainsman Park | 6–9 | Kopps (2–3) | Skipper (3–2) | | SECN+ | 7,332 | 23–8 | 7–4 |
| April 6 | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 15 | Plainsman Park | 0–8 | Wicklander (3–1) | Fitts (2–1) | Vermillion (1) | SECN+ | 3,731 | 23–9 | 7–5 |
| April 9 | Jacksonville State | No. 22 | Plainsman Park | 6–11 | Gilliland (1–0) | Anderson (5–1) | | SECN+ | 2,838 | 23–10 | – |
| April 12 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, Texas | 0–4 | Doxakis (4–2) | Burns (4–1) | | SECN+ | 5,873 | 23–11 | 7–6 |
| April 13 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | 7–0 | Fuller (2–1) | Lacy (6–1) | Greenhill (8) | SECN+ | 7,037 | 24–11 | 8–6 |
| April 14 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | 1–4 | Weber (2–0) | Fitts (2–2) | Kalich (9) | SECN+ | 5,516 | 24–12 | 8–7 |
| April 16 | at No. 11 Georgia Tech | | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | 6–11 | Hughes (5–2) | Schilleci (0–1) | | ACCN Extra | 1,657 | 24–13 | – |
| April 18 | No. 15 Ole Miss | | Plainsman Park | 7–4 | Fitts (3–2) | Ethridge (5–3) | Greenhill (9) | SECN+ | 3,409 | 25–13 | 9–7 |
| April 19 | No. 15 Ole Miss | | Plainsman Park | 3–5 | Nikhazy (4–3) | Burns (4–2) | Caracci (8) | SECN+ | 3,100 | 25–14 | 9–8 |
| April 20 | No. 15 Ole Miss | | Plainsman Park | 6–5 | Greenhill (1–1) | Caracci (1–2) | | SECN+ | 3,614 | 26–14 | 10–8 |
| April 23 | at Jacksonville State | No. 25 | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, Alabama | 14–2 | Glavine (1–0) | Gilliland (1–1) | | ESPN+ | 1,882 | 27–14 | – |
| April 25 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 25 | Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee | 6–12 | Fellows (9–0) | Burns (4–3) | Hickman (3) | ESPNU | 3,050 | 27–15 | 10–9 |
| April 26 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 25 | Hawkins Field | 2-5 | Rocker (5–4) | Fitts (3–3) | Fisher (3) | SECN | 3,534 | 27–16 | 10–10 |
| April 27 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 25 | Hawkins Field | 5-9 | Raby (7–1) | Fuller (2–2) | | SECN+ | 3,626 | 27–17 | 10–11 |
May (5–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 3 | Alabama | Plainsman Park | 5–1 | Owen (4–0) | Finnerty (6–6) | | SECN+ | 3,982 | 28–17 | 11–11 |
| May 4 | Alabama | Plainsman Park | 6–7 | Randolph (2–2) | Greenhill (1–2) | Medders (1) | SECN | 3,532 | 28–18 | 11–12 |
| May 5 | Alabama | Plainsman Park | 17–7 | Horn (2–0) | Guffey (0–1) | | SECN | 3,665 | 29–18 | 12–12 |
| May 7 | UAB | Plainsman Park | 4–6 | Wesson (2–2) | Skipper (3–3) | Calvert (4) | SECN+ | 2,797 | 29–19 | – |
| May 10 | No. 7 Georgia | Plainsman Park | 2–11 | Locey (9–1) | Owen (4–1) | | SECN+ | 3,703 | 29–20 | 12–13 |
| May 11 (1) | No. 7 Georgia | Plainsman Park | 4–3 | Greenhill (2–2) | Wilcox (2–1) | | SECN+ | DH | 30–20 | 13–13 |
| May 11 (2) | No. 7 Georgia | Plainsman Park | 8–10 | Kristofak (4–0) | Schilleci (0–2) | | SECN+ | 3,340 | 30–21 | 13–14 |
| May 14 | North Alabama | Plainsman Park | 8–7 | Gray (2–3) | Gillum (0–2) | | SECN+ | 3,310 | 31–21 | – |
| May 16 | at No. 20 LSU | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1–7 | Walker (5–4) | Anderson (5–2) | | SECN+ | 10,305 | 31–22 | 13–15 |
| May 17 | at No. 20 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | 1–5 | Marceaux (4–2) | Owen (4–2) | Hess (2) | SECN+ | 11,009 | 31–23 | 13–16 |
| May 18 | at No. 20 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | 5–4 | Watson (1–1) | Hess (3–5) | Fuller (1) | SECN+ | 10,681 | 32–23 | 14–16 |
Postseason (6–3) :
SEC Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 21 | vs. (9) Tennessee | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama | 5–3 | Horn (3–0) | Stallings (8–4) | Greenhill (10) | SECN | | 33–23 | 1–0 |
| May 22 | vs. (1) Vanderbilt | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 1–11 | Hickman (7–0) | Gray (2–4) | | SECN | | 33–24 | 1–1 |
| May 23 | vs. (5) LSU | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 3–4 | Peterson (5–2) | Greenhill (2–3) | | SECN | 6,891 | 33–25 | 1–2 |
Atlanta Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| May 31 | vs. (3) Coastal Carolina | (2) | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | 16–7 | Anderson (6–2) | Veneziano (5–3) | | ESPNU | 2,487 | 34–25 | 1–0 |
| June 1 | vs. (1) No. 3 Georgia Tech | (2) | Russ Chandler Stadium | 6–5 | Fitts (4–3) | Thomas (9–2) | | SECN | 3,718 | 35–25 | 2–0 |
| June 2 | vs. (1) No. 3 Georgia Tech | (2) | Russ Chandler Stadium | 4–1 | Horn (4–0) | Carpenter (1–2) | Greenhill (11) | ESPN3 | 3,718 | 36–25 | 3–0 |
Chapel Hill Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| June 8 | vs. (1) No. 14 North Carolina | (2) | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 11–7 | Anderson (7–2) | Lancellotti (6–3) | Greenhill (12) | ESPN2 | 3,699 | 37–25 | 1–0 |
| June 9 | vs. (1) No. 14 North Carolina | (2) | Boshamer Stadium | 0–2 | Love (8–4) | Horn (4–1) | | ESPN | 3,718 | 37–26 | 1–1 |
| June 10 | vs. (1) No. 14 North Carolina | (2) | Boshamer Stadium | 14–7 | Fitts (5–3) | Lancellotti (6–4) | | ESPN2 | 4,089 | 38–26 | 2–1 |
College World Series (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 16 | vs. No. 6 Mississippi State | | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska | 4–5 | Gordon (5–0) | Burns (4–4) | | ESPN2 | 22,671 | 38–27 | 0–1 |
| June 18 | vs. No. 7 Louisville | | TD Ameritrade Park | 3–5 | Elliott (3–2) | Horn (4–2) | Kirian (5) | ESPN | 14,481 | 38–28 | 0–2 |
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Atlanta Regional

Atlanta Regional Teams :
| (1) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | (2) Auburn Tigers | (3) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | (4) Florida A&M Rattlers |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 13 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 2 | 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Auburn | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | Auburn | 6 | | | |
| 2 | Auburn | 16 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Auburn | 16 | | | | 2 | Auburn | 4 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 |
| | | | 1 | Georgia Tech | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 4 | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | | | |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | | | | | | |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2019 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 7–23 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 |
| AUB | 14–16 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 4–6 | 1–1 |
| FLA | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 2–3 |
| UGA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | UGA | E2 | 8–2 | 4–1 |
| KEN | 7–23 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | KEN | E7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W2 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| MIZZ | 13–16 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 5–4 | 1–3 |
| MISS | 16–14 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | MISS | W5 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| SCAR | 8–22 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | SCAR | E6 | 1–9 | 0–3 |
| TENN | 14–16 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | 1–2 | TENN | E3 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| TAMU | 16–13 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W4 | 6–3 | 1–1 |
| VAN | 23–7 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | VAN | E1 | 8–2 | 5–0 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| Coaches' | 20 | 20* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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.

## 2019 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Will Holland | SS | 5 | 149 | Minnesota Twins |
| Davis Daniel | RHP | 7 | 211 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Edouard Julien | 3B | 18 | 539 | Minnesota Twins |
| Jack Owen | LHP | 21 | 635 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Elliott Anderson | LHP | 23 | 679 | Kansas City Royals |