| 2016 Auburn Tigers softball | |
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SEC Tournament Championship, W, 7–1 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| West | |
| Record | 58–12 (16–7 SEC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Scott Woodard, Casey Myers, & Corey Myers |
| Pitching coach | Corey Myers |
| Home stadium | Jane B. Moore Field |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 52 | – | 4 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kentucky | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 43 | – | 11 | .796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Tennessee | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 40 | – | 13 | .755 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn ‡ | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 46 | – | 9 | .836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 45 | – | 11 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Missouri | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 39 | – | 13 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 LSU | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 42 | – | 14 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Georgia | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 40 | – | 16 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 38 | – | 19 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 37 | – | 17 | .685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 23 | .042 | 17 | – | 39 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 8, 2016[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Auburn Tigers softball team was an American softball team that represented Auburn University for the 2016 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers played their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.[2]
In 2015, the Auburn Tigers softball team went 56-11 during Clint Myers second season, and won its first SEC softball tournament on May 9, 2015, at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, LA, by defeating #11 Tennessee in extra innings. Auburn garnered a #4 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament, and hosted a regional and super regional at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL. Auburn won both the regional and super regional and advanced to their first 2015 Women's College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. They made it to the Finals of the tournament, where they lost to eventual champion Florida by two runs.
In the 2016 preseason fall exhibition games the Tigers were 8-0, only surrendering 3 runs.[3]
In December 2015, Jane B. Moore Field began an 821-seat expansion along with more rest rooms, and will reconfigure the front of the stadium to add a grassy area for fans and kids before the first game.[4]
The Tigers 2016 regular season began on February 11 at home against Appalachian State. SEC Play began on March 12, when the Tigers hosted the #1 Florida Gators.
Auburn finished the regular season in a tie for 3rd place within the conference, and received the 4th seed in the 2016 SEC softball tournament. Beating #5 Alabama and #1 Florida, they made it to their second SEC Championship Final in a row on May 14, 2016, held at Nusz Park in Starkville, MS, and defeated #14 LSU 7-1 to collect back-to-back SEC Championships in Softball.[5]
Auburn garnered a #4 seed for the second year in a row in the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament, and hosted a regional and super regional at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL. Auburn won both the regional and super regional and advanced to the second NCAA Women's College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK, in as many years.[6]
- ^ "Softball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Jane B. Moore Field". Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Auburn Softball Schedule". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Auburn adding over 800 seats to softball stadium
- ^ Auburn wins back to back SEC softball tournament titles
- ^ Heading to OKC: Auburn going to Women’s College World Series