2018 Auburn Tigers softball team

2018 Auburn Tigers softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Annie Smith
  • Eddy Ketelhut
Home stadiumJane B. Moore Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 4   .833 47 – 8   .855
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 43 – 10   .811
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 43 – 13   .768
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 44 – 11   .800
No. 11 LSU ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 40 – 13   .755
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 40 – 15   .727
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 37 – 14   .725
No. 13 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 32 – 17   .653
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 40 – 14   .741
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 31 – 18   .633
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 35 – 20   .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 30 – 22   .577
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 28 – 27   .509
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of Mar. 25, 2018[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2018 Auburn Tigers softball team is an American softball team, representing Auburn University for the 2018 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers play their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.[2] The Tigers have a new coach, after former coach Clint Myers resigned his post on August 24, 2017.[3] Mickey Dean was named as head coach on September 14, 2017, after coaching at James Madison University for 5 seasons.[4]

Auburn hopes to improve upon its 49-12 record a year ago that ended in the Super Regionals at the hands of the eventual National Champion Oklahoma Sooners.[5]

The Tigers were voted to finish sixth in the SEC in the Preseason Coaches' Poll,[6] and opened 2018 ranked 13th in the USA Today/NFCA Softball national preseason poll.[7]

  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jane B. Moore Field". Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Clint Myers Retires At Auburn". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mickey Dean Named Auburn Head Softball Coach". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Auburn Falls to Oklahoma, Ends 2017 Campaign". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Florida voted preseason favorite for softball season". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tigers open 2018 season ranked 13th". Retrieved February 12, 2018.