Auburn 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Auburn Tigers

SEC (40-15, 11-13)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/23 Kentucky (3-1), 3/17 Alabama (3-1), 4/8 Tennessee (6-0)
Bad Losses: 2/22 vs Wisconsin (2-3), 2/24 vs Long Beach State (3-6), 4/1 at Mississippi (2-3)
Coach: Mickey Dean
 
Key Field Players:
Victoria Draper, Senior, OF, .387 BA, 13 RBI, 37 SB
Taylon Snow, Freshman, IF, .333 BA, 23 RBI
Casey McCrackin, Junior, IF, .315 BA, 8 HR, 28 RBI
Courtney Shea, Senior, C, .303 BA, 5 HR, 32 RBI
Justus Perry, Sophomore, IF, .284 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI
Alyssa Rivera, Sophomore, OF, .271 BA, 8 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kaylee Carlson, Senior, P, 1.34 ERA, 20-6 W/L, 12 CG, 173.0 IP, 112 SO
Makayla Martin, Junior, P, 1.23 ERA, 15-6 W/L, 8 CG, 125.2 IP, 88 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (65th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.44 (28, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.11 (181, 10)
Earned Run Average: 1.24 (5, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (13, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.76 (79, 10)
Scoring Offense: 5.24 (49, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .436 (74, 11)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.76 24, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (75, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionaldefeated East Tennessee State, defeated California, defeated California
2017Super Regionaleliminated by Oklahoma
2016Regionaldefeated Jacksonville State, defeated USC Upstate, defeated Jacksonville State
2016Super Regionaldefeated Arizona
2016WCWSdefeated UCLA, defeated Georgia, defeated Florida State, lost to Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma, eliminated by Oklahoma
2015Regionaldefeated Tennessee Tech, defeated South Alabama, defeated South Alabama
2015Super Regionaldefeated Louisiana Lafayette
2015WCWSlost to LSU, defeated Tennessee, defeated UCLA, eliminated by Florida
2014Regionallost to North Dakota State, defeated Green Bay, defeated North Dakota State, defeated Minnesota, eliminated by Minnesota
2012Regionallost to Houston, eliminated by Texas
2011Regionallost to BYU, defeated Portland State, eliminated by BYU
2010Regionallost to Oregon, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2009Regionaldefeated Iowa, lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Boston University
2008Regionallost to Louisiana Tech, defeated Stephen F. Austin, eliminated by Louisiana Tech
2006Regionallost to Ohio State, defeated Marist, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by Arizona
 
*all team stats through 5/6