2026 Auburn Tigers baseball team

2026 Auburn Tigers baseball
2026 Auburn Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
D1Baseball.com	No. 5
Record	19–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Butch Thompson (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Gabe Gross; Karl Nonemaker;
Home stadium	Plainsman Park

2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Texas ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	20	–	3	.870
No. 6 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	20	–	4	.833
No. 5 Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	19	–	4	.826
No. 19 Kentucky ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	19	–	4	.826
No. 7 Georgia ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	20	–	5	.800
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	19	–	5	.792
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	18	–	7	.720
Florida ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	19	–	6	.760
No. 18 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	19	–	6	.760
Alabama ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	18	–	7	.720
No. 21 Tennessee ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	17	–	7	.708
No. 25 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	18	–	5	.783
LSU ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	16	–	9	.640
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	13	–	12	.520
Missouri ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	16	–	8	.667
South Carolina ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	13	–	12	.520

As of March 23, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Auburn Tigers baseball team represents Auburn University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Plainsman Park.

Previous season

In 2025, the Tigers finished 41–20, 17–13 in conference. They finished 6th in the SEC.

Personnel

Roster

2026 Auburn Tigers roster^[2]

Pitchers

4 – Jake Marciano – Sophomore
6 – Drew Whalen – Junior
9 – Jett Johnston – Junior
12 – Garrett Brewer – Junior
13 – Ethan Harden – Junior
16 – Clayton Armah – Freshman
20 – Marcel Kulik – Sophomore
21 – Andreas Alvarez – Sophomore
22 – Connor Gatwood – Freshman
24 – Justice de Jong – Freshman
27 – Christian Chatterton – Sophomore
28 – Ryan Hetzler – Junior
32 – Griffin Graves – Junior
33 – Mason Koch – Senior
36 – Jackson Sanders – Sophomore
37 – Trevor Booton – Sophomore
41 – LJ Cormier – Freshman
42 – Abe Chancellor – Senior
43 – Alex Petrovic – Sophomore
46 – Saxon Roberts – Freshman
52 – Tanner Waldrop – Freshman

Catchers

3 – Chase Fralick – Sophomore
10 – Lucas Steele – Senior
25 – Taylor Belza – Freshman
52 – Tanner Waldrop – Junior

Infielders

1 – Ryne Farber – Junior
2 – Chris Rembert – Sophomore
7 – Todd Clay – Senior
8 – Eric Guevara – Junior
11 – Brandon McCraine – Freshman
23 – Eddie Madrigal – Junior
26 – Caiden Combs – Freshman
44 – Ty Thompson – Freshman

Outfielders

5 – Bristol Carter – Junior
14 – Cade Belyeu – Junior
17 – Mason McCraine – Freshman
19 – Bub Terrell – Sophomore
40 – Wade Shelley – Freshman

Coaching staff

2025 Auburn Tigers coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position
Butch Thompson	Head Coach
Karl Nonemaker	Associate Head Coach
Gabe Gross	Associate Head Coach
Everett Teaford	Pitching Coach

Schedule and results

2026 Auburn Tigers baseball game log (19–4)

Regular season (19–4)

February (8–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 13	Youngstown State*	No. 9	Plainsman Park	W 2–1	Whalen (1–0)	Zmolik (0–1)	Brewer (1)	SECN+	5,688	1–0	–
February 14 (DH 1)	Youngstown State*	No. 9	Plainsman Park	W 2–1 (10)	Hetzler (1–0)	English (0–1)	–	SECN+	5,710	2–0	–
February 14 (DH 2)	Youngstown State*	No. 9	Plainsman Park	W 17–2 (7)	Petrovic (1–0)	Mikos (0–1)	–	SECN+	5,710	3–0	–
February 17	Cincinnati*	No. 9	Plainsman Park	L 0–8	Marsh (2–0)	Alvarez (0–1)	–	SECN+	5,696	3–1	–
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
February 20	vs. Kansas State*	No. 9	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 5–1	Marciano (1–0)	Guyette (1–1)	–	FloCollege	3,219	4–1	–
February 21	vs. No. 16 Florida State*	No. 9	Globe Life Field	W 8–5	Sanders (1–0)	O'Leary (1–1)	Hetzler (1)	FloCollege	3,702	5–1	–
February 22	vs. No. 15 Louisville*	No. 9	Globe Life Field	W 10–6	Petrovic (2–0)	Danilowicz (1–1)	Brewer (2)	FloCollege		6–1	–

February 25	West Georgia*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 4–3	Hetzler (2–0)	Kenny (0–1)	–	SECN+	5,194	7–1	–
February 27	Nebraska*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	L 8–9 (10)	Unger (1–1)	Brewer (0–1)	Bender (1)	SECN+	6,000	7–2	–
February 28	Nebraska*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 15–4 (7)	Chatterton (1–0)	Jasa (1–1)	–	SECN+	6,687	8–2	–

March (11–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Nebraska*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 12–3	Petrovic (3–0)	Blachowicz (1–1)	–	SECN+	5,411	9–2	–
March 3	Samford*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 6–2	Alvarez (1–1)	Berry (1–1)	–	SECN+	5,289	10–2	–
March 6	Winthrop*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 10–0 (7)	Marciano (2–0)	Gilley (3–1)	–	SECN+	5,607	11–2	–
March 7 (DH 1)	Winthrop*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 6–0	Sanders (2–0)	Earnhardt (2–1)	–	SECN+	5,407	12–2	–
March 7 (DH 2)	Winthrop*	No. 7	Plainsman Park	W 8–1	Chatterton (2–0)	Guzman (0–2)	–	SECN+	5,407	13–2	–
March 10	UAB*	No. 6	Plainsman Park	W 17–2 (7)	Alvarez (2–1)	Conner (1–1)	–	SECN+	4,728	14–2	–
March 13	at Missouri	No. 6	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO	W 2–0	Marciano (3–0)	Dohrmann (1–1)	Brewer (3)	SECN+	1,375	15–2	1–0
March 14 (DH 1)	at Missouri	No. 6	Taylor Stadium	W 4–3 (10)	Hetzler (3–0)	Rosand (1–2)	–	SECN+	1,475	16–2	2–0
March 14 (DH 2)	at Missouri	No. 6	Taylor Stadium	W 9–2	Petrovic (4–0)	Kehlenbrink (3–1)	–	SECN+	1,733	17–2	3–0
March 17	No. 3 Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Plainsman Park	W 9–2	Alvarez (3–1)	Angelakos (1–1)	–	SECN+	6,498	18–2	–
March 20	No. 2 Texas	No. 5	Plainsman Park	W 4–3	Brewer (1–1)	Walker (1–1)	–	SECN+	7,247	19–2	4–0
March 21	No. 2 Texas	No. 5	Plainsman Park	L 6–7	Harrison (3–0)	Sanders (2–1)	Burns (3)	SECN+	8,037	19–3	4–1
March 22	No. 2 Texas	No. 5	Plainsman Park	L 0–5	Cozart (4–0)	Petrovic (4–1)	–	SECN+	7,011	19–4	4–2
March 24	vs South Alabama*	No. 5	Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, AL					TBA		–	–
March 27	at Alabama	No. 5	Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL					SECN+		–	–
March 28	at Alabama	No. 5	Sewell-Thomas Stadium					SECN		–	–
March 29	at Alabama	No. 5	Sewell-Thomas Stadium					SECN+		–	–
March 31	at Georgia Tech*		Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA					ESPN2		–	–

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	Arkansas		Plainsman Park					ESPN2		–	–
April 3	Arkansas		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 4	Arkansas		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 7	Jacksonville State*		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 10	Kentucky		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 11	Kentucky		Plainsman Park					SECN		–	–
April 12	Kentucky		Plainsman Park					SECN		–	–
April 14	Alabama State*		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 16	at Florida		Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL					SECN		–	–
April 17	at Florida		Condron Ballpark					SECN		–	–
April 18	at Florida		Condron Ballpark					TBA		–	–
April 21	at Samford*		Hoover Met Hoover, AL					TBA		–	–
April 24	Oklahoma		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 25	Oklahoma		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
April 26	Oklahoma		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park College Station, TX					SECN		–	–
May 2	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park					SECN+		–	–
May 3	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park					SECN+		–	–
May 5	at UAB*		Regions Field Birmingham, AL					TBA		–	–
May 7	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS					ESPNU		–	–
May 8	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field					SECN+		–	–
May 9	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field					SECN+		–	–
May 12	at Jacksonville State*		Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL					TBA		–	–
May 14	Georgia		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
May 15	Georgia		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–
May 16	Georgia		Plainsman Park					SECN+		–	–

Postseason (0–0)

SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL					SECN		–	–

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'	9	9*	7	7	5	4	5
Baseball America	5	5	5	6	5	4	6
NCBWA†	8	7	7	7	5	4	5
D1Baseball	9	9	7	7	6	5	5
Perfect Game	10	10	7	6	5	4	7

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

References

^ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "2026 Baseball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2026.

[1] "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.

[roster-2] "2026 Baseball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2026.

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