1997 Auburn Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season August 2026 August 2026 baseball 1997 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 200 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 5 5 50–17 17–12 Hal Baird 13th Plainsman Park NCAA East Regional champions College World Series 1–2 The 1997 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park. They were led by head coach Hal Baird, in his thirteenth season as head coach of the program. The Tigers reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for 5th after a loss to Stanford, a win against 1997 Rice Owls Rice, and another loss to Stanford. Personnel Roster 1997 Auburn Tigers rosterBaseball Roster 1997 https://auburntigers.com/sports/baseball/roster/season/1997 Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website August 10, 2026 Pitchers 13 - Eric Wood 15 - Tim Hudson 16 - George Jones 18 - Ryan Reese 29 - Josh Hancock 30 - Finley Woodward 32 - Alex Merriott 34 - Patrick Dunham 41 - Jeremiah Smith 44 - Brent Schoening 45 - Colter Bean 46 - Bryan Hebson 47 - Kevin Knorst Catchers 17 - Patrick Wooton 20 - Casey Dunn 21 - David Ross Outfielders 3 - Adam Sullivan 5 - Josh Davis 12 - Jason Gregory 24 - Tucker Dearth 26 - Hank Stepleton Infielders 2 - Rob Macrory 4 - Derek Reif 7 - Harrel Hill 8 - Heath Kelly 10 - Jamie Kersh 11 - Chad Wandall 22 - Nate Hare 25 - Brian Davidson 27 - Josh Etheredge 37 - Stephen Chambless Schedule and results 1997 Auburn Tigers baseball game log Regular season February (12–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record February 7 1997 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 15–5 1–0 – February 8 Morehead State* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 17–2 2–0 – February 9 Morehead State* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–2 3–0 – February 11 1997 Mercer Bears Mercer* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 18–3 4–0 – Coca-Cola Classic February 15 vs. 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss* Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4–3 5–0 – February 16 vs. 1997 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama* Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 17–3 6–0 – February 20 1997 Troy Trojans Troy State* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 10–7 7–0 – February 22 1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–1 8–0 – February 22 Middle Tennessee* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–7 9–0 – February 23 Middle Tennessee* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–3 10–0 – February 25 1997 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 13–7 11–0 – February 26 Winthrop* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 5–3 12–0 – March (16–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record March 1 1997 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–2 13–0 – March 2 Duquesne* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–0 14–0 – March 3 Duquesne* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–5 15–0 – March 4 at 1997 Samford Bulldogs Samford* Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Homewood, AL W 7–0 16–0 – March 5 1997 Davidson Wildcats Davidson* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 14–3 17–0 – March 7 at 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 3–17 17–1 0–1 March 8 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 10–6 18–1 1–1 March 9 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 21–6 19–1 2–1 March 12 1997 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 10–8 20–1 2–1 March 14 1997 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 4–5 (10) 20–2 2–2 March 15 Tennessee Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 16–4 21–2 3–2 March 16 Tennessee Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 5–3 22–2 4–2 March 21 1997 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 14–1 23–2 5–2 March 22 Georgia Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–2 24–2 6–2 March 23 Georgia Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 13–6 25–2 7–2 March 25 at 1997 UAB Blazers UAB* Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL W 9–7 26–2 7–2 March 28 at 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 5–0 (7) 27–2 8–2 March 29 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 5–6 (12) 27–3 8–3 March 30 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 18–3 28–3 9–3 April (11–6) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record April 2 Samford* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–3 29–3 9–3 April 4 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 3–5 29–4 9–4 April 5 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 9–4 30–4 10–4 April 6 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 15–7 31–4 11–4 April 8 1997 VMI Keydets VMI* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 14–2 32–4 11–4 April 9 VMI* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 17–3 33–4 11–4 April 12 Alabama Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 13–8 34–4 12–4 April 12 Alabama Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 7–22 34–5 12–5 April 13 Alabama Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 11–12 (11) 34–6 12–6 April 15 Mercer* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 10–3 35–6 12–6 April 16 UAB* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–8 36–6 12–6 April 18 1997 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–4 37–6 13–6 April 19 Arkansas Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 5–9 37–7 13–7 April 20 Arkansas Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 12–3 38–7 14–7 April 22 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–4 (5) 39–7 14–7 April 25 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–7 39–8 14–8 April 26 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–8 39–9 14–9 May (4–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record May 3 at 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–4 40–9 15–9 May 3 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–4 41–9 16–9 May 4 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–8 41–10 16–10 May 6 1997 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–2 42–10 16–10 May 9 1997 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 6–11 42–11 16–11 May 10 Ole Miss Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 13–6 43–11 17–11 May 11 Ole Miss Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 5–7 (11) 43–12 17–12 Postseason Auburn Tigers 1997 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament SEC Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record SECT record May 14 (7) Arkansas (6) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 7–3 44–12 1–0 May 15 (1) LSU (6) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 2–5 44–13 1–1 May 16 (5) Mississippi State (6) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 5–4 45–13 2–1 May 17 (3) Florida (6) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 5–17 45–14 2–2 Auburn Tigers 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#East Regional NCAA East Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg record May 22 (5) 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–3 46–14 1–0 May 23 (4) 1997 South Florida Bulls South Florida (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–0 47–14 2–0 May 24 (1) 1997 Florida State Seminoles Florida State (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–7 48–14 3–0 May 25 (1) Florida State (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–9 48–15 3–1 May 25 (1) Florida State (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–2 49–15 4–1 Auburn Tigers 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College World Series College World Series (1–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 30 (3) Stanford (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–8 49–16 0–1 June 1 (7) 1997 Rice Owls Rice (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–1 50–16 1–1 June 3 (3) Stanford (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–11 50–17 1–2 #ddffdd Win #ffdddd Loss Reference:Baseball Schedule 1997 https://auburntigers.com/sports/baseball/schedule/season/1997 Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website August 10, 2026 (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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