AUBURN, Ala. – Head coach Mickey Dean has released the schedule for the upcoming 2020 campaign. The Tigers are slated to play 55 regular-season contests, including 30 at Jane B. Moore Field.
"We look forward to a challenging 2020 schedule, which will feature half of the 2019 Women's College World Series field," Dean said. "We are excited to host several home tournaments for our fans with new upper-deck seating."
Auburn is set to face one of its toughest schedules to date with 36 games against teams that made the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The 2020 slate features nine dates against 2019 Women's College World Series participants, including an early February test against reigning national champion UCLA.
The Tigers open the season on the road, participating in the 2020 NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. Auburn will face a loaded field of Baylor, Notre Dame, Liberty, Texas State and Illinois over Feb. 7-9.
Auburn opens its home slate the following week with a non-conference contest against Kennesaw State on Feb. 13 before hosting the annual Plainsman Invitational over Feb. 14-16. In the round-robin tournament, Auburn will face UNC-Wilmington three times and Alabama State twice.
The Tigers embark on a cross-country trip to California as Auburn returns to Palm Springs to compete in the prestigious Mary Nutter Classic over Feb. 20-23. Four of Auburn's five contests will be against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams in Arizona State, Northwestern, Arizona and UCLA. Auburn will also face Cal as part of the tournament.
A trip back to The Plains for the Tiger Invitational rounds out the month. Auburn will host Georgia Southern, Binghamton and Minnesota over Feb 28-March 1.
In the final tune-up before jumping into the Southeastern Conference slate, Auburn will travel to Macon, Ga., for a doubleheader against Mercer on March 4. The Tigers then open conference play in Gainesville against Florida (March 6-8).
Rounding out the road trip, Auburn will make a midweek stop at Jacksonville on March 10 before hosting Georgia State at Jane B. Moore Field on March 11.
The Tigers jump into the heart of its schedule with three straight SEC series to round out March. After opening the home conference slate with a Saturday through Monday series with Missouri (March 14-16), Auburn treks to Athens to face Georgia over March 20-22. Auburn will take on its second set of Bulldogs over March 27-29, welcoming Mississippi State to The Plains.
Auburn opens April on the road at South Carolina for a three-game series over April 3-5 before returning to non-conference play on April 7 by hosting Alabama State. Continuing the homestand, the Tigers will face Ole Miss on April 9-11 for a Thursday-Saturday series.
Taking a break from conference play, Auburn will compete in four straight non-conference contests. The Tigers will host Chattanooga on April 15 and Charlotte for single games on April 18 and 19 before traveling to Troy on April 22.
Closing out April, Auburn will face its final SEC road test against in-state rival Alabama. The three-game series is set for April 25-27 and will be Auburn's second Saturday-Monday series of the season. Auburn closes out the regular-season on May-1-3, hosting LSU.
The 2020 SEC Tournament is set for May 6-9 and will be hosted by Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Auburn will learn its postseason fate on "Selection Sunday" set for May 10. The NCAA Regionals are slated for May 14-17 with the Super Regional round set for May 21-24.
The 2020 Women's College World Series is set for May 28-June 3 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
All game dates and times are subject to change. The 2020 television schedule will be released by the SEC at a later date.