Auburn Breaks Numerous Records After Standout Season in 2016

Auburn Breaks Numerous Records After Standout Season in 2016Auburn Breaks Numerous Records After Standout Season in 2016

July 15, 2016

The 2016 campaign went down as the best season in Auburn softball program history to date. Numerous feats were reached that had never been accomplished on The Plains. A plethora of records fell last season and a few are still continuing on through the next year. A full list of records that were broken are below, including a few notes on the team's outstanding season.

Team Records
CategoryNew RecordNew Record HolderPrevious RecordPrevious Record Holder
Wins582016 Team562015 Team
Runs Scored5562016 Team5262015 Team
RBI4992016 Team4742015 Team
Hit By Pitch682016 Team662014 & 2015 Teams
Individual Records
CategoryNew RecordNew Record HolderPrevious RecordPrevious Record Holder
Games Started70Emily Carosone & Kasey Cooper69Kim Blair & Ashley Camp (1997)
At-Bats246Tiffany Howard236Kim Blair (1997)
Hits96Tiffany Howard86Tiffany Howard (2015)
RBI83Kasey Cooper80Emily Carosone (2015)
Home Runs21Kasey Cooper19Jade Rhodes (2015)
Walks71Kasey Cooper49Kasey Cooper (2015)
On-Base Percentage.581Kasey Cooper.560Emily Carosone (2015)
Slugging Percentage.880Kasey Cooper.809Emily Carosone (2015)
Total Bases163Kasey Cooper157Emily Carosone (2015)
Individual Career Records
CategoryNew RecordNew Record HolderPrevious RecordPrevious Record Holder
Games Started251Emily Carosone250Morgan Estell (2011-15)
Runs Scored267Emily Carosone261Morgan Estell (2011-15)
Hits285Emily Carosone261Ashley Moore (1999-2002)
Triples11Tiffany Howard8Sarah Dean (2002-05)
Hit By Pitch85Emily Carosone67Myesha Finney (2006-09)
Wins62Lexi Davis60Holly Currie (2004-07)
Individual Career Records Still in Progress
CategoryNew RecordNew Record HolderPrevious RecordPrevious Record Holder
Batting Average.410Kasey Cooper.406Emily Carosone (2013-16)
Slugging Percentage.799Kasey Cooper.679Emily Carosone (2013-16)
RBI224Kasey Cooper218Emily Carosone (2013-16)
Walks163Kasey Cooper152Morgan Estell (2011-15)



Other notables from the 2016 season and beyond...
- Auburn led the country in scoring output after averaging 7.94 runs per game.
- Since Clint Myers has been at the helm, Auburn has totaled 1,689 hits. That mark is the most ever in a three-year span and is 275 more than the previous high (1,414 hits between 1999-2001).
- The Tigers hit 99 doubles, which was the highest total they have produced in a season since 2000 (106).
- Auburn laced 13 triples, which is the most since 2005 (16).
- After competing in a program-best 70 games, the Tigers recorded 1,362 putouts, which is the highest mark since 1997 (1,450).
- Auburn's pitching staff produced a 2.19 ERA, marking the lowest output in that category since 2012 (2.01).
- The Tigers netted 19 shutouts, which is the most since 2008 (also 19).
- Auburn's pitchers totaled 454.0 innings pitched, besting any previous season except 1997 (483.1).
- The Tigers allowed just 142 earned runs, which stands as the lowest total since 2012 (108).
- On the flipside, Auburn struck out the opposition 286 times, which is the highest mark since 2012 (332).
- Opposing hitters only batted .225 off Tiger pitching, which is the best the staff has produced since 2012 (.204).
- Auburn locked up the late innings by securing seven saves, the most since 2008 (nine).