New Baseball & Softball Uniform Additions

After revealing new uniform sets two years ago, Auburn Baseball and Softball will be adding new elements into the rotation for the 2020 season.

The Auburn Baseball program will be sporting new pinstripe jerseys this upcoming season. The biggest difference is the addition of orange trim to the AU logo and player numbers. Numbers have also been added to the front of the jersey.

For the first time in the Butch Thompson era, player names will appear on the back of the jerseys. Auburn baseball last wore nameplates under Sonny Golloway, with the practice ending following the 2015 season.

Under Golloway, the nameplates weren’t present on every jersey. Of the seven tops worn, three went without NOBs – the grey, white, and throwbacks. It is yet to be seen how the new nameplate program will be utilized on the rest of Auburn’s current jerseys.

The previous nameplates were rendered in a vertically arched manner, whereas the new nameplates are straight and level – a somewhat rare occurrence for baseball jerseys.

Auburn’s baseball uniform history is still incomplete on this site as resources for older games are difficult to find. Per the current status of that research, Auburn first wore pinstriped uniforms in 2004 as provided by Russell Athletics. A memorial black patch was added to the sleeves following W. James Samford’s passing in December 2003. The team’s stadium, Samford Stadium, was named in his honor.

As per to the photos collected, Auburn didn’t wear pinstripes again until 2013 when Under Armour provided the same “Yankees style” design. The Tigers wore both uniforms exclusively with a navy hat and white AU logo until 2019. Last year, Auburn paired three different caps with the pinstripe uniforms, including the St. Patrick’s Day green lids and the camouflage hats.

Here’s the ever-so-handy side-by-side look at all the changes made to the pinstripe tops:

Another older Auburn uniform element is planned to be resurrected this season as well. The white-crowned ball caps last worn in 2013 under John Pawlowski’s leadership will apparently be paired with the pinstripe uniforms. All white used to be the go-to Sunday combination under Pawlowski. The Tigers also had white batting helmets to match the caps during this time.

Auburn will be adding another new hat, one featuring a beloved Tiger logo.

The “Sailor Aubie” logo will reportedly be worn this season, marking it’s debut on an Auburn athletic uniform. Although the design is not unique to Auburn, fans have always enjoyed the look and have thoroughly enjoyed it’s return to vintage clothing items.

You can view Auburn baseball’s uniform history here.

Auburn Softball has not showcased any new uniforms at this point, but the team’s fall photo shoot did reveal the newest addition to the wardrobe – new socks.

(image via Carlee McCondichie)

Last year, Auburn debuted new navy socks with Northwestern stripes for the opening game of the Texas A&M series. The new hosiery created a striking new look for the Tigers, an improvement over the simple navy or white socks worn. Auburn wore the new navy-striped socks with three different combinations last year.

Fast forward to mid-November 2019 as the Auburn Softball players are sharing images from their annual photo-shoot. The striped navy socks were still in rotation, but a new white colorway was also being shown off.

In year’s past, Auburn has found favor with wearing the blue jerseys and pants with white belts and socks. It’s often the most worn combo on the season. As per the recent photo-shoots, it appears the new striped socks will be worn with the combination.

Auburn had gone with un-striped socks during the Clint Meyers tenure and has stuck with them in the early years of Micky Dean. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Tigers often wore striped navy stirrups. The last time Auburn wore any striped socks prior to last year was in 2003.

White socks with stripes aren’t anything new for Auburn Athletics. In 2013, Auburn basketball had a similar design available for players to chose. The John Mengelt-era teams also wore similarly striped socks. Football also wore socks with the Northwestern stripes during the 1970s.

You can view Auburn softball’s uniform history here.

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Featured images via Alyssa Rivera and Jack Owen