Auburn softball pitching coach Corey Myers has been elevated to Associate Head Coach, head coach Clint Myers announced Tuesday.
Last year under Myers the Tigers posted their best totals in the circles in years. Auburn pitchers won a program record 58 games and their 2.19 team ERA was the lowest mark since 2012. The Tigers also totaled 19 shutouts, which was the highest output in that category since 2008.
Auburn recorded 286 strikeouts and allowed 142 earned runs, both the best by a pitching staff in five years.
Myers was instrumental in the development of the program’s all-time winningest pitcher, Lexi Davis, as she graduated last season with 62 wins, 54 of which came under Myers.
In 2015, Myers guided the pitching staff to a 3.59 ERA combined with 56 wins, 16 complete games and 10 shutouts. The 56 wins set a new Auburn single-season record as his pitchers threw over 400 innings with 221 earned runs, 283 strikeouts and only 203 walks, leading Auburn to its first Women's College World Series appearance and first SEC Tournament championship.
In his first season at Auburn, Myers coached his pitchers to the most wins since 2005 (42). In 62 games, his pitchers threw 391 innings and tallied 285 strikeouts.
Myers came to The Plains in August 2013 after being an assistant coach and director of player development for the Birmingham Thunderbolts 18 Gold softball team.
He’s no stranger to success as he was a volunteer coach at Arizona State during the Thunderbolts National Championship run in 2008.
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