American college softball season
The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season . The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium .
The Crimson Tide finished the 2019 season 60–10 overall, and 18–6 in the SEC to finish first in the conference. The Crimson Tide hosted both a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and advanced to the Women's College World Series . The Crimson Tide were defeated by Oklahoma in the WCWS semifinals.
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.[ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
1
Alabama
2
Tennessee
3
LSU
4
Kentucky
5
Florida
6
Georgia
7
Arkansas
8
Ole Miss
9
South Carolina
10
Missouri
11
Auburn
12
Mississippi State Texas A&M
Schedule and results [ edit ]
The season was cancelled ending on March 12, 2020.
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
February 7
vs. North Carolina
No. 2
JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL
W 5–2
L. Kilfoyl (1–0)
H. George (0–1)
S. Cornell (1)
1–0
February 7
at No. 9 Florida State
No. 2
JoAnne Graf Field
L 7–8 (8)
C. Davis (2–0)
L. Kilfoyl (1–1)
1,468
1–1
February 8
at No. 9 Florida State
No. 2
JoAnne Graf Field
L 0–8 (5)
C. Arnold (1–0)
S. Cornell (0–1)
1–2
February 8
vs. North Carolina
No. 2
JoAnne Graf Field
L 8–9
H. George (1–1)
L. Kilfoyl (1–2)
1,628
1–3
February 13
vs. Liberty St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational
No. 9
Eddie C. Moore ComplexClearwater, FL
W 7–1
K. Goodman (1–0)
E. Kirby (0–1)
511
2–3
February 13
vs. No. 1 Washington St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational
No. 9
Eddie C. Moore Complex
W 8–0 (5)
L. Kilfoyl (2–2)
G. Plain (4–1)
538
3–3
February 14
vs. South Florida St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational
No. 9
Eddie C. Moore Complex
W 9–1 (5)
S. Cornell (1–1)
G. Corrick (0–3)
133
4–3
February 14
vs. No. 3 UCLA St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational
No. 9
Eddie C. Moore Complex
L 0-7
M. Faraimo (4-0)
M. Fouts (0-1)
1,023
4-4
February 15
vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational
No. 9
Eddie C. Moore Complex
L 1-4
C. Eberle (3-1)
M. Fouts (0-2)
1,043
4-5
February 21
Wichita State
No. 10
Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
W 13-2
L. Kilfoyl (3-2)
B. Lange (2-5)
3,324
5-5
February 21
Penn State
No. 10
Rhoads Stadium
W 5-0
M. Fouts (1-2)
B. Parshall (2-2)
3,324
6-5
February 22
Louisville
No. 10
Rhoads Stadium
W 9-0 (5 inn)
L. Kilfoyl (4-2)
T. Roby (3-2)
3,739
7-5
February 22
Penn State
No. 10
Rhoads Stadium
W 14-6 (5 inn)
K. Goodman 2-0
B. Parshall (2-3)
3,739
8-5
February 23
Louisville
No. 10
Rhoads Stadium
W 10-0 (5 inn)
M. Fouts 2-2
C. Harris 2-5
3,199
9-5
February 26
at UAB
No. 8
Mary Bowers FieldBirmingham, AL
February 28
UT Arlington
No. 8
Rhoads Stadium
W 11-3
10-5
February 28
No. 7 Arizona
No. 8
Rhoads Stadium
February 29
No. 7 Arizona
No. 8
Rhoads Stadium
February 29
UT Arlington
No. 8
Rhoads Stadium
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
March 1
McNeese State
No. 8
Rhoads Stadium
March 4
Alcorn State
Rhoads Stadium
March 6
Arkansas
Rhoads Stadium
March 7
Arkansas
Rhoads Stadium
March 8
Arkansas
Rhoads Stadium
March 12
BYU
Rhoads Stadium
March 13
Texas
Rhoads Stadium
March 14
Bryant
Rhoads Stadium
March 15
Texas
Rhoads Stadium
March 18
Troy
Rhoads Stadium
March 20
at Tennessee
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN
March 21
at Tennessee
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22
at Tennessee
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 25
at Alabama State
Barbara Williams Softball ComplexMontgomery, AL
March 27
South Carolina
Rhoads Stadium
March 28
South Carolina
Rhoads Stadium
March 29
South Carolina
Rhoads Stadium
March 31
USA National Team
Rhoads Stadium
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
April 3
at Mississippi State
Nusz ParkStarkville, MS
April 4
at Mississippi State
Nusz Park
April 5
at Mississippi State
Nusz Park
April 7
UAB
Rhoads Stadium
April 10
LSU
Rhoads Stadium
April 10
LSU
Rhoads Stadium
April 11
LSU
Rhoads Stadium
April 15
Louisiana
Rhoads Stadium
April 17
at Ole Miss
Ole Miss Softball ComplexOxford, MS
April 18
at Ole Miss
Ole Miss Softball Complex
April 19
at Ole Miss
Ole Miss Softball Complex
April 22
North Alabama
Rhoads Stadium
April 25
Auburn
Rhoads Stadium
April 26
Auburn
Rhoads Stadium
April 27
Auburn
Rhoads Stadium
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
May 1
at Missouri
Mizzou Softball StadiumColumbia, MO
May 2
at Missouri
Mizzou Softball Stadium
May 3
at Missouri
Mizzou Softball Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date
Opponent
Seed
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SECT Record
May 6–9
Rhoads Stadium
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled Bold = Alabama team member
Source: [ 3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final NFCA / USA Today 2 (11) 9 10 8 9 10 Softball America[ 4] 2 11 13 12 11 12 ESPN.com/USA Softball 1 (12) 9 13 12 13 13 D1Softball 1 8 9 10 10 11
Head coaches Venues
Sokol Park (1997)
Bowers Park (1998–1999)
Rhoads Stadium (2000–present)
Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics