2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
Record14-8 (2-1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumRhoads Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 23 4   .852
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 19 7   .731
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 20 4   .833
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 23 5   .821
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 14 8   .636
No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 19 6   .760
No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 17 6   .739
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 17 9   .654
No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   25 3   .893
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   21 3   .875
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 9   .609
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 16 11   .593
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 12 13   .480
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]
Rankings from NFCA

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.

Previous season

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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.

Preseason

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SEC preseason poll

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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

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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 Complex
Clearwater, 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 Field
Birmingham, 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 Complex
Montgomery, AL
March 27 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium
March 28 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium
March 29 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium
March 31 United StatesUSA 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 Park
Starkville, 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 Complex
Oxford, 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 Stadium
Columbia, 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.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today2 (11) 9108910
Softball America[4]21113121112
ESPN.com/USA Softball1 (12) 913121313
D1Softball189101011

References

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  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alabama Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Alabama Department of Athletics. October 4, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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