2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Baldwin
  • Rachele Fico
Home stadiumTurner Softball Stadium
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  ‍‍‍ 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 Georgia Bulldogs softball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Turner Softball Stadium.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 42–19 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Bulldogs went 2–2 in the Minneapolis Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

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

2020 Georgia Bulldogs Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 7 Howard No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium W 11–1 (5) M. Avant (1–0) S. Hixenbaugh (0–1) 235 1–0
February 7 Kent State No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium W 10–1 (5) L. Mathis (1–0) A. Scali (0–1) 235 2–0
February 8 Kent State No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium Cancelled
February 8 UNC Wilmington No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium W 8–0 L. Mathis (2–0) R. Pate (1–1) 187 3–0
February 9 UNC Wilmington No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium W 10–2 (5) M. Avant (2–0) J. Gamache (0–2) 478 4–0
February 9 Howard No. 16 Turner Softball Stadium W 8–0 (6) L. Mathis (3–0) R. Thomas (0–1) 478 5–0
February 12 at Georgia State No. 15 Heck Softball Complex
Atlanta, GA		 W 10–1 (6) M. Avant (3–0) S. Mooney (1–2) 307 6–0
February 14 vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 15 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 W 11–0 (5) M. Avant (4–0) H. Todd (0–1) 653 7–0
February 14 vs. No. 21 Northwestern
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 15 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 8-3 A. Cutting (1-0) D. Williams 0-3 650 8-0
February 15 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 15 Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 15 vs. No. 3 UCLA
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 15 Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 16 vs. South Florida
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 15 Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 19 Samford No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium W 8-0 (5. inn) L. Mathis (4-0) T. DeCelles (1-3) 225 9-3
February 21 Central Michigan No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium
February 21 No. 21 James Madison No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium
February 22 No. 21 James Madison No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium W13-5 (6 inn) M. Avant (5-2) K. Boseman (2-2) 523 12-3
February 22 Central Michigan No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium W 7-4 L. Mathis (5-0) K. Bean 1-3 497 13-3
February 23 Austin Peay No. 19 Turner Softball Stadium
February 25 Alabama State No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium
February 26 at Clemson No. 14 Clemson Softball Stadium
Clemson, SC
February 28 Eastern Illinois No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium W 4-0 M. Avant (7-3) J. Montgomery 5-3 136 16-4
February 28 Boston College No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium W 6-2 A. Cutting (4-1) A. Susannah 6-6 136 17-4
February 29 Boston College No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium
February 29 Western Carolina No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 Western Carolina No. 14 Turner Softball Stadium
March 4 Georgia Tech Turner Softball Stadium
March 6 South Carolina Turner Softball Stadium
March 7 South Carolina Turner Softball Stadium
March 8 South Carolina Turner Softball Stadium
March 11 Furman Turner Softball Stadium
March 11 Furman Turner Softball Stadium
March 13 at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
March 14 at Arkansas Bogle Park
March 15 at Arkansas Bogle Park
March 18 Oklahoma State Turner Softball Stadium
March 20 Auburn Turner Softball Stadium
March 21 Auburn Turner Softball Stadium
March 22 Auburn Turner Softball Stadium
March 25 USC Upstate Turner Softball Stadium
March 27 at LSU Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
March 28 at LSU Tiger Park
March 29 at LSU Tiger Park
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 North Alabama Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
April 4 Kentucky Turner Softball Stadium
April 5 Kentucky Turner Softball Stadium
April 6 Kentucky Turner Softball Stadium
April 9 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
April 10 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
April 11 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
April 15 Georgia State Turner Softball Stadium
April 17 Mississippi State Turner Softball Stadium
April 18 Mississippi State Turner Softball Stadium
April 19 Mississippi State Turner Softball Stadium
April 24 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
April 25 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly 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
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Georgia team member
Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today161519141314
Softball America[4]161220151414
ESPN.com/USA Softball171518151414
D1Softball151820151414

References

  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. ^ "2020 Softball Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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