2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
Record14-8 (2-1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alyson Habetz
  • Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro
Home stadium Rhoads Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍3–0 1.00023–4 .852
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍3–0 1.00019–7 .731
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍2–1 .66720–4 .833
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍2–1 .66723–5 .821
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍2–1 .66714–8 .636
No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍1–2 .33319–6 .760
No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍1–2 .33317–6 .739
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍1–2 .33317–9 .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 .00016–11 .593
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍0–3 .00012–13 .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 represents the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

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

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020. [2]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeam
1Alabama
2Tennessee
3LSU
4Kentucky
5Florida
6Georgia
7Arkansas
8Ole Miss
9South Carolina
10Missouri
11Auburn
12Mississippi State
Texas A&M

Schedule and results

The season was cancelled ending on March 12, 2020.

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7vs. North Carolina No. 2 JoAnne Graf Field
Tallahassee, FL 		W 5–2L. Kilfoyl (1–0)H. George (0–1)S. Cornell (1)1–0
February 7at No. 9 Florida State No. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 7–8 (8)C. Davis (2–0)L. Kilfoyl (1–1)1,4681–1
February 8at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 0–8 (5)C. Arnold (1–0)S. Cornell (0–1)1–2
February 8vs. North CarolinaNo. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 8–9H. George (1–1)L. Kilfoyl (1–2)1,6281–3
February 13vs. Liberty
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational 		No. 9Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		W 7–1K. Goodman (1–0)E. Kirby (0–1)5112–3
February 13vs. No. 1 Washington
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 8–0 (5)L. Kilfoyl (2–2)G. Plain (4–1)5383–3
February 14vs. South Florida
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 9–1 (5)S. Cornell (1–1)G. Corrick (0–3)1334–3
February 14vs. No. 3 UCLA
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 0-7 M. Faraimo (4-0) M. Fouts (0-1)1,0234-4
February 15vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 1-4 C. Eberle (3-1) M. Fouts (0-2)1,0434-5
February 21 Wichita State No. 10 Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL 		W 13-2 L. Kilfoyl (3-2) B. Lange (2-5)3,3245-5
February 21 Penn State No. 10Rhoads StadiumW 5-0 M. Fouts (1-2)B. Parshall (2-2)3,3246-5
February 22 Louisville No. 10Rhoads StadiumW 9-0 (5 inn) L. Kilfoyl (4-2) T. Roby (3-2)3,7397-5
February 22Penn StateNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 14-6 (5 inn) K. Goodman 2-0B. Parshall (2-3)3,7398-5
February 23LouisvilleNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 10-0 (5 inn) M. Fouts 2-2 C. Harris 2-53,1999-5
February 26at UAB No. 8Mary Bowers Field
Birmingham, AL
February 28 UT Arlington No. 8Rhoads StadiumW 11-310-5
February 28No. 7 Arizona No. 8Rhoads Stadium
February 29No. 7 ArizonaNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
February 29UT ArlingtonNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1 McNeese State No. 8Rhoads Stadium
March 4 Alcorn State Rhoads Stadium
March 6 Arkansas Rhoads Stadium
March 7ArkansasRhoads Stadium
March 8ArkansasRhoads Stadium
March 12 BYU Rhoads Stadium
March 13 Texas Rhoads Stadium
March 14 Bryant Rhoads Stadium
March 15TexasRhoads Stadium
March 18 Troy Rhoads Stadium
March 20at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN
March 21at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 25at Alabama State Barbara Williams Softball Complex
Montgomery, AL
March 27 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium
March 28South CarolinaRhoads Stadium
March 29South CarolinaRhoads Stadium
March 31 Flag of the United States.svg USA National Team Rhoads Stadium
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 3at Mississippi State Nusz Park
Starkville, MS
April 4at Mississippi StateNusz Park
April 5at Mississippi StateNusz Park
April 7UABRhoads Stadium
April 10 LSU Rhoads Stadium
April 10LSURhoads Stadium
April 11LSURhoads Stadium
April 15 Louisiana Rhoads Stadium
April 17at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
April 18at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
April 19at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
April 22 North Alabama Rhoads Stadium
April 25 Auburn Rhoads Stadium
April 26AuburnRhoads Stadium
April 27AuburnRhoads Stadium
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium
Columbia, MO
May 2at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
May 3at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9Rhoads 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

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

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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. ↑ "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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