2020 Auburn Tigers softball team

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2020 Auburn Tigers softball
Auburn Tigers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJane B. Moore Field
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 Auburn Tigers softball team represents Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers play their home games at the Jane B. Moore Field.

Contents

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019 season 39–21 overall, and 10–14 in the SEC to finish tenth in the conference. The Tigers went 2–2 in the Tucson 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 finishTeam
1Alabama
2Tennessee
3LSU
4Kentucky
5Florida
6Georgia
7Arkansas
8Ole Miss
9South Carolina
10Missouri
11Auburn
12Mississippi State
Texas A&M

Schedule and results

2020 Auburn Tigers Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7vs. Baylor
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		L 0–8 (5)G. Rodoni (1–0)A. Swindle (0–1)0–1
February 7vs. Notre Dame
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 4–1A. Swindle (1–1)A. Holloway (0–1)1–1
February 8vs. Liberty
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 5–3A. Swindle (2–1)M. Johnson (0–2)6132–1
February 8vs. Texas State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 3–1S. Yarbrough (1–0)M. King (1–1)5473–1
February 9vs. Illinois
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 0–2S. Sickels (2–0)A. Swindle (2–2)4293–2
February 13 Kennesaw State Jane B. Moore Field
Auburn, AL 		L 1–4M. Bennett (2–0)A. Swindle (2–3)1,4153–3
February 14 UNC Wilmington Jane B. Moore Field
February 14 Alabama State Jane B. Moore Field
February 15Alabama StateJane B. Moore Field
February 15UNC WilmingtonJane B. Moore Field
February 16UNC WilmingtonJane B. Moore Field
February 20vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 21vs. No. 25 Northwestern
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 21vs. California
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 22vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 23vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 28 Georgia Southern Jane B. Moore Field
February 28No. 18 Minnesota Jane B. Moore Field
February 29No. 18 MinnesotaJane B. Moore Field
February 29 Binghamton Jane B. Moore Field
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1BinghamtonJane B. Moore Field
March 1Georgia SouthernJane B. Moore Field
March 4at Mercer Sikes Field
Macon, GA
March 4at MercerSikes Field
March 6at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
March 7at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 8at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 10at Jacksonville Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex
Jacksonville, FL
March 11 Georgia State Jane B. Moore Field
March 14 Missouri Jane B. Moore Field
March 15MissouriJane B. Moore Field
March 16MissouriJane B. Moore Field
March 20at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
March 21at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
March 22at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
March 27 Mississippi State Jane B. Moore Field
March 28Mississippi StateJane B. Moore Field
March 29Mississippi StateJane B. Moore Field
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1 Flag of the United States.svg USA National Team Jane B. Moore Field
April 3at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
April 4at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 5at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 7Alabama StateJane B. Moore Field
April 9 Ole Miss Jane B. Moore Field
April 10Ole MissJane B. Moore Field
April 11Ole MissJane B. Moore Field
April 15 Chattanooga Jane B. Moore Field
April 18 Charlotte Jane B. Moore Field
April 19CharlotteJane B. Moore Field
April 22at Troy Troy Softball Complex
Troy, AL
April 25at Alabama Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
April 26at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
April 27at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1 LSU Jane B. Moore Field
May 2LSUJane B. Moore Field
May 3LSUJane B. Moore Field
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Auburn 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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today23RVRV———
Softball America [4] 23—————
ESPN.com/USA SoftballRVRVRV—RV—
D1Softball22—————

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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. ↑ "Softball unveils 2020 schedule" (Press release). Auburn University Department of Athletics. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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