2020 Florida Gators softball team

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2020 Florida Gators softball
Florida Gators wordmark.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
Record11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bosch
  • Aric Thomas
Home stadium Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Seasons
 2019
2021 
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Florida  30 1.000234 .852
No. 23 Missouri  30 1.000197 .731
No. 11 Kentucky  21 .667204 .833
No. 14 Georgia  21 .667235 .821
No. 10 Alabama  21 .667148 .636
No. 20 Arkansas  12 .333196 .760
No. 16 South Carolina  12 .333176 .739
Texas A&M  12 .333179 .654
No. 21 Mississippi State  00 253 .893
No. 5 LSU  00 213 .875
Tennessee  00 149 .609
Auburn  03 .0001611 .593
Ole Miss  03 .0001213 .480
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gators play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2019 season 49–18 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Gators hosted a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Women's College World Series. The Gators went 0–2 in the WCWS.

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 Florida Gators Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7vs. Illinois State No. 7USF Softball Stadium
Tampa, FL
W 4–1N. Lugo (1–0)A. Fox (0–1)1–0
February 8vs. Fresno State No. 7USF Softball StadiumW 6–4E. Hightower (1–0)D. East (0–1)N. Lugo (1)2–0
February 8vs. No. 17 Michigan No. 7USF Softball StadiumL 2–11 (6)A. Storako (1–0)N. Lugo (1–1)2–1
February 9vs. Georgia State No. 7USF Softball StadiumW 10–0 (5)R. Trlicek (1–0)E. Buck (0–2)3–1
February 9at South Florida No. 7USF Softball StadiumW 6–1N. Lugo (2–1)C. Dolby (0–1)R. Trlicek (1)1,6394–1
February 11 Flag of the United States.svg USA National Team No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
L 3–5 M. Abbott N. Lugo SECN+ 1,935Exh.
February 12 North Florida No. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 10–2 (5)R. Trlicek (2–0)H. Raulerson (0–2)SECN+1,1245–1
February 14 North Dakota State No. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 5–0R. Trlicek (3–0)L. Lyle (0–2)1,5896–1
February 14 Longwood No. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 9–0N. Lugo (3–1)S. Backstrom (2–2)1,5897–1
February 15North Dakota StateNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 1–0N. Lugo (4–1)P. Vargas (2–2)1,5798–1
February 15LongwoodNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 11–0E. Hightower (2–0)A. Wood (0–2)1,5799–1
February 16 Southeastern Louisiana No. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 13–1R. Trlicek (4–0)S. Sitzman (0–1)1,55410–1
February 16 Florida A&M No. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 2–1E. Hightower (3–0)N. Zenteno (0–3)N. Lugo (2)1,55411–1
February 19 Jacksonville No. 7Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 8-0 N. Lugo (5-1)A. Bilodeau (4-2)SECN+12-1
February 21vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic
No. 7Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
W 3-2R. Trlicek(5-0)A. Denham (4-1)N. Lugo (3)13-1
February 21vs. No. 25 Northwestern
Mary Nutter Classic
No. 7Big League DreamsW 3-2 R. Trlicek (6-0)S. Supple 0-114-1
February 22vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Mary Nutter Classic
No. 7Big League DreamsW 4-1 R. Trlicek (7-0)M. Preston 4-115-1
February 22vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic
No. 7Big League DreamsL 4-5M. Faraimo 9-0 R. Trlicek (7-1)15-2
February 23vs. Nebraska
Mary Nutter Classic
No. 7Big League DreamsW 6-3N. Lugo (6-1)O. Ferrell 2-416-2
February 28No. 10 Louisiana No. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
February 29No. 10 LouisianaNo. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1No. 10 LouisianaNo. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 4 Florida Gulf Coast Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 6 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 7AuburnKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 8AuburnKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 11 Florida State Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 13 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 14BaylorKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 15BaylorKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 20at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 21at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 22at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 25 Bethune–Cookman Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 28 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 29Ole MissKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 30Ole MissKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1at UCF UCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL
April 3at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN
April 4at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 5at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 9 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 10MissouriKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 11MissouriKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 15South FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 18at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 19at ArkansasBogle Park
April 20at ArkansasBogle Park
April 22at Florida State JoAnne Graf Field
Tallahassee, FL
April 24 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 25GeorgiaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26GeorgiaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
May 2at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
May 3at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9 Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Florida 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
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today787677
Softball America [4] 1114111087
ESPN.com/USA Softball9119687
D1Softball91514988

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