2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

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

Contents

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

Schedule and results

2020 Georgia Bulldogs Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7 Howard No. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 11–1 (5)M. Avant (1–0)S. Hixenbaugh (0–1)2351–0
February 7 Kent State No. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 10–1 (5)L. Mathis (1–0)A. Scali (0–1)2352–0
February 8Kent StateNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumCancelled
February 8 UNC Wilmington No. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 8–0L. Mathis (2–0)R. Pate (1–1)1873–0
February 9UNC WilmingtonNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 10–2 (5)M. Avant (2–0)J. Gamache (0–2)4784–0
February 9HowardNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 8–0 (6)L. Mathis (3–0)R. Thomas (0–1)4785–0
February 12at Georgia State No. 15Heck Softball Complex
Atlanta, GA 		W 10–1 (6)M. Avant (3–0)S. Mooney (1–2)3076–0
February 14vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational 		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		W 11–0 (5)M. Avant (4–0)H. Todd (0–1)6537–0
February 14vs. No. 21 Northwestern
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 8-3A. Cutting (1-0)D. Williams 0-36508-0
February 15vs. No. 17 Texas Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 15vs. No. 3 UCLA
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 16vs. South Florida
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 19 Samford No. 19Turner Softball Stadium W 8-0 (5. inn) L. Mathis (4-0)T. DeCelles (1-3)2259-3
February 21 Central Michigan No. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 21No. 21 James Madison No. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 22No. 21 James MadisonNo. 19Turner Softball StadiumW13-5 (6 inn) M. Avant (5-2)K. Boseman (2-2)52312-3
February 22Central MichiganNo. 19Turner Softball StadiumW 7-4 L. Mathis (5-0)K. Bean 1-349713-3
February 23 Austin Peay No. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 25 Alabama State No. 14Turner Softball Stadium
February 26at Clemson No. 14Clemson Softball Stadium
Clemson, SC
February 28 Eastern Illinois No. 14Turner Softball StadiumW 4-0 M. Avant (7-3)J. Montgomery 5-313616-4
February 28 Boston College No. 14Turner Softball StadiumW 6-2 A. Cutting (4-1)A. Susannah 6-613617-4
February 29Boston CollegeNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
February 29 Western Carolina No. 14Turner Softball Stadium
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1Western CarolinaNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
March 4 Georgia Tech Turner Softball Stadium
March 6 South Carolina Turner Softball Stadium
March 7South CarolinaTurner Softball Stadium
March 8South CarolinaTurner Softball Stadium
March 11 Furman Turner Softball Stadium
March 11FurmanTurner Softball Stadium
March 13at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
March 14at ArkansasBogle Park
March 15at ArkansasBogle Park
March 18 Oklahoma State Turner Softball Stadium
March 20 Auburn Turner Softball Stadium
March 21AuburnTurner Softball Stadium
March 22AuburnTurner Softball Stadium
March 25 USC Upstate Turner Softball Stadium
March 27at LSU Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
March 28at LSUTiger Park
March 29at LSUTiger Park
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1 North Alabama Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
April 4 Kentucky Turner Softball Stadium
April 5KentuckyTurner Softball Stadium
April 6KentuckyTurner Softball Stadium
April 9at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
April 10at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
April 11at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
April 15Georgia StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 17 Mississippi State Turner Softball Stadium
April 18Mississippi StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 19Mississippi StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 24at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
April 25at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT 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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today161519141314
Softball America [4] 161220151414
ESPN.com/USA Softball171518151414
D1Softball151820151414

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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. ↑ "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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