2020 Missouri Tigers softball team

2020 Missouri Tigers softball
2020 Missouri Tigers softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	6–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Larissa Anderson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Malveaux; Sara Michalowski-Marino;
Home stadium	Mizzou Softball Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

Last updated August 24, 2023

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	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 Georgia ‍‍‍	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 Missouri Tigers softball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers play their home games at Mizzou Softball Stadium.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019 season 35–25 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Tigers went 3–2 in the Los Angeles Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

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

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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 Missouri Tigers Softball Game Log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 7	vs. Notre Dame NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL	W 3–1	J. Weber (1–0)	P. Tidd (0–1)	E. Daniel (1)			1–0
February 7	vs. South Alabama NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 7–5	S. Dandola (1–0)	A. Hughen (0–1)	E. Daniel (2)		155	2–0
February 8	vs. Baylor NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 9–1 (5)	E. Nichols (1–0)	G. Rodoni (1–1)			155	3–0
February 8	vs. No. 8 Minnesota NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 7–4	E. Daniel (1–0)	A. Fisher (1–1)				4–0
February 9	vs. Louisville NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 5–1	M. Schumacher (1–0)	C. Harris (0–3)			155	5–0
February 13	vs. Kansas St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 8–0 (5)	M. Schumacher (2–0)			ESPNU	300	6–0
February 14	vs. Liberty St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex					ESPN3
February 14	vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex					ESPN3
February 15	vs. Virginia Tech St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex					ESPN3
February 15	vs. No. 20 James Madison St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex					ESPN3
February 16	vs. No. 14 Minnesota St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 19	Eddie C. Moore Complex					ESPN3
February 20	vs. No. 5 Arizona Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA
February 21	vs. Oregon State Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams
February 21	vs. UC Davis Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams
February 22	vs. New Mexico Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams
February 22	vs. California Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams
February 23	vs. Seattle Mary Nutter Classic	No. 18	Big League Dreams
February 29	Wichita State	No. 21	Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO
February 29	Nebraska	No. 21	Mizzou Softball Stadium

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Nebraska	No. 21	Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 1	Wichita State	No. 21	Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 4	Kansas City		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 6	Ole Miss		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 7	Ole Miss		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 8	Ole Miss		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 11	vs. Illinois		Bridgeton Athletic Complex Bridgeton, MO
March 14	at Auburn		Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL
March 15	at Auburn		Jane B. Moore Field
March 16	at Auburn		Jane B. Moore Field
March 20	Arkansas		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 21	Arkansas		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 22	Arkansas		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 24	Missouri State		Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 25	at Iowa		Bob Pearl Softball Field Iowa City, IA
March 25	at Iowa		Bob Pearl Softball Field
March 27	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond College Station, TX
March 28	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond
March 29	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	SIU Edwardsville		Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 9	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL
April 10	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 11	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 14	Saint Louis		Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 17	Kentucky		Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 18	Kentucky		Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 19	Kentucky		Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 22	at Southeast Missouri State		Southeast Softball Complex Cape Girardeau, MO
April 22	at Southeast Missouri State		Southeast Softball Complex
April 24	at LSU		Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA
April 25	at LSU		Tiger Park
April 26	at LSU		Tiger Park

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	Alabama		Mizzou Softball Stadium
May 2	Alabama		Mizzou Softball Stadium
May 3	Alabama		Mizzou 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 = Missouri 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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	RV	19	18	21	23	23
Softball America^[4]	—	10	15	17	18	17
ESPN.com/USA Softball	RV	18	19	23	24	24
D1Softball	25	16	15	16	16	15

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References

↑ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
↑ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
↑ "Mizzou Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. November 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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[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] "Mizzou Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. November 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[4] "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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