2020 Missouri Tigers softball team

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2020 Missouri Tigers softball
Mizzou Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record6–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumMizzou Softball Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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 Missouri Tigers softball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers played their home games at Mizzou Softball Stadium.

Contents

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]

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 Missouri Tigers Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7vs. Notre Dame
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		W 3–1J. Weber (1–0)P. Tidd (0–1)E. Daniel (1)1–0
February 7vs. South Alabama
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 7–5S. Dandola (1–0)A. Hughen (0–1)E. Daniel (2)1552–0
February 8vs. Baylor
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 9–1 (5)E. Nichols (1–0)G. Rodoni (1–1)1553–0
February 8vs. No. 8 Minnesota
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 7–4E. Daniel (1–0)A. Fisher (1–1)4–0
February 9vs. Louisville
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 5–1M. Schumacher (1–0)C. Harris (0–3)1555–0
February 13vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational 		No. 19Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 8–0 (5)M. Schumacher (2–0) ESPNU 3006–0
February 14vs. Liberty
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 19Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3
February 14vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 19Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 15vs. Virginia Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 19Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 15vs. No. 20 James Madison
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 19Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 16vs. No. 14 Minnesota
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 19Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 20vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 21vs. Oregon State
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
February 21vs. UC Davis
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
February 22vs. New Mexico
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
February 22vs. California
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
February 23vs. Seattle
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 18Big League Dreams
February 29 Wichita State No. 21Mizzou Softball Stadium
Columbia, MO
February 29 Nebraska No. 21Mizzou Softball Stadium
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1NebraskaNo. 21Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 1Wichita StateNo. 21Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 4 Kansas City Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 6 Ole Miss Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 7Ole MissMizzou Softball Stadium
March 8Ole MissMizzou Softball Stadium
March 11vs. Illinois Bridgeton Athletic Complex
Bridgeton, MO
March 14at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field
Auburn, AL
March 15at AuburnJane B. Moore Field
March 16at AuburnJane B. Moore Field
March 20 Arkansas Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 21ArkansasMizzou Softball Stadium
March 22ArkansasMizzou Softball Stadium
March 24 Missouri State Mizzou Softball Stadium
March 25at Iowa Bob Pearl Softball Field
Iowa City, IA
March 25at IowaBob Pearl Softball Field
March 27at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
March 28at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
March 29at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1 SIU Edwardsville Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 9at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
April 10at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 11at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 14 Saint Louis Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 17 Kentucky Mizzou Softball Stadium
April 18KentuckyMizzou Softball Stadium
April 19KentuckyMizzou Softball Stadium
April 22at Southeast Missouri State Southeast Softball Complex
Cape Girardeau, MO
April 22at Southeast Missouri StateSoutheast Softball Complex
April 24at LSU Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
April 25at LSUTiger Park
April 26at LSUTiger Park
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1 Alabama Mizzou Softball Stadium
May 2AlabamaMizzou Softball Stadium
May 3AlabamaMizzou Softball Stadium
Postseason
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT 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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA TodayRV1918212323
Softball America [4] —1015171817
ESPN.com/USA SoftballRV1819232424
D1Softball251615161615

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. ↑ "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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