2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team

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2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record4–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Navas
  • Kaela Jackson
Home stadiumCarolina 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 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Carolina Softball Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2019 season 38–19 overall, and 9–14 in the SEC to finish eleventh in the conference. The Gamecocks went 2–2 in the Tallahassee 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 South Carolina Gamecocks Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7 Ohio State No. 19Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC 		W 3–2K. Oh (1–0)P. Buresch (0–1) SECN+ 1001–0
February 7 North Dakota State No. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 4–2C. Drotar (1–0)P. Vargas (0–1)SECN+1,2402–0
February 8 Southern Illinois No. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 11–1 (5)K. Oh (2–0)C. Miller (0–1)SECN+1,4043–0
February 9 UNC Greensboro No. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 3–2 (9)K. Oh (3–0)A. Rodruiguez (0–1)SECN+1,4254–0
February 13vs. No. 17 Texas Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational 		No. 18Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		L 1–5E. Edmoundson (4–0)K. Oh (3–1)SECN1004–1
February 14vs. Virginia Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 6–8K. Rochard (3–2)C. Drotar (1–1) ESPNU 1004–2
February 14vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3
February 15vs. No. 1 Washington
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPNU
February 16vs. No. 20 James Madison
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 19 North Carolina Central No. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 21 Boston College No. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 21 Iowa State No. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 22No. 8 Michigan No. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 23 Elon No. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 26 Georgia Southern No. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 29 Troy No. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 29 Charlotte No. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1CharlotteNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 1TroyNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 4 College of Charleston Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 6at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA 		SECN+
March 7at GeorgiaTurner Softball StadiumSECN+
March 8at GeorgiaTurner Softball StadiumSECN+
March 10at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium
Conway, SC
March 11 Winthrop Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 13 LSU Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 14LSUCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 15LSUCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 18 Presbyterian Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 21vs. Oklahoma State Shirley Clements Mewborn Field
Atlanta, GA
March 22at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Field ACCN+
March 25 North Carolina Carolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 27at Alabama Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL 		SECN+
March 28at AlabamaRhoads Stadium ESPN2
March 29at AlabamaRhoads StadiumSECN+
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1at Duke Duke Softball Stadium
Durham, NC
April 3 Auburn Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 4AuburnCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 5AuburnCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 7 Clemson Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 8 Furman Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 11at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		ESPN
April 12at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee StadiumSECN
April 13at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee StadiumSECN
April 17 Texas A&M Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 18Texas A&MCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
April 19Texas A&MCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 22 Charleston Southern Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 24at Mississippi State Nusz Park
Starkville, MS 		SECN+
April 25at Mississippi StateNusz ParkSECN
April 26at Mississippi StateNusz ParkSECN+
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1 Florida Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
May 2FloridaCarolina Softball StadiumESPN2
May 3FloridaCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = South Carolina 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 Today191822161516
Softball America [4] 221622151415
ESPN.com/USA Softball211722171716
D1Softball202021151417

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. ↑ "Gamecocks Announce 2020 Softball Schedule" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 18, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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