2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball team

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2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball
Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record8-6 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarty McDaniel
Home stadium Sherri Parker Lee 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 Tennessee Volunteers softball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

The Volunteers finished the 2019 season 43–17 overall, and 14–10 in the SEC to finish in a tie for second in the conference. The Volunteers hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Gainesville Super Regional against Florida. The Volunteers were defeated by the Gators 1 game to 2 as Florida advanced to 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 Tennessee Volunteers Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 8vs. No. 14 Northwestern No. 12 Farrington Softball Stadium
Tempe, AZ 		W 6–3C. Turner (1–0)D. Williams (1–1)1–0
February 8vs. Kansas No. 12Farrington Softball StadiumW 10–2 (6)S. Bender (1–0)T. Goff (0–2)C. Turner (1)2–0
February 9vs. Western Michigan No. 12Farrington Softball StadiumNo contest [a]
February 9vs. No. 5 Arizona No. 12Farrington Softball StadiumL 0–8 (5)A. Denham (2–0)C. Turner (1–1) PAC12 7352–1
February 10at No. 22 Arizona State No. 12Farrington Softball StadiumW 8–5C. Turner (2–1)C. Meza (2–1)S. Bender (1)PAC121,1723–1
February 13vs. Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico National Team No. 12Nancy Almaraz Stadium
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 		L 0–2 D. Escobedo K. MilloyExh.
February 13vs. Colorado State
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge		No. 12Nancy Almaraz StadiumW 6–4C. Turner (3–1)T. Gilmore (0–2)2694–1
February 14vs. Utah
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge		No. 12Nancy Almaraz StadiumW 8-5C. Turner (4–1)S. Sandez (5–2)5-1
February 14vs. No. 6 Texas
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge		No. 12Nancy Almaraz StadiumL 0-11M. Elish (3–0) K. Milliy (0–1)5-2
February 15vs. California Baptist
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge		No. 12Nancy Almaraz StadiumW 5-2C. Turner (5–1)K. Viramontes (2–3)6-2
February 21vs. FIU No. 12USF Softball Stadium
Tampa, FL 		W 9-1S. Bender (2–0)A. Muraskin7-2
February 21vs. UCF No. 12USF Softball StadiumL 1-10 (5)A. White (6–1)C. Turner7-3
February 22vs. UCFNo. 12USF Softball Stadium1-9 (5)B. Vasquez 3-0 S. Bender (1-1)7-4
February 22at South Florida No. 12USF Softball StadiumL 1-2G. Corrick (3-3)C. Turner7-5
February 23at South FloridaNo. 12USF Softball StadiumL 2-3G. Corrick 5-3 C. Turner7-6
February 26 UT Martin No. 20 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		W 3-2 C. TurnerE. Gallagher1,2048-6
February 28vs. Bowling Green No. 20Betty Basler Field
Johnson City, TN
February 28vs. Tennessee Tech No. 20Betty Basler Field
February 29vs. Tennessee TechNo. 20Betty Basler Field
February 29vs. Bowling GreenNo. 20Betty Basler Field
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1at East Tennessee State No. 20Betty Basler Field
March 4 Lipscomb Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 6East Tennessee StateSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 6 Stanford Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 7 Toledo Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 10 North Carolina Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 13at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
March 14at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
March 15at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
March 18vs. Memphis Ridley Sports Complex
Columbia, TN
March 20 Alabama Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 21AlabamaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22AlabamaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 24 Belmont Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 27at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 28at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 29at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1 Liberty Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 3 Florida Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 4FloridaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 5FloridaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 11 South Carolina Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 12South CarolinaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 13South CarolinaSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 17at LSU Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
April 18at LSUTiger Park
April 19at LSUTiger Park
April 22at Western Carolina Catamount Softball Complex
Cullowhee, NC
April 24 Ole Miss Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 25Ole MissSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 26Ole MissSherri Parker Lee Stadium
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
May 2at ArkansasBogle Park
May 3at ArkansasBogle Park
Postseason
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9 Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Tennessee team member
Source: [3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

  1. ↑ Declared "no contest" after game was stopped in the fourth innings to accommodate Western Michigan's travel plans. Tennessee led 13–6 at the time of the stoppage.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today12121220RV—
Softball America [4] 141919———
ESPN.com/USA Softball11т121222RVRV
D1Softball141918———

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. ↑ "Lady Vols Announce 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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