2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

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2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball
Texas A&M University logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kara Dill
  • Craig Snider
Home stadium Davis Diamond
Seasons
 2019
2021 
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Florida  30 1.000234 .852
No. 23 Missouri  30 1.000197 .731
No. 11 Kentucky  21 .667204 .833
No. 14 Georgia  21 .667235 .821
No. 10 Alabama  21 .667148 .636
No. 20 Arkansas  12 .333196 .760
No. 16 South Carolina  12 .333176 .739
Texas A&M  12 .333179 .654
No. 21 Mississippi State  00 253 .893
No. 5 LSU  00 213 .875
Tennessee  00 149 .609
Auburn  03 .0001611 .593
Ole Miss  03 .0001213 .480
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies played their home games at Davis Diamond.

Contents

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019 season 28–27 overall, and 6–18 in the SEC to finish last in the conference. The Aggies went 0–2 in the Austin 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 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7 UT Arlington Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
W 2–0M. Herzog (1–0)J. Valencia (0–1) SECN+ 1–0
February 7UT ArlingtonDavis DiamondL 2–7R. Phillips (1–0)K. Potts (0–1)SECN+1,0621–1
February 8 Abilene Christian Davis DiamondW 7–1K. Poynter (1–0)S. Bradley (0–1)SECN+2–1
February 8UT ArlingtonDavis DiamondL 4–5 (8)A. Gardiner (1–0)P. McBride (0–1)SECN+1,5352–2
February 9Abilene ChristianDavis DiamondW 10–6K. Poynter (2–0)A. Sinnott (1–1)SECN+3–2
February 13 McNeese State Davis DiamondL 0–1S. Flores (2–0)K. Poynter (2–1)W. Tate (1)SECN+8273–3
February 14 Lamar Davis DiamondSECN+
February 14 St. John's Davis DiamondSECN+
February 15LamarDavis Diamond
February 15 Binghamton Davis Diamond
February 16St. John'sDavis Diamond
February 20vs. Bethune–Cookman
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 20vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 21vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 21vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 22vs. UC Davis
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 26 Sam Houston State Davis Diamond
February 26Sam Houston StateDavis Diamond
February 28 Southeastern Louisiana Davis Diamond
February 29Southeastern LouisianaDavis Diamond
February 29 Kansas Davis Diamond
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1KansasDavis Diamond
March 7at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 8at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 9at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 11 Texas State Davis Diamond
March 13 Tennessee Davis Diamond
March 14TennesseeDavis Diamond
March 15TennesseeDavis Diamond
March 17 Stephen F. Austin Davis Diamond
March 20at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
March 21at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
March 22at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
March 24 Texas Southern Davis Diamond
March 24Texas SouthernDavis Diamond
March 27 Missouri Davis Diamond
March 28MissouriDavis Diamond
March 29MissouriDavis Diamond
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 3at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 4at ArkansasBogle Park
April 5at ArkansasBogle Park
April 9 Georgia Davis Diamond
April 10GeorgiaDavis Diamond
April 11GeorgiaDavis Diamond
April 15 Houston Davis Diamond
April 17at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
April 18at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 19at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 24 UNC Greensboro Davis Diamond
April 25UNC GreensboroDavis Diamond
April 26UNC GreensboroDavis Diamond
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1 Mississippi State Davis Diamond
May 2Mississippi StateDavis Diamond
May 3Mississippi StateDavis Diamond
Post-season
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9 Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Texas A&M 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
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NFCA / USA Today
Softball America [4]
ESPN.com/USA SoftballRV
D1Softball

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 Schedule Set for Texas A&M Softball" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.