American college softball season
2020 Auburn Tigers softball |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 3–3 (0–0 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Jane B. Moore Field |
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Seasons |
The 2020 Auburn Tigers softball team represents Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers play their home games at the Jane B. Moore Field.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2019 season 39–21 overall, and 10–14 in the SEC to finish tenth in the conference. The Tigers went 2–2 in the Tucson 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 finish | Team |
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 Auburn 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. Baylor NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 23 | Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL | L 0–8 (5) | G. Rodoni (1–0) | A. Swindle (0–1) | | | | 0–1 | | February 7 | vs. Notre Dame NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 23 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 4–1 | A. Swindle (1–1) | A. Holloway (0–1) | | | | 1–1 | | February 8 | vs. Liberty NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 23 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 5–3 | A. Swindle (2–1) | M. Johnson (0–2) | | | 613 | 2–1 | | February 8 | vs. Texas State NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 23 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 3–1 | S. Yarbrough (1–0) | M. King (1–1) | | | 547 | 3–1 | | February 9 | vs. Illinois NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 23 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 0–2 | S. Sickels (2–0) | A. Swindle (2–2) | | | 429 | 3–2 | | February 13 | Kennesaw State | | Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL | L 1–4 | M. Bennett (2–0) | A. Swindle (2–3) | | | 1,415 | 3–3 | | February 14 | UNC Wilmington | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 14 | Alabama State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 15 | Alabama State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 15 | UNC Wilmington | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 16 | UNC Wilmington | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 20 | vs. No. 16 Arizona State Mary Nutter Classic | | Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA | | | | | | | | | February 21 | vs. No. 25 Northwestern Mary Nutter Classic | | Big League Dreams | | | | | | | | | February 21 | vs. California Mary Nutter Classic | | Big League Dreams | | | | | | | | | February 22 | vs. No. 5 Arizona Mary Nutter Classic | | Big League Dreams | | | | | | | | | February 23 | vs. No. 1 UCLA Mary Nutter Classic | | Big League Dreams | | | | | | | | | February 28 | Georgia Southern | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 28 | No. 18 Minnesota | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 29 | No. 18 Minnesota | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | February 29 | Binghamton | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | |
March | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | March 1 | Binghamton | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 1 | Georgia Southern | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 4 | at Mercer | | Sikes Field Macon, GA | | | | | | | | | March 4 | at Mercer | | Sikes Field | | | | | | | | | March 6 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL | | | | | | | | | March 7 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | March 8 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | March 10 | at Jacksonville | | Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex Jacksonville, FL | | | | | | | | | March 11 | Georgia State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 14 | Missouri | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 15 | Missouri | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 16 | Missouri | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 20 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium Athens, GA | | | | | | | | | March 21 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | March 22 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | March 27 | Mississippi State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 28 | Mississippi State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | March 29 | Mississippi State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | |
April | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | April 1 | USA National Team | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 3 | at South Carolina | | Carolina Softball Stadium Columbia, SC | | | | | | | | | April 4 | at South Carolina | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | April 5 | at South Carolina | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | | April 7 | Alabama State | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 9 | Ole Miss | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 10 | Ole Miss | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 11 | Ole Miss | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 15 | Chattanooga | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 18 | Charlotte | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 19 | Charlotte | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | April 22 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex Troy, AL | | | | | | | | | April 25 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | | | | | | | | | April 26 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | | | | | | | | | April 27 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
May | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | May 1 | LSU | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | May 2 | LSU | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | May 3 | LSU | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | | |
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 = Auburn 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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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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NFCA / USA Today | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Softball America[4] | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ESPN.com/USA Softball | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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D1Softball | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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.
- ^ "Softball unveils 2020 schedule" (Press release). Auburn University Department of Athletics. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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