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2020 Florida Gators softball team


The 2020 Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gators play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

2020 Florida Gators softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
Record11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bosch
  • Aric Thomas
Home stadiumKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 23 – 4   .852
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 7   .731
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 20 – 4   .833
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 23 – 5   .821
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 8   .636
No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 19 – 6   .760
No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 6   .739
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 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   .000 16 – 11   .593
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 13   .480
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Previous season edit

The Gators finished the 2019 season 49–18 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Gators hosted a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Women's College World Series. The Gators went 0–2 in the WCWS.

Preseason edit

SEC preseason poll edit

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 edit

2020 Florida Gators Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 7 vs. Illinois State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium
Tampa, FL		 W 4–1 N. Lugo (1–0) A. Fox (0–1) 1–0
February 8 vs. Fresno State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 6–4 E. Hightower (1–0) D. East (0–1) N. Lugo (1) 2–0
February 8 vs. No. 17 Michigan No. 7 USF Softball Stadium L 2–11 (6) A. Storako (1–0) N. Lugo (1–1) 2–1
February 9 vs. Georgia State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 10–0 (5) R. Trlicek (1–0) E. Buck (0–2) 3–1
February 9 at South Florida No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 6–1 N. Lugo (2–1) C. Dolby (0–1) R. Trlicek (1) 1,639 4–1
February 11  USA National Team No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL		 L 3–5 M. Abbott N. Lugo SECN+ 1,935 Exh.
February 12 North Florida No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 10–2 (5) R. Trlicek (2–0) H. Raulerson (0–2) SECN+ 1,124 5–1
February 14 North Dakota State No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 5–0 R. Trlicek (3–0) L. Lyle (0–2) 1,589 6–1
February 14 Longwood No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 9–0 N. Lugo (3–1) S. Backstrom (2–2) 1,589 7–1
February 15 North Dakota State No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 1–0 N. Lugo (4–1) P. Vargas (2–2) 1,579 8–1
February 15 Longwood No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 11–0 E. Hightower (2–0) A. Wood (0–2) 1,579 9–1
February 16 Southeastern Louisiana No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 13–1 R. Trlicek (4–0) S. Sitzman (0–1) 1,554 10–1
February 16 Florida A&M No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 2–1 E. Hightower (3–0) N. Zenteno (0–3) N. Lugo (2) 1,554 11–1
February 19 Jacksonville No. 7 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 8-0 N. Lugo (5-1) A. Bilodeau (4-2) SECN+ 12-1
February 21 vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		 No. 7 Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA		 W 3-2 R. Trlicek(5-0) A. Denham (4-1) N. Lugo (3) 13-1
February 21 vs. No. 25 Northwestern
Mary Nutter Classic		 No. 7 Big League Dreams W 3-2 R. Trlicek (6-0) S. Supple 0-1 14-1
February 22 vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Mary Nutter Classic		 No. 7 Big League Dreams W 4-1 R. Trlicek (7-0) M. Preston 4-1 15-1
February 22 vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic		 No. 7 Big League Dreams L 4-5 M. Faraimo 9-0 R. Trlicek (7-1) 15-2
February 23 vs. Nebraska
Mary Nutter Classic		 No. 7 Big League Dreams W 6-3 N. Lugo (6-1) O. Ferrell 2-4 16-2
February 28 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
February 29 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 4 Florida Gulf Coast Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 6 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 7 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 8 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 11 Florida State Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 13 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 14 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 15 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 20 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 21 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
March 22 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
March 25 Bethune–Cookman Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 28 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 29 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 30 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 at UCF UCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL
April 3 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN
April 4 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 5 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 9 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 10 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 11 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 15 South Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 18 at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 19 at Arkansas Bogle Park
April 20 at Arkansas Bogle Park
April 22 at Florida State JoAnne Graf Field
Tallahassee, FL
April 24 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 25 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
May 2 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
May 3 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
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 = Florida team member
Source:[3]

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

Rankings edit

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today787677
Softball America[4]1114111087
ESPN.com/USA Softball9119687
D1Softball91514988

References edit

  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. ^ "Florida Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Florida Department of Athletics. October 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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