2020 Auburn Tigers softball team

2020 Auburn Tigers softball
2020 Auburn Tigers softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mickey Dean (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Eugene Lenti; Ruby Rojas;
Home stadium	Jane B. Moore Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	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

The 2020 Auburn Tigers softball team represented Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers played 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]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	23	RV	RV	—	—	—
Softball America^[4]	23	—	—	—	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—
D1Softball	22	—	—	—	—	—

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.

[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] "Softball unveils 2020 schedule" (Press release). Auburn University Department of Athletics. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

[4] "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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Playing fields	Auburn Softball Complex (1997–1998) Jane B. Moore Field (1998–present)
Head coaches	Tina Deese (1997–2013) Clint Myers (2014–2017) Mickey Dean (2018–2024) Chris & Kate Malveaux (2025–present)
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women's College World Series appearances in italics