2020 Florida Gators softball team

2020 Florida Gators softball
2020 Florida Gators softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
Record	11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Walton (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Bosch; Aric Thomas;
Home stadium	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
	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 Florida Gators softball team represented the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gators played their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

Previous season

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

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 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	7	8	7	6	7	7
Softball America^[4]	11	14	11	10	8	7
ESPN.com/USA Softball	9	11	9	6	8	7
D1Softball	9	15	14	9	8	8

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "Florida Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Florida Department of Athletics. October 8, 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] "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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