2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium.

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
2020 record12-7 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alyson Habetz
  • Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro
Home stadiumRhoads Stadium
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The Crimson Tide finished the 2019 season 60–10 overall, and 18–6 in the SEC to finish first in the conference. The Crimson Tide hosted both a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and advanced to the Women's College World Series. The Crimson Tide were defeated by Oklahoma in the WCWS semifinals.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1Alabama
2Tennessee
3LSU
4Kentucky
5Florida
6Georgia
7Arkansas
8Ole Miss
9South Carolina
10Missouri
11Auburn
12Mississippi State
Texas A&M

Schedule and results
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7vs. North CarolinaNo. 2JoAnne Graf Field
Tallahassee, FL		W 5–2L. Kilfoyl (1–0)H. George (0–1)S. Cornell (1)1–0
February 7at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 7–8 (8)C. Davis (2–0)L. Kilfoyl (1–1)1,4681–1
February 8at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 0–8 (5)C. Arnold (1–0)S. Cornell (0–1)1–2
February 8vs. North CarolinaNo. 2JoAnne Graf FieldL 8–9H. George (1–1)L. Kilfoyl (1–2)1,6281–3
February 13vs. Liberty
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		W 7–1K. Goodman (1–0)E. Kirby (0–1)5112–3
February 13vs. No. 1 Washington
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 8–0 (5)L. Kilfoyl (2–2)G. Plain (4–1)5383–3
February 14vs. South Florida
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 9–1 (5)S. Cornell (1–1)G. Corrick (0–3)1334–3
February 14vs. No. 3 UCLA
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 0-7 M. Faraimo (4-0) M. Fouts (0-1)1,0234-4
February 15vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 9Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 1-4 C. Eberle (3-1) M. Fouts (0-2)1,0434-5
February 21Wichita StateNo. 10Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL		W 13-2 L. Kilfoyl (3-2) B. Lange (2-5)3,3245-5
February 21Penn StateNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 5-0 M. Fouts (1-2)B. Parshall (2-2)3,3246-5
February 22LouisvilleNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 9-0 (5 inn) L. Kilfoyl (4-2) T. Roby (3-2)3,7397-5
February 22Penn StateNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 14-6 (5 inn) K. Goodman 2-0B. Parshall (2-3)3,7398-5
February 23LouisvilleNo. 10Rhoads StadiumW 10-0 (5 inn) M. Fouts 2-2 C. Harris 2-53,1999-5
February 26at UABNo. 8Mary Bowers Field
Birmingham, AL
February 28UT ArlingtonNo. 8Rhoads StadiumW 11-310-5
February 28No. 7 ArizonaNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
February 29No. 7 ArizonaNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
February 29UT ArlingtonNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1McNeese StateNo. 8Rhoads Stadium
March 4Alcorn StateRhoads Stadium
March 6ArkansasRhoads Stadium
March 7ArkansasRhoads Stadium
March 8ArkansasRhoads Stadium
March 12BYURhoads Stadium
March 13TexasRhoads Stadium
March 14BryantRhoads Stadium
March 15TexasRhoads Stadium
March 18TroyRhoads Stadium
March 20at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN
March 21at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 25at Alabama StateBarbara Williams Softball Complex
Montgomery, AL
March 27South CarolinaRhoads Stadium
March 28South CarolinaRhoads Stadium
March 29South CarolinaRhoads Stadium
March 31USA National TeamRhoads Stadium
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 3at Mississippi StateNusz Park
Starkville, MS
April 4at Mississippi StateNusz Park
April 5at Mississippi StateNusz Park
April 7UABRhoads Stadium
April 10LSURhoads Stadium
April 10LSURhoads Stadium
April 11LSURhoads Stadium
April 15LouisianaRhoads Stadium
April 17at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
April 18at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
April 19at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
April 22North AlabamaRhoads Stadium
April 25AuburnRhoads Stadium
April 26AuburnRhoads Stadium
April 27AuburnRhoads Stadium
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
Columbia, MO
May 2at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
May 3at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 6–9Rhoads Stadium
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Alabama team member
Source:[3]

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

Rankings
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
NFCA / USA Today 2 (11) 9 10 8 9 10  
Softball America[4] 2 11 13 12 11 12  
ESPN.com/USA Softball 1 (12) 9 13 12 13 13  
D1Softball 1 8 9 10 10 11

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