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
2020 record11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bosch
  • Aric Thomas
Home stadiumKatie Seashole Pressly Softball 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 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]

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 Florida Gators Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7vs. Illinois StateNo. 7USF Softball Stadium
Tampa, FL		W 4–1N. Lugo (1–0)A. Fox (0–1)1–0
February 8vs. Fresno StateNo. 7USF Softball StadiumW 6–4E. Hightower (1–0)D. East (0–1)N. Lugo (1)2–0
February 8vs. No. 17 MichiganNo. 7USF Softball StadiumL 2–11 (6)A. Storako (1–0)N. Lugo (1–1)2–1
February 9vs. Georgia StateNo. 7USF Softball StadiumW 10–0 (5)R. Trlicek (1–0)E. Buck (0–2)3–1
February 9at South FloridaNo. 7USF Softball StadiumW 6–1N. Lugo (2–1)C. Dolby (0–1)R. Trlicek (1)1,6394–1
February 11USA National TeamNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL		L 3–5M. AbbottN. LugoSECN+1,935Exh.
February 12North FloridaNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 10–2 (5)R. Trlicek (2–0)H. Raulerson (0–2)SECN+1,1245–1
February 14North Dakota StateNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 5–0R. Trlicek (3–0)L. Lyle (0–2)1,5896–1
February 14LongwoodNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 9–0N. Lugo (3–1)S. Backstrom (2–2)1,5897–1
February 15North Dakota StateNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 1–0N. Lugo (4–1)P. Vargas (2–2)1,5798–1
February 15LongwoodNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 11–0E. Hightower (2–0)A. Wood (0–2)1,5799–1
February 16Southeastern LouisianaNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 13–1R. Trlicek (4–0)S. Sitzman (0–1)1,55410–1
February 16Florida A&MNo. 8Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 2–1E. Hightower (3–0)N. Zenteno (0–3)N. Lugo (2)1,55411–1
February 19JacksonvilleNo. 7Katie Seashole Pressly Softball StadiumW 8-0 N. Lugo (5-1)A. Bilodeau (4-2)SECN+12-1
February 21vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 7Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA		W 3-2R. Trlicek(5-0)A. Denham (4-1)N. Lugo (3)13-1
February 21vs. No. 25 Northwestern
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 7Big League DreamsW 3-2 R. Trlicek (6-0)S. Supple 0-114-1
February 22vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 7Big League DreamsW 4-1 R. Trlicek (7-0)M. Preston 4-115-1
February 22vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 7Big League DreamsL 4-5M. Faraimo 9-0 R. Trlicek (7-1)15-2
February 23vs. Nebraska
Mary Nutter Classic		No. 7Big League DreamsW 6-3N. Lugo (6-1)O. Ferrell 2-416-2
February 28No. 10 LouisianaNo. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
February 29No. 10 LouisianaNo. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1No. 10 LouisianaNo. 6Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 4Florida Gulf CoastKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 6AuburnKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 7AuburnKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 8AuburnKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 11Florida StateKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 13BaylorKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 14BaylorKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 15BaylorKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 20at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 21at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 22at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 25Bethune–CookmanKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 28Ole MissKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 29Ole MissKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 30Ole MissKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1at UCFUCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL
April 3at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN
April 4at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 5at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 9MissouriKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 10MissouriKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 11MissouriKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 15South FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 18at ArkansasBogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 19at ArkansasBogle Park
April 20at ArkansasBogle Park
April 22at Florida StateJoAnne Graf Field
Tallahassee, FL
April 24GeorgiaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 25GeorgiaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26GeorgiaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
May 2at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
May 3at South CarolinaCarolina 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
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
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 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
  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 31 January 2020.
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