2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team represents the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Turner Softball Stadium.

2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
2020 record7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Baldwin
  • Rachele Fico
Home stadiumTurner 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 Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 42–19 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Bulldogs went 2–2 in the Minneapolis Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.


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 Georgia Bulldogs Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7HowardNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 11–1 (5)M. Avant (1–0)S. Hixenbaugh (0–1)2351–0
February 7Kent StateNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 10–1 (5)L. Mathis (1–0)A. Scali (0–1)2352–0
February 8Kent StateNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumCancelled
February 8UNC WilmingtonNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 8–0L. Mathis (2–0)R. Pate (1–1)1873–0
February 9UNC WilmingtonNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 10–2 (5)M. Avant (2–0)J. Gamache (0–2)4784–0
February 9HowardNo. 16Turner Softball StadiumW 8–0 (6)L. Mathis (3–0)R. Thomas (0–1)4785–0
February 12at Georgia StateNo. 15Heck Softball Complex
Atlanta, GA		W 10–1 (6)M. Avant (3–0)S. Mooney (1–2)3076–0
February 14vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		W 11–0 (5)M. Avant (4–0)H. Todd (0–1)6537–0
February 14vs. No. 21 Northwestern
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 8-3A. Cutting (1-0)D. Williams 0-36508-0
February 15vs. No. 17 Texas Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 15vs. No. 3 UCLA
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 16vs. South Florida
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 19SamfordNo. 19Turner Softball Stadium W 8-0 (5. inn) L. Mathis (4-0)T. DeCelles (1-3)2259-3
February 21Central MichiganNo. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 21No. 21 James MadisonNo. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 22No. 21 James MadisonNo. 19Turner Softball StadiumW13-5 (6 inn) M. Avant (5-2)K. Boseman (2-2)52312-3
February 22Central MichiganNo. 19Turner Softball StadiumW 7-4 L. Mathis (5-0)K. Bean 1-349713-3
February 23Austin PeayNo. 19Turner Softball Stadium
February 25Alabama StateNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
February 26at ClemsonNo. 14Clemson Softball Stadium
Clemson, SC
February 28Eastern IllinoisNo. 14Turner Softball StadiumW 4-0 M. Avant (7-3)J. Montgomery 5-313616-4
February 28Boston CollegeNo. 14Turner Softball StadiumW 6-2 A. Cutting (4-1)A. Susannah 6-613617-4
February 29Boston CollegeNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
February 29Western CarolinaNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1Western CarolinaNo. 14Turner Softball Stadium
March 4Georgia TechTurner Softball Stadium
March 6South CarolinaTurner Softball Stadium
March 7South CarolinaTurner Softball Stadium
March 8South CarolinaTurner Softball Stadium
March 11FurmanTurner Softball Stadium
March 11FurmanTurner Softball Stadium
March 13at ArkansasBogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
March 14at ArkansasBogle Park
March 15at ArkansasBogle Park
March 18Oklahoma StateTurner Softball Stadium
March 20AuburnTurner Softball Stadium
March 21AuburnTurner Softball Stadium
March 22AuburnTurner Softball Stadium
March 25USC UpstateTurner Softball Stadium
March 27at LSUTiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
March 28at LSUTiger Park
March 29at LSUTiger Park
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1North AlabamaTurner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
April 4KentuckyTurner Softball Stadium
April 5KentuckyTurner Softball Stadium
April 6KentuckyTurner Softball Stadium
April 9at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
College Station, TX
April 10at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
April 11at Texas A&MDavis Diamond
April 15Georgia StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 17Mississippi StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 18Mississippi StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 19Mississippi StateTurner Softball Stadium
April 24at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
April 25at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly 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 = Georgia 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 16 15 19 14 13 14  
Softball America[4] 16 12 20 15 14 14  
ESPN.com/USA Softball 17 15 18 15 14 14  
D1Softball 15 18 20 15 14 14

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. "2020 Softball Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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