2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

The 2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies play their home games at Davis Diamond.

2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2020 record3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kara Dill
  • Craig Snider
Home stadiumDavis Diamond
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 Aggies finished the 2019 season 28–27 overall, and 6–18 in the SEC to finish last in the conference. The Aggies went 0–2 in the Austin 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 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7UT ArlingtonDavis Diamond
College Station, TX		W 2–0M. Herzog (1–0)J. Valencia (0–1)SECN+1–0
February 7UT ArlingtonDavis DiamondL 2–7R. Phillips (1–0)K. Potts (0–1)SECN+1,0621–1
February 8Abilene ChristianDavis DiamondW 7–1K. Poynter (1–0)S. Bradley (0–1)SECN+2–1
February 8UT ArlingtonDavis DiamondL 4–5 (8)A. Gardiner (1–0)P. McBride (0–1)SECN+1,5352–2
February 9Abilene ChristianDavis DiamondW 10–6K. Poynter (2–0)A. Sinnott (1–1)SECN+3–2
February 13McNeese StateDavis DiamondL 0–1S. Flores (2–0)K. Poynter (2–1)W. Tate (1)SECN+8273–3
February 14LamarDavis DiamondSECN+
February 14St. John'sDavis DiamondSECN+
February 15LamarDavis Diamond
February 15BinghamtonDavis Diamond
February 16St. John'sDavis Diamond
February 20vs. Bethune–Cookman
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 20vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 21vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 21vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 22vs. UC Davis
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 26Sam Houston StateDavis Diamond
February 26Sam Houston StateDavis Diamond
February 28Southeastern LouisianaDavis Diamond
February 29Southeastern LouisianaDavis Diamond
February 29KansasDavis Diamond
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1KansasDavis Diamond
March 7at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 8at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 9at KentuckyJohn Cropp Stadium
March 11Texas StateDavis Diamond
March 13TennesseeDavis Diamond
March 14TennesseeDavis Diamond
March 15TennesseeDavis Diamond
March 17Stephen F. AustinDavis Diamond
March 20at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
March 21at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
March 22at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
March 24Texas SouthernDavis Diamond
March 24Texas SouthernDavis Diamond
March 27MissouriDavis Diamond
March 28MissouriDavis Diamond
March 29MissouriDavis Diamond
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 3at ArkansasBogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 4at ArkansasBogle Park
April 5at ArkansasBogle Park
April 9GeorgiaDavis Diamond
April 10GeorgiaDavis Diamond
April 11GeorgiaDavis Diamond
April 15HoustonDavis Diamond
April 17at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
April 18at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 19at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 24UNC GreensboroDavis Diamond
April 25UNC GreensboroDavis Diamond
April 26UNC GreensboroDavis Diamond
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1Mississippi StateDavis Diamond
May 2Mississippi StateDavis Diamond
May 3Mississippi StateDavis Diamond
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 = Texas A&M 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Softball America[4] NR NR NR NR NR NR  
ESPN.com/USA Softball NR NR NR NR NR RV  
D1Softball NR NR NR NR NR NR

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 Schedule Set for Texas A&M Softball" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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