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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
2020 record	12-7 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Alyson Habetz Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro
Home stadium	Rhoads Stadium

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
	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

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
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 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 7 vs. North Carolina No. 2 JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL W 5–2 L. Kilfoyl (1–0) H. George (0–1) S. Cornell (1) 1–0 February 7 at No. 9 Florida State No. 2 JoAnne Graf Field L 7–8 (8) C. Davis (2–0) L. Kilfoyl (1–1) 1,468 1–1 February 8 at No. 9 Florida State No. 2 JoAnne Graf Field L 0–8 (5) C. Arnold (1–0) S. Cornell (0–1) 1–2 February 8 vs. North Carolina No. 2 JoAnne Graf Field L 8–9 H. George (1–1) L. Kilfoyl (1–2) 1,628 1–3 February 13 vs. Liberty St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL W 7–1 K. Goodman (1–0) E. Kirby (0–1) 511 2–3 February 13 vs. No. 1 Washington St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 8–0 (5) L. Kilfoyl (2–2) G. Plain (4–1) 538 3–3 February 14 vs. South Florida St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 9–1 (5) S. Cornell (1–1) G. Corrick (0–3) 133 4–3 February 14 vs. No. 3 UCLA St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex L 0-7 M. Faraimo (4-0) M. Fouts (0-1) 1,023 4-4 February 15 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex L 1-4 C. Eberle (3-1) M. Fouts (0-2) 1,043 4-5 February 21 Wichita State No. 10 Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 13-2 L. Kilfoyl (3-2) B. Lange (2-5) 3,324 5-5 February 21 Penn State No. 10 Rhoads Stadium W 5-0 M. Fouts (1-2) B. Parshall (2-2) 3,324 6-5 February 22 Louisville No. 10 Rhoads Stadium W 9-0 (5 inn) L. Kilfoyl (4-2) T. Roby (3-2) 3,739 7-5 February 22 Penn State No. 10 Rhoads Stadium W 14-6 (5 inn) K. Goodman 2-0 B. Parshall (2-3) 3,739 8-5 February 23 Louisville No. 10 Rhoads Stadium W 10-0 (5 inn) M. Fouts 2-2 C. Harris 2-5 3,199 9-5 February 26 at UAB No. 8 Mary Bowers Field Birmingham, AL February 28 UT Arlington No. 8 Rhoads Stadium W 11-3 10-5 February 28 No. 7 Arizona No. 8 Rhoads Stadium February 29 No. 7 Arizona No. 8 Rhoads Stadium February 29 UT Arlington No. 8 Rhoads Stadium
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 McNeese State No. 8 Rhoads Stadium March 4 Alcorn State Rhoads Stadium March 6 Arkansas Rhoads Stadium March 7 Arkansas Rhoads Stadium March 8 Arkansas Rhoads Stadium March 12 BYU Rhoads Stadium March 13 Texas Rhoads Stadium March 14 Bryant Rhoads Stadium March 15 Texas Rhoads Stadium March 18 Troy Rhoads Stadium March 20 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN March 21 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium March 22 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium March 25 at Alabama State Barbara Williams Softball Complex Montgomery, AL March 27 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium March 28 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium March 29 South Carolina Rhoads Stadium March 31 USA National Team Rhoads Stadium
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 3 at Mississippi State Nusz Park Starkville, MS April 4 at Mississippi State Nusz Park April 5 at Mississippi State Nusz Park April 7 UAB Rhoads Stadium April 10 LSU Rhoads Stadium April 10 LSU Rhoads Stadium April 11 LSU Rhoads Stadium April 15 Louisiana Rhoads Stadium April 17 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS April 18 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex April 19 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex April 22 North Alabama Rhoads Stadium April 25 Auburn Rhoads Stadium April 26 Auburn Rhoads Stadium April 27 Auburn Rhoads Stadium
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO May 2 at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium May 3 at Missouri Mizzou 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
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.