2020 Auburn Tigers softball team

The 2020 Auburn Tigers softball team represents Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers play their home games at the Jane B. Moore Field.

2020 Auburn Tigers softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2020 record3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachMickey Dean (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJane B. Moore Field
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 Tigers finished the 2019 season 39–21 overall, and 10–14 in the SEC to finish tenth in the conference. The Tigers went 2–2 in the Tucson 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 Auburn Tigers Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7vs. Baylor
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		L 0–8 (5)G. Rodoni (1–0)A. Swindle (0–1)0–1
February 7vs. Notre Dame
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 4–1A. Swindle (1–1)A. Holloway (0–1)1–1
February 8vs. Liberty
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 5–3A. Swindle (2–1)M. Johnson (0–2)6132–1
February 8vs. Texas State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 3–1S. Yarbrough (1–0)M. King (1–1)5473–1
February 9vs. Illinois
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 23Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 0–2S. Sickels (2–0)A. Swindle (2–2)4293–2
February 13Kennesaw StateJane B. Moore Field
Auburn, AL		L 1–4M. Bennett (2–0)A. Swindle (2–3)1,4153–3
February 14UNC WilmingtonJane B. Moore Field
February 14Alabama StateJane B. Moore Field
February 15Alabama StateJane B. Moore Field
February 15UNC WilmingtonJane B. Moore Field
February 16UNC WilmingtonJane B. Moore Field
February 20vs. No. 16 Arizona State
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 21vs. No. 25 Northwestern
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 21vs. California
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 22vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 23vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic		Big League Dreams
February 28Georgia SouthernJane B. Moore Field
February 28No. 18 MinnesotaJane B. Moore Field
February 29No. 18 MinnesotaJane B. Moore Field
February 29BinghamtonJane B. Moore Field
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1BinghamtonJane B. Moore Field
March 1Georgia SouthernJane B. Moore Field
March 4at MercerSikes Field
Macon, GA
March 4at MercerSikes Field
March 6at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL
March 7at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 8at FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March 10at JacksonvilleDebbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex
Jacksonville, FL
March 11Georgia StateJane B. Moore Field
March 14MissouriJane B. Moore Field
March 15MissouriJane B. Moore Field
March 16MissouriJane B. Moore Field
March 20at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
March 21at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
March 22at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
March 27Mississippi StateJane B. Moore Field
March 28Mississippi StateJane B. Moore Field
March 29Mississippi StateJane B. Moore Field
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1USA National TeamJane B. Moore Field
April 3at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
April 4at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 5at South CarolinaCarolina Softball Stadium
April 7Alabama StateJane B. Moore Field
April 9Ole MissJane B. Moore Field
April 10Ole MissJane B. Moore Field
April 11Ole MissJane B. Moore Field
April 15ChattanoogaJane B. Moore Field
April 18CharlotteJane B. Moore Field
April 19CharlotteJane B. Moore Field
April 22at TroyTroy Softball Complex
Troy, AL
April 25at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
April 26at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
April 27at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1LSUJane B. Moore Field
May 2LSUJane B. Moore Field
May 3LSUJane B. Moore Field
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 = Auburn 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 23 RV RV NR NR NR  
Softball America[4] 23 NR NR NR NR NR  
ESPN.com/USA Softball RV RV RV NR RV NR  
D1Softball 22 NR NR NR NR NR
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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. "Softball unveils 2020 schedule" (Press release). Auburn University Department of Athletics. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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