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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
2020 record	11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Walton (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Bosch Aric Thomas
Home stadium	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball 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 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
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 Florida Gators Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 7 vs. Illinois State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL W 4–1 N. Lugo (1–0) A. Fox (0–1) 1–0 February 8 vs. Fresno State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 6–4 E. Hightower (1–0) D. East (0–1) N. Lugo (1) 2–0 February 8 vs. No. 17 Michigan No. 7 USF Softball Stadium L 2–11 (6) A. Storako (1–0) N. Lugo (1–1) 2–1 February 9 vs. Georgia State No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 10–0 (5) R. Trlicek (1–0) E. Buck (0–2) 3–1 February 9 at South Florida No. 7 USF Softball Stadium W 6–1 N. Lugo (2–1) C. Dolby (0–1) R. Trlicek (1) 1,639 4–1 February 11 USA National Team No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL L 3–5 M. Abbott N. Lugo SECN+ 1,935 Exh. February 12 North Florida No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 10–2 (5) R. Trlicek (2–0) H. Raulerson (0–2) SECN+ 1,124 5–1 February 14 North Dakota State No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 5–0 R. Trlicek (3–0) L. Lyle (0–2) 1,589 6–1 February 14 Longwood No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 9–0 N. Lugo (3–1) S. Backstrom (2–2) 1,589 7–1 February 15 North Dakota State No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 1–0 N. Lugo (4–1) P. Vargas (2–2) 1,579 8–1 February 15 Longwood No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 11–0 E. Hightower (2–0) A. Wood (0–2) 1,579 9–1 February 16 Southeastern Louisiana No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 13–1 R. Trlicek (4–0) S. Sitzman (0–1) 1,554 10–1 February 16 Florida A&M No. 8 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 2–1 E. Hightower (3–0) N. Zenteno (0–3) N. Lugo (2) 1,554 11–1 February 19 Jacksonville No. 7 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium W 8-0 N. Lugo (5-1) A. Bilodeau (4-2) SECN+ 12-1 February 21 vs. No. 5 Arizona Mary Nutter Classic No. 7 Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA W 3-2 R. Trlicek(5-0) A. Denham (4-1) N. Lugo (3) 13-1 February 21 vs. No. 25 Northwestern Mary Nutter Classic No. 7 Big League Dreams W 3-2 R. Trlicek (6-0) S. Supple 0-1 14-1 February 22 vs. No. 16 Arizona State Mary Nutter Classic No. 7 Big League Dreams W 4-1 R. Trlicek (7-0) M. Preston 4-1 15-1 February 22 vs. No. 1 UCLA Mary Nutter Classic No. 7 Big League Dreams L 4-5 M. Faraimo 9-0 R. Trlicek (7-1) 15-2 February 23 vs. Nebraska Mary Nutter Classic No. 7 Big League Dreams W 6-3 N. Lugo (6-1) O. Ferrell 2-4 16-2 February 28 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium February 29 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 No. 10 Louisiana No. 6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 4 Florida Gulf Coast Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 6 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 7 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 8 Auburn Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 11 Florida State Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 13 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 14 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 15 Baylor Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 20 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY March 21 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium March 22 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium March 25 Bethune–Cookman Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 28 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 29 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium March 30 Ole Miss Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 at UCF UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL April 3 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN April 4 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium April 5 at Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium April 9 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 10 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 11 Missouri Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 15 South Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 18 at Arkansas Bogle Park Fayetteville, AR April 19 at Arkansas Bogle Park April 20 at Arkansas Bogle Park April 22 at Florida State JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL April 24 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 25 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 26 Georgia Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium Columbia, SC May 2 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium May 3 at South Carolina Carolina 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 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.