2020 Missouri Tigers softball team

The 2020 Missouri Tigers softball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Tigers play their home games at Mizzou Softball Stadium.

2020 Missouri Tigers softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
2020 record	6–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Larissa Anderson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Malveaux Sara Michalowski-Marino
Home stadium	Mizzou 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 Tigers finished the 2019 season 35–25 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Tigers went 3–2 in the Los Angeles 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
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 Missouri Tigers Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 7 vs. Notre Dame NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL W 3–1 J. Weber (1–0) P. Tidd (0–1) E. Daniel (1) 1–0 February 7 vs. South Alabama NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic Eddie C. Moore Complex W 7–5 S. Dandola (1–0) A. Hughen (0–1) E. Daniel (2) 155 2–0 February 8 vs. Baylor NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic Eddie C. Moore Complex W 9–1 (5) E. Nichols (1–0) G. Rodoni (1–1) 155 3–0 February 8 vs. No. 8 Minnesota NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic Eddie C. Moore Complex W 7–4 E. Daniel (1–0) A. Fisher (1–1) 4–0 February 9 vs. Louisville NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic Eddie C. Moore Complex W 5–1 M. Schumacher (1–0) C. Harris (0–3) 155 5–0 February 13 vs. Kansas St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 8–0 (5) M. Schumacher (2–0) ESPNU 300 6–0 February 14 vs. Liberty St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3 February 14 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3 February 15 vs. Virginia Tech St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3 February 15 vs. No. 20 James Madison St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3 February 16 vs. No. 14 Minnesota St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex ESPN3 February 20 vs. No. 5 Arizona Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA February 21 vs. Oregon State Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams February 21 vs. UC Davis Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams February 22 vs. New Mexico Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams February 22 vs. California Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams February 23 vs. Seattle Mary Nutter Classic No. 18 Big League Dreams February 29 Wichita State No. 21 Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO February 29 Nebraska No. 21 Mizzou Softball Stadium
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Nebraska No. 21 Mizzou Softball Stadium March 1 Wichita State No. 21 Mizzou Softball Stadium March 4 Kansas City Mizzou Softball Stadium March 6 Ole Miss Mizzou Softball Stadium March 7 Ole Miss Mizzou Softball Stadium March 8 Ole Miss Mizzou Softball Stadium March 11 vs. Illinois Bridgeton Athletic Complex Bridgeton, MO March 14 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL March 15 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field March 16 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field March 20 Arkansas Mizzou Softball Stadium March 21 Arkansas Mizzou Softball Stadium March 22 Arkansas Mizzou Softball Stadium March 24 Missouri State Mizzou Softball Stadium March 25 at Iowa Bob Pearl Softball Field Iowa City, IA March 25 at Iowa Bob Pearl Softball Field March 27 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond College Station, TX March 28 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond March 29 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 SIU Edwardsville Mizzou Softball Stadium April 9 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL April 10 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 11 at Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium April 14 Saint Louis Mizzou Softball Stadium April 17 Kentucky Mizzou Softball Stadium April 18 Kentucky Mizzou Softball Stadium April 19 Kentucky Mizzou Softball Stadium April 22 at Southeast Missouri State Southeast Softball Complex Cape Girardeau, MO April 22 at Southeast Missouri State Southeast Softball Complex April 24 at LSU Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA April 25 at LSU Tiger Park April 26 at LSU Tiger Park
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Alabama Mizzou Softball Stadium May 2 Alabama Mizzou Softball Stadium May 3 Alabama 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 Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Cancelled Bold = Missouri 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	RV	19	18	21	23	23
Softball America[4]	NR	10	15	17	18	17
ESPN.com/USA Softball	RV	18	19	23	24	24
D1Softball	25	16	15	16	16	15

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. "Mizzou Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. November 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.