2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team

The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gamecocks play their home games at Carolina Softball Stadium.

2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
2020 record4–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachBeverly Smith (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Navas
  • Kaela Jackson
Home stadiumCarolina Softball Stadium
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 Gamecocks finished the 2019 season 38–19 overall, and 9–14 in the SEC to finish eleventh in the conference. The Gamecocks went 2–2 in the Tallahassee 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 South Carolina Gamecocks Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7Ohio StateNo. 19Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC		W 3–2K. Oh (1–0)P. Buresch (0–1)SECN+1001–0
February 7North Dakota StateNo. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 4–2C. Drotar (1–0)P. Vargas (0–1)SECN+1,2402–0
February 8Southern IllinoisNo. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 11–1 (5)K. Oh (2–0)C. Miller (0–1)SECN+1,4043–0
February 9UNC GreensboroNo. 19Carolina Softball StadiumW 3–2 (9)K. Oh (3–0)A. Rodruiguez (0–1)SECN+1,4254–0
February 13vs. No. 17 Texas Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		L 1–5E. Edmoundson (4–0)K. Oh (3–1)SECN1004–1
February 14vs. Virginia Tech
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 6–8K. Rochard (3–2)C. Drotar (1–1)ESPNU1004–2
February 14vs. Kansas
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 15vs. No. 1 Washington
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPNU
February 16vs. No. 20 James Madison
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		No. 18Eddie C. Moore ComplexESPN3
February 19North Carolina CentralNo. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 21Boston CollegeNo. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 21Iowa StateNo. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 22No. 8 MichiganNo. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 23ElonNo. 22Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 26Georgia SouthernNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 29TroyNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
February 29CharlotteNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1CharlotteNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 1TroyNo. 16Carolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 4College of CharlestonCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 6at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA		SECN+
March 7at GeorgiaTurner Softball StadiumSECN+
March 8at GeorgiaTurner Softball StadiumSECN+
March 10at Coastal CarolinaSt. John Stadium
Conway, SC
March 11WinthropCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 13LSUCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 14LSUCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 15LSUCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 18PresbyterianCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
March 21vs. Oklahoma StateShirley Clements Mewborn Field
Atlanta, GA
March 22at Georgia TechShirley Clements Mewborn FieldACCN+
March 25North CarolinaCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
March 27at AlabamaRhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL		SECN+
March 28at AlabamaRhoads StadiumESPN2
March 29at AlabamaRhoads StadiumSECN+
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1at DukeDuke Softball Stadium
Durham, NC
April 3AuburnCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 4AuburnCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 5AuburnCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 7ClemsonCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 8FurmanCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 11at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN		ESPN
April 12at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee StadiumSECN
April 13at TennesseeSherri Parker Lee StadiumSECN
April 17Texas A&MCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 18Texas A&MCarolina Softball StadiumSECN
April 19Texas A&MCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 22Charleston SouthernCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
April 24at Mississippi StateNusz Park
Starkville, MS		SECN+
April 25at Mississippi StateNusz ParkSECN
April 26at Mississippi StateNusz ParkSECN+
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1FloridaCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
May 2FloridaCarolina Softball StadiumESPN2
May 3FloridaCarolina Softball StadiumSECN+
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 = South Carolina 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 19 18 22 16 15 16  
Softball America[4] 22 16 22 15 14 15  
ESPN.com/USA Softball 21 17 22 17 17 16  
D1Softball 20 20 21 15 14 17
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gollark: Or SAU (Stupid Audio Unit).

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. "Gamecocks Announce 2020 Softball Schedule" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 18, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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