2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball
2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Lu Harris-Champer (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Baldwin; Rachele Fico;
Home stadium	Turner Softball Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	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

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Turner Softball Stadium.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 42–19 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Bulldogs went 2–2 in the Minneapolis Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
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 Georgia Bulldogs Softball Game Log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 7	Howard	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	W 11–1 (5)	M. Avant (1–0)	S. Hixenbaugh (0–1)			235	1–0
February 7	Kent State	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	W 10–1 (5)	L. Mathis (1–0)	A. Scali (0–1)			235	2–0
February 8	Kent State	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	Cancelled
February 8	UNC Wilmington	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	W 8–0	L. Mathis (2–0)	R. Pate (1–1)			187	3–0
February 9	UNC Wilmington	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	W 10–2 (5)	M. Avant (2–0)	J. Gamache (0–2)			478	4–0
February 9	Howard	No. 16	Turner Softball Stadium	W 8–0 (6)	L. Mathis (3–0)	R. Thomas (0–1)			478	5–0
February 12	at Georgia State	No. 15	Heck Softball Complex Atlanta, GA	W 10–1 (6)	M. Avant (3–0)	S. Mooney (1–2)			307	6–0
February 14	vs. Kansas St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 15	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL	W 11–0 (5)	M. Avant (4–0)	H. Todd (0–1)			653	7–0
February 14	vs. No. 21 Northwestern St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 15	Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 8-3	A. Cutting (1-0)	D. Williams 0-3			650	8-0
February 15	vs. No. 17 Texas Tech St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 15	Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 15	vs. No. 3 UCLA St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 15	Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 16	vs. South Florida St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 15	Eddie C. Moore Complex
February 19	Samford	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium	W 8-0 (5. inn)	L. Mathis (4-0)	T. DeCelles (1-3)			225	9-3
February 21	Central Michigan	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium
February 21	No. 21 James Madison	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium
February 22	No. 21 James Madison	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium	W13-5 (6 inn)	M. Avant (5-2)	K. Boseman (2-2)			523	12-3
February 22	Central Michigan	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium	W 7-4	L. Mathis (5-0)	K. Bean 1-3			497	13-3
February 23	Austin Peay	No. 19	Turner Softball Stadium
February 25	Alabama State	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium
February 26	at Clemson	No. 14	Clemson Softball Stadium Clemson, SC
February 28	Eastern Illinois	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium	W 4-0	M. Avant (7-3)	J. Montgomery 5-3			136	16-4
February 28	Boston College	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium	W 6-2	A. Cutting (4-1)	A. Susannah 6-6			136	17-4
February 29	Boston College	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium
February 29	Western Carolina	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Western Carolina	No. 14	Turner Softball Stadium
March 4	Georgia Tech		Turner Softball Stadium
March 6	South Carolina		Turner Softball Stadium
March 7	South Carolina		Turner Softball Stadium
March 8	South Carolina		Turner Softball Stadium
March 11	Furman		Turner Softball Stadium
March 11	Furman		Turner Softball Stadium
March 13	at Arkansas		Bogle Park Fayetteville, AR
March 14	at Arkansas		Bogle Park
March 15	at Arkansas		Bogle Park
March 18	Oklahoma State		Turner Softball Stadium
March 20	Auburn		Turner Softball Stadium
March 21	Auburn		Turner Softball Stadium
March 22	Auburn		Turner Softball Stadium
March 25	USC Upstate		Turner Softball Stadium
March 27	at LSU		Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA
March 28	at LSU		Tiger Park
March 29	at LSU		Tiger Park

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	North Alabama		Turner Softball Stadium Athens, GA
April 4	Kentucky		Turner Softball Stadium
April 5	Kentucky		Turner Softball Stadium
April 6	Kentucky		Turner Softball Stadium
April 9	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond College Station, TX
April 10	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond
April 11	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond
April 15	Georgia State		Turner Softball Stadium
April 17	Mississippi State		Turner Softball Stadium
April 18	Mississippi State		Turner Softball Stadium
April 19	Mississippi State		Turner Softball Stadium
April 24	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL
April 25	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
April 26	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly 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 = Georgia team member

Source:^[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	16	15	19	14	13	14
Softball America^[4]	16	12	20	15	14	14
ESPN.com/USA Softball	17	15	18	15	14	14
D1Softball	15	18	20	15	14	14

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "2020 Softball Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[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] "2020 Softball Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[4] "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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