2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

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

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]

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 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

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball 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

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.