2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
Record	12-7 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Alyson Habetz; Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro;
Home stadium	Rhoads 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 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2019 season 60–10 overall, and 18–6 in the SEC to finish first in the conference. The Crimson Tide hosted both a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and advanced to the Women's College World Series. The Crimson Tide were defeated by Oklahoma in the WCWS semifinals.

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 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Game Log

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 7	vs. North Carolina	No. 2	JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL	W 5–2	L. Kilfoyl (1–0)	H. George (0–1)	S. Cornell (1)			1–0
February 7	at No. 9 Florida State	No. 2	JoAnne Graf Field	L 7–8 (8)	C. Davis (2–0)	L. Kilfoyl (1–1)			1,468	1–1
February 8	at No. 9 Florida State	No. 2	JoAnne Graf Field	L 0–8 (5)	C. Arnold (1–0)	S. Cornell (0–1)				1–2
February 8	vs. North Carolina	No. 2	JoAnne Graf Field	L 8–9	H. George (1–1)	L. Kilfoyl (1–2)			1,628	1–3
February 13	vs. Liberty St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 9	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL	W 7–1	K. Goodman (1–0)	E. Kirby (0–1)			511	2–3
February 13	vs. No. 1 Washington St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 9	Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 8–0 (5)	L. Kilfoyl (2–2)	G. Plain (4–1)			538	3–3
February 14	vs. South Florida St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 9	Eddie C. Moore Complex	W 9–1 (5)	S. Cornell (1–1)	G. Corrick (0–3)			133	4–3
February 14	vs. No. 3 UCLA St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 9	Eddie C. Moore Complex	L 0-7	M. Faraimo (4-0)	M. Fouts (0-1)			1,023	4-4
February 15	vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational	No. 9	Eddie C. Moore Complex	L 1-4	C. Eberle (3-1)	M. Fouts (0-2)			1,043	4-5
February 21	Wichita State	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13-2	L. Kilfoyl (3-2)	B. Lange (2-5)			3,324	5-5
February 21	Penn State	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium	W 5-0	M. Fouts (1-2)	B. Parshall (2-2)			3,324	6-5
February 22	Louisville	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium	W 9-0 (5 inn)	L. Kilfoyl (4-2)	T. Roby (3-2)			3,739	7-5
February 22	Penn State	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium	W 14-6 (5 inn)	K. Goodman 2-0	B. Parshall (2-3)			3,739	8-5
February 23	Louisville	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium	W 10-0 (5 inn)	M. Fouts 2-2	C. Harris 2-5			3,199	9-5
February 26	at UAB	No. 8	Mary Bowers Field Birmingham, AL
February 28	UT Arlington	No. 8	Rhoads Stadium	W 11-3						10-5
February 28	No. 7 Arizona	No. 8	Rhoads Stadium
February 29	No. 7 Arizona	No. 8	Rhoads Stadium
February 29	UT Arlington	No. 8	Rhoads Stadium

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 1	McNeese State	No. 8	Rhoads Stadium
March 4	Alcorn State		Rhoads Stadium
March 6	Arkansas		Rhoads Stadium
March 7	Arkansas		Rhoads Stadium
March 8	Arkansas		Rhoads Stadium
March 12	BYU		Rhoads Stadium
March 13	Texas		Rhoads Stadium
March 14	Bryant		Rhoads Stadium
March 15	Texas		Rhoads Stadium
March 18	Troy		Rhoads Stadium
March 20	at Tennessee		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN
March 21	at Tennessee		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22	at Tennessee		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 25	at Alabama State		Barbara Williams Softball Complex Montgomery, AL
March 27	South Carolina		Rhoads Stadium
March 28	South Carolina		Rhoads Stadium
March 29	South Carolina		Rhoads Stadium
March 31	USA National Team		Rhoads Stadium

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 3	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park Starkville, MS
April 4	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park
April 5	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park
April 7	UAB		Rhoads Stadium
April 10	LSU		Rhoads Stadium
April 10	LSU		Rhoads Stadium
April 11	LSU		Rhoads Stadium
April 15	Louisiana		Rhoads Stadium
April 17	at Ole Miss		Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS
April 18	at Ole Miss		Ole Miss Softball Complex
April 19	at Ole Miss		Ole Miss Softball Complex
April 22	North Alabama		Rhoads Stadium
April 25	Auburn		Rhoads Stadium
April 26	Auburn		Rhoads Stadium
April 27	Auburn		Rhoads Stadium

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	at Missouri		Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO
May 2	at Missouri		Mizzou Softball Stadium
May 3	at Missouri		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

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Alabama 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
( ) = 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	2 (11)	9	10	8	9	10
Softball America^[4]	2	11	13	12	11	12
ESPN.com/USA Softball	1 (12)	9	13	12	13	13
D1Softball	1	8	9	10	10	11

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "Alabama Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Alabama Department of Athletics. October 4, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 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] "Alabama Softball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Alabama Department of Athletics. October 4, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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

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v t e Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Head coaches	Kalum Haack (1997–1998) Patrick Murphy (1999–present)
Venues	Sokol Park (1997) Bowers Park (1998–1999) Rhoads Stadium (2000–present)
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics