2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represented the University of Alabama during 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.

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 StateTexas A&M

Schedule and results

The season was cancelled ending on March 12, 2020.

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Game Log Regular season February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFebruary 7 vs. North Carolina No. 2 JoAnne Graf FieldTallahassee, 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 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 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. LibertySt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore ComplexClearwater, FL W 7–1 K. Goodman (1–0) E. Kirby (0–1) 511 2–3 February 13 vs. No. 1 WashingtonSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 8–0 L. Kilfoyl (2–2) G. Plain (4–1) 538 3–3 February 14 vs. South FloridaSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 9 Eddie C. Moore Complex W 9–1 S. Cornell (1–1) G. Corrick (0–3) 133 4–3 February 14 vs. No. 3 UCLASt. 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 StateSt. 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 StadiumTuscaloosa, 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 FieldBirmingham, 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 recordMarch 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 StadiumKnoxville, 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 ComplexMontgomery, 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 recordApril 3 at Mississippi State Nusz ParkStarkville, 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 ComplexOxford, 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 recordMay 1 at Missouri Mizzou Softball StadiumColumbia, MO May 2 at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium May 3 at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 6–9 Rhoads Stadium Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CancelledBold = Alabama team member Source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

Rankings

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