2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

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2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kara Dill
  • Craig Snider
Home stadiumDavis Diamond
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
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 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies play their home games at Davis Diamond.

Previous season[edit]

The Aggies finished the 2019 season 28–27 overall, and 6–18 in the SEC to finish last in the conference. The Aggies went 0–2 in the Austin Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Preseason[edit]

SEC preseason poll[edit]

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[edit]

2020 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 7 UT Arlington Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
W 2–0 M. Herzog (1–0) J. Valencia (0–1) SECN+ 1–0
February 7 UT Arlington Davis Diamond L 2–7 R. Phillips (1–0) K. Potts (0–1) SECN+ 1,062 1–1
February 8 Abilene Christian Davis Diamond W 7–1 K. Poynter (1–0) S. Bradley (0–1) SECN+ 2–1
February 8 UT Arlington Davis Diamond L 4–5 (8) A. Gardiner (1–0) P. McBride (0–1) SECN+ 1,535 2–2
February 9 Abilene Christian Davis Diamond W 10–6 K. Poynter (2–0) A. Sinnott (1–1) SECN+ 3–2
February 13 McNeese State Davis Diamond L 0–1 S. Flores (2–0) K. Poynter (2–1) W. Tate (1) SECN+ 827 3–3
February 14 Lamar Davis Diamond SECN+
February 14 St. John's Davis Diamond SECN+
February 15 Lamar Davis Diamond
February 15 Binghamton Davis Diamond
February 16 St. John's Davis Diamond
February 20 vs. Bethune–Cookman
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
February 20 vs. No. 5 Arizona
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 21 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 21 vs. No. 1 UCLA
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 22 vs. UC Davis
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
February 26 Sam Houston State Davis Diamond
February 26 Sam Houston State Davis Diamond
February 28 Southeastern Louisiana Davis Diamond
February 29 Southeastern Louisiana Davis Diamond
February 29 Kansas Davis Diamond
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 Kansas Davis Diamond
March 7 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 8 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
March 9 at Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
March 11 Texas State Davis Diamond
March 13 Tennessee Davis Diamond
March 14 Tennessee Davis Diamond
March 15 Tennessee Davis Diamond
March 17 Stephen F. Austin Davis Diamond
March 20 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
March 21 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
March 22 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
March 24 Texas Southern Davis Diamond
March 24 Texas Southern Davis Diamond
March 27 Missouri Davis Diamond
March 28 Missouri Davis Diamond
March 29 Missouri Davis Diamond
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 3 at Arkansas Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR
April 4 at Arkansas Bogle Park
April 5 at Arkansas Bogle Park
April 9 Georgia Davis Diamond
April 10 Georgia Davis Diamond
April 11 Georgia Davis Diamond
April 15 Houston Davis Diamond
April 17 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC
April 18 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
April 19 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium
April 24 UNC Greensboro Davis Diamond
April 25 UNC Greensboro Davis Diamond
April 26 UNC Greensboro Davis Diamond
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 Mississippi State Davis Diamond
May 2 Mississippi State Davis Diamond
May 3 Mississippi State Davis Diamond
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 = Texas A&M team member
Source:[3]

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

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today
Softball America[4]
ESPN.com/USA SoftballRV
D1Softball

References[edit]

  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 Schedule Set for Texas A&M Softball" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.