2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Jo Evans (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Kara Dill Craig Snider
Home stadium	Davis Diamond

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 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies played their home games at Davis Diamond.

Previous season

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

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 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

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	—	—	—	—	—	—
Softball America[4]	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	—	—	—	—	—	RV
D1Softball	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 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.