2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

2020 Texas A&M Aggies softball
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
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

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.

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

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]

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 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

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

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "2020 Schedule Set for Texas A&M Softball" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 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] "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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]