2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 18 |
| Record: | 4–2 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Beverly Smith |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Lisa Navas |
| Asst Coach2: | Kaela Jackson |
| Stadium: | Carolina Softball Stadium |
The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gamecocks play their home games at Carolina Softball Stadium.
Previous season
The Gamecocks finished the 2019 season 38–19 overall, and 9–14 in the SEC to finish eleventh in the conference. The Gamecocks went 2–2 in the Tallahassee Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Preseason
SEC preseason poll
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.[1]
| 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 South Carolina Gamecocks Softball Game Log |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| February 7 | | No. 19 | Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC | W 3–2 | K. Oh (1–0) | P. Buresch (0–1) | | | 100 | 1–0 | | | February 7 | | No. 19 | Carolina Softball Stadium | W 4–2 | C. Drotar (1–0) | P. Vargas (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,240 | 2–0 | | | February 8 | | No. 19 | Carolina Softball Stadium | W 11–1 | K. Oh (2–0) | C. Miller (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,404 | 3–0 | | | February 9 | | No. 19 | Carolina Softball Stadium | W 3–2 | K. Oh (3–0) | A. Rodruiguez (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,425 | 4–0 | | | February 13 | vs. No. 17
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 18 | Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL | L 1–5 | E. Edmoundson (4–0) | K. Oh (3–1) | | SECN | 100 | 4–1 | | | February 14 | vs.
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 18 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 6–8 | K. Rochard (3–2) | C. Drotar (1–1) | | | 100 | 4–2 | | | February 14 | vs.
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 18 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | | | | | | February 15 | vs. No. 1
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 18 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | ESPNU | | | | | February 16 | vs. No. 20
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 18 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | ESPN3 | | | | | February 19 | | No. 22 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 21 | | No. 22 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 21 | | No. 22 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 22 | | No. 22 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 23 | | No. 22 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 26 | Georgia Southern | No. 16 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 29 | Troy | No. 16 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | February 29 | | No. 16 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| March 1 | Charlotte | No. 16 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 1 | Troy | No. 16 | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 4 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 6 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 7 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 8 | at Georgia | | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 10 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium
Conway, SC | | | | | | | | | | March 11 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 13 | LSU | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 14 | LSU | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | March 15 | LSU | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | March 18 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 21 | vs. | | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field
Atlanta, GA | | | | | | | | | | March 22 | at | | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field | | | | | | | | | | March 25 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | March 27 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | March 28 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | | | | | | | | | | March 29 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| April 1 | at | | Duke Softball Stadium
Durham, NC | | | | | | | | | | April 3 | Auburn | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 4 | Auburn | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 5 | Auburn | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 7 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 8 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 11 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, TN | | | | | | | | | | April 12 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | April 13 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | April 17 | Texas A&M | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 18 | Texas A&M | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | | | April 19 | Texas A&M | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 22 | | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 24 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park
Starkville, MS | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | April 25 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park | | | | | SECN | | | | | April 26 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park | | | | | SECN+ | | | | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| May 1 | Florida | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | | May 2 | Florida | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | ESPN2 | | | | | May 3 | Florida | | Carolina Softball Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | | |
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| Post-season |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = South Carolina team member | |
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Source:[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.
Rankings
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings.
Notes and References
- Web site: Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020. January 15, 2020 . SEC Sports . January 15, 2020.
- Gamecocks Announce 2020 Softball Schedule. University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 18, 2019. January 10, 2020.
