2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team

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2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2020 record25–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Bratton
  • Josh Johnson
Home stadiumNusz Park
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
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]; Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Nusz Park.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 35–23 overall, and 9–15 in the SEC to finish in twelfth in the conference. The Bulldogs went 2–2 in the Seattle 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 Mississippi State Bulldogs Softball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 7 vs. Missouri State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic
Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL
W 5–0 A. Willis (1–0) E. Griesbauer (0–1) 1–0
February 7 vs. United StatesUSA National Team
Exhibition
Eddie C. Moore Complex L 0–4 M. Abbott A. Loza Exh.
February 8 vs. Liberty
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic
Eddie C. Moore Complex W 9–2 G. Fagan (1–0) K. Belogorska (0–1) 2–0
February 8 vs. Louisville
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic
Eddie C. Moore Complex W 3–2 (8) E. Williams (1–0) T. Roby (1–1) 189 3–0
February 9 vs. NC State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic
Eddie C. Moore Complex W 9–0 (5) G. Fagan (2–0) S. Nester (1–2) 1,370 4–0
February 12 Alabama State Nusz Park
Starkville, MS
W 16–2 (5) K. Hawk (1–0) V. Bradford (0–3) SECN+ 109 5–0
February 14 Tulsa
Bulldog Kickoff Classic
Nusz Park L 1–2 C. Delce (3–0) G. Fagan (2–1) K. Scott (2) SECN+ 127 5–1
February 14 North Alabama
Bulldog Kickoff Classic
Nusz Park W 6–0 A. Willis (2–0) M. Garst (2–1) SECN+ 157 6–1
February 15 Tennessee State
Bulldog Kickoff Classic
Nusz Park W 3–0 K. Hawk (2–0) L. Powell (0–4) E. Williams (1) SECN+ 327 7–1
February 15 North Alabama
Bulldog Kickoff Classic
Nusz Park W 9–1 (6) G. Fagan (3–1) M. Moore (0–1) E. Williams (2) SECN+ 348 8–1
February 16 Tennessee State
Bulldog Kickoff Classic
Nusz Park W 4–0 E. Williams (2–0) A. Woodall (0–2) A. Willis (1) SECN+ 237 9–1
February 18 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park
Hammond, LA
Postponed/Weather[3]
February 20 vs. Oregon State
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams
Cathedral City, CA
W 1–0 G. Fagan (4–1) M. Mazon (4–3) E. Williams (3) 212 10–1
February 20 vs. No. 15 Oregon
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams L 2–7 J. Dail (2–0) A. Willis (2–1) B. Yanez (1) 200 10–2
February 21 vs. UC Riverside
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams W 6–3 A. Loza (1–0) M. Casper (0–2) 312 11–2
February 22 vs. BYU
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams L 2–6 A. Moffat (3–3) G. Fagan (4–2) 212 11–3
February 22 vs. San Diego State
Mary Nutter Classic
Big League Dreams W 10–4 A. Willis (3–1) M. Balint (4–3) 187 12–3
February 26 Central Arkansas Nusz Park W 6–3 A. Willis (4–1) R. Sanchez (1–3) E. Williams (4) SECN+ 89 13–3
February 28 UAB
The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial)
Nusz Park W 16–6 (5) A. Willis (5–1) S. Cespedes (1–4) SECN+ 157 14–3
February 29 UAB
The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial)
Nusz Park W 5–0 E. Williams (3–0) J. Cook (3–1) SECN+ 396 15–3
February 29 Alcorn State
The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial)
Nusz Park W 8–1 A. Willis (6–1) A. Dorsey (2–6) SECN+ 642 16–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 Alcorn State
The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial)
Nusz Park W 9–1 (5) C. Denis (1–0) B. Ursin (2–8) SECN+ 187 17–3
March 1 UT Martin
The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial)
Nusz Park W 6–1 A. Willis (7–1) H. Ridolif (4–2) SECN+ 475 18–3
March 3 UT Martin Nusz Park W 6–0 E. Williams (4–0) S. Layne (2–4) SECN+ 88 19–3
March 6 Bryant
Bulldog Slamboree
No. 24 Nusz Park W 5-1 G. Fagan (5-2) K. Kenney (1-1) SEC+ 275 20-3
March 6 Mississippi Valley State
Bulldog Slamboree
No. 24 Nusz Park W 6-0 A. Willis (8-1) A. Montes (1-2) SEC+ 387 21-3
March 7 Southeast Missouri State
Bulldog Slamboree
No. 24 Nusz Park W 2-0 E. Williams (5-0) P. Holman (2-3) SEC+ 305 22-3
March 7 Mississippi Valley State
Bulldog Slamboree
No. 24 Nusz Park W 20-3 (5 in.) G. Fagan (6-2) D. Page (0-1) 448 23-3
March 8 Southeast Missouri State
Bulldog Slamboree
No. 24 Nusz Park W 2-0 A. Willis (9-1) R. Rook (4-2) E. Williams (5) SEC+ 342 24-3
March 11 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex
Hattiesburg, MS
W 7-2 G. Fagan (7-2) M. Pierce (5-1) 1405 25-3
March 13 Kentucky Nusz Park Cancelled
March 14 Kentucky Nusz Park Cancelled
March 15 Kentucky Nusz Park Cancelled
March 18 at Samford Samford Softball Field
Birmingham, AL
Cancelled
March 21 at LSU Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA
Cancelled
March 22 at LSU Tiger Park Cancelled
March 23 at LSU Tiger Park Cancelled
March 27 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field
Auburn, AL
Cancelled
March 28 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Cancelled
March 29 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Cancelled
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 3 Alabama Nusz Park Cancelled
April 4 Alabama Nusz Park Cancelled
April 5 Alabama Nusz Park Cancelled
April 9 Arkansas Nusz Park Cancelled
April 10 Arkansas Nusz Park Cancelled
April 11 Arkansas Nusz Park Cancelled
April 14 Southern Miss Nusz Park Cancelled
April 17 at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
April 18 at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
April 19 at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
April 24 South Carolina Nusz Park
April 25 South Carolina Nusz Park
April 26 South Carolina Nusz Park
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
College Station, TX
May 2 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
May 3 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond
Post-Season
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 = Mississippi State team member
Source:[4]

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

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
NFCA / USA Today NR RV RV RV 24 21  
Softball America[5] NR NR NR NR 25 25  
ESPN.com/USA Softball RV RV 24 RV 22т 22  
D1Softball NR NR NR NR NR NR


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. ^ "Softball Postpones Tuesday Game at Southeastern Louisiana". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ricketts Reveals 2020 Softball Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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