# 2020 Florida Gators softball team

The 2020 Florida Gators softball team represented the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gators played their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

## Previous season

The Gators finished the 2019 season 49–18 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Gators hosted a Regional and Super Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Women's College World Series. The Gators went 0–2 in the WCWS.

## Preseason
### SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.
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 Florida Gators Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 7 | vs. Illinois State | No. 7 | USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL | W 4–1 | N. Lugo (1–0) | A. Fox (0–1) | | | | 1–0 |
| February 8 | vs. Fresno State | No. 7 | USF Softball Stadium | W 6–4 | E. Hightower (1–0) | D. East (0–1) | N. Lugo (1) | | | 2–0 |
| February 8 | vs. No. 17 Michigan | No. 7 | USF Softball Stadium | L 2–11 (6) | A. Storako (1–0) | N. Lugo (1–1) | | | | 2–1 |
| February 9 | vs. Georgia State | No. 7 | USF Softball Stadium | W 10–0 (5) | R. Trlicek (1–0) | E. Buck (0–2) | | | | 3–1 |
| February 9 | at South Florida | No. 7 | USF Softball Stadium | W 6–1 | N. Lugo (2–1) | C. Dolby (0–1) | R. Trlicek (1) | | 1,639 | 4–1 |
| February 11 | USA National Team | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL | L 3–5 | M. Abbott | N. Lugo | | SECN+ | 1,935 | Exh. |
| February 12 | North Florida | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 10–2 (5) | R. Trlicek (2–0) | H. Raulerson (0–2) | | SECN+ | 1,124 | 5–1 |
| February 14 | North Dakota State | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 5–0 | R. Trlicek (3–0) | L. Lyle (0–2) | | | 1,589 | 6–1 |
| February 14 | Longwood | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 9–0 | N. Lugo (3–1) | S. Backstrom (2–2) | | | 1,589 | 7–1 |
| February 15 | North Dakota State | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 1–0 | N. Lugo (4–1) | P. Vargas (2–2) | | | 1,579 | 8–1 |
| February 15 | Longwood | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 11–0 | E. Hightower (2–0) | A. Wood (0–2) | | | 1,579 | 9–1 |
| February 16 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 13–1 | R. Trlicek (4–0) | S. Sitzman (0–1) | | | 1,554 | 10–1 |
| February 16 | Florida A&M | No. 8 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 2–1 | E. Hightower (3–0) | N. Zenteno (0–3) | N. Lugo (2) | | 1,554 | 11–1 |
| February 19 | Jacksonville | No. 7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | W 8-0 | N. Lugo (5-1) | A. Bilodeau (4-2) | | SECN+ | | 12-1 |
| February 21 | vs. No. 5 Arizona Mary Nutter Classic | No. 7 | Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA | W 3-2 | R. Trlicek(5-0) | A. Denham (4-1) | N. Lugo (3) | | | 13-1 |
| February 21 | vs. No. 25 Northwestern Mary Nutter Classic | No. 7 | Big League Dreams | W 3-2 | R. Trlicek (6-0) | S. Supple 0-1 | | | | 14-1 |
| February 22 | vs. No. 16 Arizona State Mary Nutter Classic | No. 7 | Big League Dreams | W 4-1 | R. Trlicek (7-0) | M. Preston 4-1 | | | | 15-1 |
| February 22 | vs. No. 1 UCLA Mary Nutter Classic | No. 7 | Big League Dreams | L 4-5 | M. Faraimo 9-0 | R. Trlicek (7-1) | | | | 15-2 |
| February 23 | vs. Nebraska Mary Nutter Classic | No. 7 | Big League Dreams | W 6-3 | N. Lugo (6-1) | O. Ferrell 2-4 | | | | 16-2 |
| February 28 | No. 10 Louisiana | No. 6 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | |
| February 29 | No. 10 Louisiana | No. 6 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium |
| March 1 | No. 10 Louisiana | No. 6 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 6 | Auburn | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 7 | Auburn | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 8 | Auburn | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 11 | Florida State | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 13 | Baylor | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 14 | Baylor | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 15 | Baylor | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 20 | at Kentucky | | John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY |
| March 21 | at Kentucky | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 22 | at Kentucky | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 25 | Bethune–Cookman | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 28 | Ole Miss | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 29 | Ole Miss | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| March 30 | Ole Miss | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 1 | at UCF | UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL |
| April 3 | at Tennessee | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN |
| April 4 | at Tennessee | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium |
| April 5 | at Tennessee | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium |
| April 9 | Missouri | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 10 | Missouri | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 11 | Missouri | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 15 | South Florida | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 18 | at Arkansas | Bogle Park Fayetteville, AR |
| April 19 | at Arkansas | Bogle Park |
| April 20 | at Arkansas | Bogle Park |
| April 22 | at Florida State | JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL |
| April 24 | Georgia | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 25 | Georgia | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 26 | Georgia | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium Columbia, SC |
| May 2 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium |
| May 3 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium |
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 = Florida team member :
    Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Softball America | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Softball | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |