# 2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs softball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Turner Softball Stadium.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 42–19 overall, and 12–12 in the SEC to finish in a tie for sixth in the conference. The Bulldogs went 2–2 in the Minneapolis Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

## 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 Georgia Bulldogs Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 7 | Howard | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 11–1 (5) | M. Avant (1–0) | S. Hixenbaugh (0–1) | | | 235 | 1–0 | |
| February 7 | Kent State | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 10–1 (5) | L. Mathis (1–0) | A. Scali (0–1) | | | 235 | 2–0 | |
| February 8 | Kent State | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| February 8 | UNC Wilmington | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 8–0 | L. Mathis (2–0) | R. Pate (1–1) | | | 187 | 3–0 | |
| February 9 | UNC Wilmington | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 10–2 (5) | M. Avant (2–0) | J. Gamache (0–2) | | | 478 | 4–0 | |
| February 9 | Howard | No. 16 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 8–0 (6) | L. Mathis (3–0) | R. Thomas (0–1) | | | 478 | 5–0 | |
| February 12 | at Georgia State | No. 15 | Heck Softball Complex Atlanta, GA | W 10–1 (6) | M. Avant (3–0) | S. Mooney (1–2) | | | 307 | 6–0 | |
| February 14 | vs. Kansas St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL | W 11–0 (5) | M. Avant (4–0) | H. Todd (0–1) | | | 653 | 7–0 | |
| February 14 | vs. No. 21 Northwestern St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 8-3 | A. Cutting (1-0) | D. Williams 0-3 | | | 650 | 8-0 | |
| February 15 | vs. No. 17 Texas Tech St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | | | | |
| February 15 | vs. No. 3 UCLA St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | | | | |
| February 16 | vs. South Florida St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | | | | | | | | |
| February 19 | Samford | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 8-0 (5. inn) | L. Mathis (4-0) | T. DeCelles (1-3) | | | 225 | 9-3 | |
| February 21 | Central Michigan | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| February 21 | No. 21 James Madison | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| February 22 | No. 21 James Madison | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | W13-5 (6 inn) | M. Avant (5-2) | K. Boseman (2-2) | | | 523 | 12-3 | |
| February 22 | Central Michigan | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 7-4 | L. Mathis (5-0) | K. Bean 1-3 | | | 497 | 13-3 | |
| February 23 | Austin Peay | No. 19 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| February 25 | Alabama State | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| February 26 | at Clemson | No. 14 | Clemson Softball Stadium Clemson, SC | | | | | | | | |
| February 28 | Eastern Illinois | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 4-0 | M. Avant (7-3) | J. Montgomery 5-3 | | | 136 | 16-4 | |
| February 28 | Boston College | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium | W 6-2 | A. Cutting (4-1) | A. Susannah 6-6 | | | 136 | 17-4 | |
| February 29 | Boston College | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| February 29 | Western Carolina | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium |
| March 1 | Western Carolina | No. 14 | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 4 | Georgia Tech | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 6 | South Carolina | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 7 | South Carolina | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 8 | South Carolina | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 11 | Furman | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 11 | Furman | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 13 | at Arkansas | | Bogle Park Fayetteville, AR |
| March 14 | at Arkansas | | Bogle Park |
| March 15 | at Arkansas | | Bogle Park |
| March 18 | Oklahoma State | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 20 | Auburn | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 21 | Auburn | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 22 | Auburn | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 25 | USC Upstate | | Turner Softball Stadium |
| March 27 | at LSU | | Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 28 | at LSU | | Tiger Park |
| March 29 | at LSU | | Tiger Park |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 1 | North Alabama | Turner Softball Stadium Athens, GA |
| April 4 | Kentucky | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 5 | Kentucky | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 6 | Kentucky | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 9 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond College Station, TX |
| April 10 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond |
| April 11 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond |
| April 15 | Georgia State | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 17 | Mississippi State | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 18 | Mississippi State | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 19 | Mississippi State | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 24 | at Florida | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL |
| April 25 | at Florida | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| April 26 | at Florida | Katie Seashole Pressly 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 = Georgia 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 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Softball America | 16 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Softball | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |