# 2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats played their home games at John Cropp Stadium.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 36–24 overall, and 14–10 in the SEC to finish in a tie for second in the conference. The Wildcats hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Seattle Super Regional against Washington. The Wildcats were defeated by the Huskies 0 games to 2 as the Huskies advanced to 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 Kentucky Wildcats Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 7 | vs. Liberty NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL | W 6–2 | M. Schorman (1–0) | K. Keeney (0–1) | 200 | 1–0 |
| February 7 | vs. Texas State NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 2–1 | G. Baalman (1–0) | T. McCann (0–1) | 321 | 2–0 |
| February 8 | vs. NC State NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 6–2 (5) | A. Humes (1–0) | S. Nester (1–1) | 311 | 3–0 |
| February 8 | vs. USA National Team NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 0–7 | | | | Exh. |
| February 9 | vs. No. 8 Minnesota NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 15 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | W 7–0 | M. Schorman (2–0) | A. Fiser (2–2) | | 4–0 |
| February 14 | vs. Boise State | No. 10 | Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ | | | | | |
| February 14 | at No. 23 Arizona State | No. 10 | Farrington Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 15 | vs. Illinois State | No. 10 | Farrington Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 15 | at No. 23 Arizona State | No. 10 | Farrington Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 16 | vs. Detroit Mercy | No. 10 | Farrington Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 19 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 13 | Blue Raider Softball Stadium Murfreesboro, TN | | | | | |
| February 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | No. 13 | Samford Softball Stadium Birmingham, AL | | | | | |
| February 21 | at Samford | No. 13 | Samford Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 22 | vs. DePaul | No. 13 | Samford Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 22 | vs. Georgia Tech | No. 13 | Samford Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 23 | vs. DePaul | No. 13 | Samford Softball Stadium | | | | | |
| February 27 | at UCF | No. 12 | UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL | | | | | |
| February 28 | vs. Loyola–Chicago | No. 12 | Winter Springs, FL | | | | | |
| February 28 | vs. FIU | No. 12 | Winter Springs, FL | | | | | |
| February 29 | vs. Western Michigan | No. 12 | Winter Springs, FL | | | | | |
| February 29 | vs. Detroit Mercy | No. 12 | Winter Springs, FL | | | | | |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium |
| March 1 | vs. Dartmouth | No. 12 | Winter Springs, FL |
| March 7 | Texas A&M | | John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY |
| March 8 | Texas A&M | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 9 | Texas A&M | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 11 | Marshall | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 13 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park Starkville, MS |
| March 14 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park |
| March 15 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park |
| March 17 | Northern Kentucky | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 18 | at Miami (OH) | | Miami Softball Stadium Oxford, OH |
| March 20 | Florida | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 21 | Florida | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 22 | Florida | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 25 | at Western Kentucky | | WKU Softball Complex Bowling Green, KY |
| March 27 | Tennessee | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 28 | Tennessee | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 29 | Tennessee | | John Cropp Stadium |
| March 31 | at Ohio State | | Buckeye Field Columbus, OH |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 4 | at Georgia | Turner Softball Stadium Athens, GA |
| April 5 | at Georgia | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 6 | at Georgia | Turner Softball Stadium |
| April 8 | Morehead State | John Cropp Stadium |
| April 10 | at Oklahoma | OU Softball Complex Norman, OK |
| April 11 | at Oklahoma | OU Softball Complex |
| April 17 | at Missouri | Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO |
| April 18 | at Missouri | Mizzou Softball Stadium |
| April 19 | at Missouri | Mizzou Softball Stadium |
| April 22 | at Eastern Kentucky | Gertrude Hood Field Richmond, KY |
| April 24 | Arkansas | John Cropp Stadium |
| April 25 | Arkansas | John Cropp Stadium |
| April 26 | Arkansas | John Cropp Stadium |
| April 29 | Louisville | John Cropp Stadium |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | at Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS |
| May 2 | at Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex |
| May 3 | at Ole Miss | Ole Miss Softball Complex |
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 = Kentucky 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 т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Softball America | 20 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11т | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Softball | 17 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |