2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball team

2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball
2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	8-6 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Karen and Ralph Weekly (19th season);
Assistant coach	Marty McDaniel
Home stadium	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers softball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	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 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020^[1] Rankings from NFCA

Previous season

The Volunteers finished the 2019 season 43–17 overall, and 14–10 in the SEC to finish in a tie for second in the conference. The Volunteers hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Gainesville Super Regional against Florida. The Volunteers were defeated by the Gators 1 game to 2 as Florida advanced to the WCWS.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
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 Tennessee Volunteers Softball Game Log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 8	vs. No. 14 Northwestern	No. 12	Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 6–3	C. Turner (1–0)	D. Williams (1–1)				1–0
February 8	vs. Kansas	No. 12	Farrington Softball Stadium	W 10–2 (6)	S. Bender (1–0)	T. Goff (0–2)	C. Turner (1)			2–0
February 9	vs. Western Michigan	No. 12	Farrington Softball Stadium	No contest^[a]
February 9	vs. No. 5 Arizona	No. 12	Farrington Softball Stadium	L 0–8 (5)	A. Denham (2–0)	C. Turner (1–1)		PAC12	735	2–1
February 10	at No. 22 Arizona State	No. 12	Farrington Softball Stadium	W 8–5	C. Turner (2–1)	C. Meza (2–1)	S. Bender (1)	PAC12	1,172	3–1
February 13	vs. Mexico National Team	No. 12	Nancy Almaraz Stadium Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	L 0–2	D. Escobedo	K. Milloy				Exh.
February 13	vs. Colorado State Puerto Vallarta College Challenge	No. 12	Nancy Almaraz Stadium	W 6–4	C. Turner (3–1)	T. Gilmore (0–2)			269	4–1
February 14	vs. Utah Puerto Vallarta College Challenge	No. 12	Nancy Almaraz Stadium	W 8-5	C. Turner (4–1)	S. Sandez (5–2)				5-1
February 14	vs. No. 6 Texas Puerto Vallarta College Challenge	No. 12	Nancy Almaraz Stadium	L 0-11	M. Elish (3–0)	K. Milliy (0–1)				5-2
February 15	vs. California Baptist Puerto Vallarta College Challenge	No. 12	Nancy Almaraz Stadium	W 5-2	C. Turner (5–1)	K. Viramontes (2–3)				6-2
February 21	vs. FIU	No. 12	USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL	W 9-1	S. Bender (2–0)	A. Muraskin				7-2
February 21	vs. UCF	No. 12	USF Softball Stadium	L 1-10 (5)	A. White (6–1)	C. Turner				7-3
February 22	vs. UCF	No. 12	USF Softball Stadium	1-9 (5)	B. Vasquez 3-0	S. Bender (1-1)				7-4
February 22	at South Florida	No. 12	USF Softball Stadium	L 1-2	G. Corrick (3-3)	C. Turner				7-5
February 23	at South Florida	No. 12	USF Softball Stadium	L 2-3	G. Corrick 5-3	C. Turner				7-6
February 26	UT Martin	No. 20	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 3-2	C. Turner	E. Gallagher			1,204	8-6
February 28	vs. Bowling Green	No. 20	Betty Basler Field Johnson City, TN
February 28	vs. Tennessee Tech	No. 20	Betty Basler Field
February 29	vs. Tennessee Tech	No. 20	Betty Basler Field
February 29	vs. Bowling Green	No. 20	Betty Basler Field

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	at East Tennessee State	No. 20	Betty Basler Field
March 4	Lipscomb		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 6	East Tennessee State		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 6	Stanford		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 7	Toledo		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 10	North Carolina		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 13	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond College Station, TX
March 14	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond
March 15	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond
March 18	vs. Memphis		Ridley Sports Complex Columbia, TN
March 20	Alabama		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 21	Alabama		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 22	Alabama		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 24	Belmont		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
March 27	at Kentucky		John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY
March 28	at Kentucky		John Cropp Stadium
March 29	at Kentucky		John Cropp Stadium

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	Liberty		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 3	Florida		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 4	Florida		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 5	Florida		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 11	South Carolina		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 12	South Carolina		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 13	South Carolina		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 17	at LSU		Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA
April 18	at LSU		Tiger Park
April 19	at LSU		Tiger Park
April 22	at Western Carolina		Catamount Softball Complex Cullowhee, NC
April 24	Ole Miss		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 25	Ole Miss		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
April 26	Ole Miss		Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Arkansas		Bogle Park Fayetteville, AR
May 2	at Arkansas		Bogle Park
May 3	at Arkansas		Bogle Park

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 = Tennessee team member

Source:^[3]

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

^ Declared "no contest" after game was stopped in the fourth innings to accommodate Western Michigan's travel plans. Tennessee led 13–6 at the time of the stoppage.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	12	12	12	20	RV	—
Softball America^[4]	14	19	19	—	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	11т	12	12	22	RV	RV
D1Softball	14	19	18	—	—	—

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "Lady Vols Announce 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[3] Declared "no contest" after game was stopped in the fourth innings to accommodate Western Michigan's travel plans. Tennessee led 13–6 at the time of the stoppage.

[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.

[4] "Lady Vols Announce 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[5] "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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