Last week, Alabama Softball was voted the preseason favorite to win 2020 SEC title. This week, the Crimson Tide were once again on top as they were ranked No. 1 in D1Softball’s Preseason Top 25.
Alabama Softball Ranked #⃣1⃣ in @D1Softball Preseason Top 25
📰: https://t.co/pyx0JvxqsC#Team24 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/IXmZxPUNMz
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) January 21, 2020
The top 25 includes 10 teams from the SEC, the most of any conference. The 2020 preseason poll is the inaugural set of rankings for D1Softball, which launched leading into this season.
Alabama is returning 13 of their players from last season, including SEC Pitcher of the Year Sarah Cornell, SEC Freshman of the year Montana Fouts, and ALL-SEC Honorees Elissa Brown, Bailey Hemphill, Maddie Morgan and Skylar Wallace.
Alabama will open the season by traveling to Tallahassee, Florida for the Joanne Graf Classic to play two games against North Carolina and host Florida State on Feb. 7-8.
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