The Drake University softball team was set to begin Missouri Valley Conference play when its 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. On March 12, the MVC announced its spring sports were suspended until March 30, but the next day the Valley canceled all intercollegiate competitions, including MVC championships, through the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Drake was slated to start league action at Indiana State on March 15 and host its home opener against Bradley on March 28.
The cancellation of the season ended the careers early of the Bulldogs' talented senior trio of Abby Buie, Sarah Maddox and Mandi Roemmich.