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Iowa State Cyclones softball
View on WikipediaThe Iowa State Cyclones softball team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Jamie Pinkerton, he is in his 9th year at Iowa State. The Cyclones play their home games at the Cyclone Sports Complex on Iowa State's campus.
Key Information
History
[edit]The Cyclones had put together a women's softball team by 1971 and appeared in two of the early AIAW Women's College World Series in 1971 and 1973.[2] In 1971 the Cyclones advanced to the championship final series against John F. Kennedy College, before bowing out with two losses, 6-0 and 4-0. In 1974, under coach Gloria Crosby, the team got off to a strong start, winning two Big Eight Championships in four years.[3]
Iowa State continued their strong start into the 1980s under Head Coach Deb Kuhn. In 1987 the Cyclones made their first ever appearance in the Top 20 culminating in Coach Kuhn being named Big Eight Coach of the Year. The following year Iowa State made their first run in program history in the NCAA Tournament.[4]
The transition from the Big Eight to the Big 12 has proved difficult for the Cyclones. The team has not won more than six conference games in any season since joining the conference. The most wins overall in a single season since the start of the Big 12 is 29.[5]
Jamie Trachsel was the coach of the Cyclones for the 2017 season. She led them to a 23-35 overall record and their best conference standing since 1994.[6] At the conclusion of the season she left the Cyclones to coach the Minnesota Gophers.[7]
The team is currently coached by Jamie Pinkerton, he is in his 5th year at Iowa State.[8]
Record
[edit]| Big Eight (1973–1996) | ||||||||
| Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ? | – | – | WCWS (2nd) | ||||
| 1972 | ? | – | – | – | ||||
| 1973 | ? | – | – | WCWS | ||||
| 1974 | Gloria Crosby | 9-7 | – | – | – | |||
| 1975 | Gloria Crosby | 18-4 | – | – | – | |||
| 1976 | Mike Anthony | 17-8 | – | 1st | – | |||
| 1977 | Mike Anthony | 22-10 | – | 2nd | – | |||
| 1978 | Lucille Gecewicz | 22-9 | – | 1st | – | |||
| 1979 | Lucille Gecewicz | 27-8 | – | 3rd | – | |||
| 1980 | Lucille Gecewicz | 23-19 | – | T-5th | – | |||
| 1981 | Lucille Gecewicz | 38-24 | – | 4th | – | |||
| 1982 | Kelly Phipps | 37-29-1 | – | 5th | – | |||
| 1983 | Deb Kuhn | 15–27 | – | 6th | – | |||
| 1984 | Deb Kuhn | 17-19-1 | 2–6 | 3rd | – | |||
| 1985 | Deb Kuhn | 34-19 | 6-6 | 3rd | – | |||
| 1986 | Deb Kuhn | 26-18 | 4–8 | 6th | – | |||
| 1987 | Deb Kuhn | 32-18 | 7-3 | 2nd | – | |||
| 1988 | Deb Kuhn | 35-25 | 5-5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||
| 1989 | Deb Kuhn | 33-17-1 | 4–6 | 5th | – | |||
| 1990 | Deb Kuhn | 13–29 | 1–8 | 6th | – | |||
| 1991 | Deb Kuhn | 20–27 | 3-3 | 4th | – | |||
| 1992 | Deb Kuhn | 12–29 | 1–7 | 6th | – | |||
| 1993 | Deb Kuhn | 15–31 | 8–10 | 4th | – | |||
| 1994 | Deb Kuhn | 18-31-1 | 7–13 | 5th | – | |||
| 1995 | Deb Kuhn | 22-21-1 | 3–13 | 6th | – | |||
| 1996 | Deb Kuhn | 17–28 | 6–13 | 7th | – | |||
| Big 12 (1996–Present) | ||||||||
| Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | Postseason | |||
| 1997 | Ruth Crowe | 17–24 | 1–13 | 10th | – | |||
| 1998 | Ruth Crowe | 16–27 | 5–11 | 8th | – | |||
| 1999 | Ruth Crowe | 23–30 | 5–11 | T-9th | – | |||
| 2000 | Ruth Crowe | 18–29 | 4–14 | 10th | – | |||
| 2001 | Ruth Crowe | 14–27 | 2–12 | 10th | – | |||
| 2002 | Ruth Crowe | 19–25 | 6–12 | 8th | – | |||
| 2003 | Ruth Crowe | 19–28 | 6–12 | 7th | – | |||
| 2004 | Ruth Crowe | 13–31 | 3–13 | 9th | – | |||
| 2005 | Ruth Crowe | 18–32 | 3–15 | T-9th | – | |||
| 2006 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 23–28 | 5–13 | T-8th | – | |||
| 2007 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 24–40 | 3–15 | T-9th | – | |||
| 2008 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 29-29 | 4–14 | T-9th | – | |||
| 2009 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 26–29 | 7–11 | 8th | – | |||
| 2010 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 26–29 | 4–14 | 9th | – | |||
| 2011 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 21–28 | 3–15 | 8th | – | |||
| 2012 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 14–39 | 2–22 | 8th | – | |||
| 2013 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 21–34 | 4–14 | 6th | – | |||
| 2014 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 23–31–1 | 2–16 | 7th | – | |||
| 2015 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 26–28 | 3–15 | T-6th | – | |||
| 2016 | Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler | 20–35 | 1–17 | 7th | – | |||
| 2017 | Jamie Trachsel | 23–35 | 6–12 | 5th | – | |||
| 2018 | Jamie Pinkerton | 23–33 | 4–14 | 6th | – | |||
| 2019 | Jamie Pinkerton | 37–25 | 7–11 | 5th | – | |||
| 2020 | Jamie Pinkerton | 11–13 | 0–0 | – | – | |||
| 2021 | Jamie Pinkerton | 34–23 | 6–12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | |||
| 2022 | Jamie Pinkerton | 28–27 | 6-12 | 4th | – | |||
| 2023 | Jamie Pinkerton | 25–30 | 6-12 | 5th | – | |||
| 2024 | Jamie Pinkerton | 20–31 | 6-18 | 9th | – | |||
| 2025 | Jamie Pinkerton | 22–18 | 10-6 | – | – | |||
| Total | – | 1,142-1,722 | 180–477 | – | – | |||
| Reference:[9] | ||||||||
Individual accomplishments
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Facilities
[edit]The Cyclones play their home games at the $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex that opened in 2012. Some of the state-of-the-art facility's amenities are home and away locker rooms, officials' locker rooms, team meeting rooms, athletic training room, and a seating capacity of 1,500.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iowa State University Style Guide" (PDF). Trademark.IAState.edu. February 20, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- ^ Softball[citation needed]
- ^ "Iowa State University Department of Athletics, Women's Softball Subject Files, RS 24/16/1, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library". Iowa State University Special Collections and University Archives. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- ^ Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to coach softball, replacing Stanford-bound Jessica Allister".
- ^ "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to replace Jessica Allister as softball coach". 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Pinkerton returns to Iowa State to run softball program".
- ^ Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics". Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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