Iowa State Cyclones softball
UniversityIowa State University
Head coachJamie Pinkerton (5th season)
ConferenceBig-12
LocationAmes, IA
Home stadiumCyclone Sports Complex (Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameCyclones
ColorsCardinal and gold[1]
   
AIAW WCWS appearances
1971, 1973
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1976, 1978

The 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 5th year at Iowa State. The Cyclones play their home games at the Cyclone Sports Complex on Iowa State's campus.

History

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

Record
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
Total 1,077-1,643 159–441
Reference:[9]

Individual accomplishments

Facilities

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

  1. "Iowa State University Style Guide" (PDF). Trademark.IAState.edu. February 20, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Softball
  4. "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.
  5. Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  6. "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to coach softball, replacing Stanford-bound Jessica Allister".
  7. "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to replace Jessica Allister as softball coach". 24 July 2017.
  8. "Pinkerton returns to Iowa State to run softball program".
  9. Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  10. Live " + fromNow + ". "Iowa State Athletics". Cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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