Iowa State Cyclones softball

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Iowa State Cyclones softball
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University Iowa State University
Head coach Jamie Pinkerton (6th season)
Conference Big-12
Location Ames, IA
Home stadiumCyclone Sports Complex (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Cyclones
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.

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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)
YearHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPostseason
1971 ?–– WCWS (2nd)
1972 ?–––
1973 ?–– WCWS
1974Gloria Crosby9-7–––
1975Gloria Crosby18-4–––
1976Mike Anthony17-8–1st–
1977Mike Anthony22-10–2nd–
1978Lucille Gecewicz22-9–1st–
1979Lucille Gecewicz27-8–3rd–
1980Lucille Gecewicz23-19–T-5th–
1981Lucille Gecewicz38-24–4th–
1982Kelly Phipps37-29-1–5th–
1983Deb Kuhn15–27–6th–
1984Deb Kuhn17-19-12–63rd–
1985Deb Kuhn34-196-63rd–
1986Deb Kuhn26-184–86th–
1987Deb Kuhn32-187-32nd–
1988Deb Kuhn35-255-53rd NCAA Regional
1989Deb Kuhn33-17-14–65th–
1990Deb Kuhn13–291–86th–
1991Deb Kuhn20–273-34th–
1992Deb Kuhn12–291–76th–
1993Deb Kuhn15–318–104th–
1994Deb Kuhn18-31-17–135th–
1995Deb Kuhn22-21-13–136th–
1996Deb Kuhn17–286–137th–
Big 12 (1996–Present)
YearHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPostseason
1997Ruth Crowe17–241–1310th–
1998Ruth Crowe16–275–118th–
1999Ruth Crowe23–305–11T-9th–
2000Ruth Crowe18–294–1410th–
2001Ruth Crowe14–272–1210th–
2002Ruth Crowe19–256–128th–
2003Ruth Crowe19–286–127th–
2004Ruth Crowe13–313–139th–
2005Ruth Crowe18–323–15T-9th–
2006Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler23–285–13T-8th–
2007Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler24–403–15T-9th–
2008Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler29-294–14T-9th–
2009Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler26–297–118th–
2010Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler26–294–149th–
2011Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler21–283–158th–
2012Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler14–392–228th–
2013Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler21–344–146th–
2014Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler23–31–12–167th–
2015Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler26–283–15T-6th–
2016Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler20–351–177th–
2017Jamie Trachsel23–356–125th–
2018Jamie Pinkerton23–334–146th–
2019Jamie Pinkerton37–257–115th–
2020Jamie Pinkerton11–130–0––
2021Jamie Pinkerton34–236–125th NCAA Regional
2022Jamie Pinkerton28–276-124th–
Total–1,077-1,643159–441––
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]

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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[ citation needed ]
  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".
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