:Iowa State Cyclones softball

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.{{cite book|title=A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series|first1=William|last1=Plummer|first2=Larry C.|last2=Floyd|year=2013|publisher= Turnkey Communications Inc.|location= Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States|isbn=978-0-9893007-0-4}} 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.Softball{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/24-16-1.html|title=Iowa State University Department of Athletics, Women's Softball Subject Files, RS 24/16/1, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library|date=2009-06-05|publisher=Iowa State University Special Collections and University Archives|access-date=2019-02-21}}

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.{{cite web|author=Live " + fromNow + " |url=http://www.cyclones.com/documents/2016/5/10/SOFHistory_Records.pdf |title=Iowa State Athletics |publisher=Cyclones.com |access-date=2017-02-14}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/gophers-hire-jamie-trachsel-to-coach-softball-replacing-stanford-bound-jessica-allister/436318023/|title=Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to coach softball, replacing Stanford-bound Jessica Allister}} At the conclusion of the season she left the Cyclones to coach the Minnesota Gophers.{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/07/24/gophers-hire-jamie-trachsel-to-replace-jessica-allister-as-softball-coach/|title=Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to replace Jessica Allister as softball coach|date=24 July 2017}}

The team is currently coached by Jamie Pinkerton, he is in his 5th year at Iowa State.{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/randy-peterson/2017/08/02/pinkerton-returns-iowa-state-run-softball-program/532912001/|title=Pinkerton returns to Iowa State to run softball program}}

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! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Year

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Head Coach

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Overall Record

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Conference Record

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Conference Standing

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |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

| –

|-

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|-

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Year

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Head Coach

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Overall Record

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Conference Record

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |Conference Standing

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0}}" |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

| –

| –

|-

|- style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"

| Total

| –

| 1,142-1,722

| 180–477

| –

| –

|-

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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.{{cite web|author=Live " + fromNow + " |url=http://www.cyclones.com/facilities/?id=7 |title=Iowa State Athletics |publisher=Cyclones.com |access-date=2017-02-14}}

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