Central College Athletics
2009 Iowa Conference softball tournament
2009 Iowa Conference Softball Tournament
Thursday, April 30-Saturday, May 2
Central College--Pella, Iowa
A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex softball field
Tournament seeds
(overall record, league record)
1. Central (34-4, 13-3)
2. Wartburg (35-4, 12-3)
3. Coe (30-10, 12-4)
4. Wartburg (35-4, 12-3)
5. Simpson (26-15, 7-8)
6. Dubuque (12-24, 5-11)
Tournament schedule/results
| Thursday, April 30 | ||
| Game 1 | 10 a.m. | #4 Luther vs. #5 Simpson |
| Game 2 | noon | #3 Coe vs. #6 Dubuque |
| Game 3 | 2 p.m. | #1 Central vs. Game 1 winner |
| Game 4 | 4 p.m. | #2 Wartburg vs. Game 2 winner |
| Friday, May 1 | ||
| Game 5 | 10 a.m. | Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser |
| Game 6 | noon | Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser |
| Game 7 | 2 p.m. | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner |
| Game 8 | 4 p.m. | Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner |
| Saturday, May 2 | ||
| Game 9 | noon | Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner |
| Game 10 | 2 p.m. | Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner |
| Game 11 | 4 p.m. | if necessary |
| Tournament champion receives automatic berth in NCAA Division III Softball Championships at one of eight first-round sites May 7-11. NCAA Division III Softball Championships finals to be played May 15-19 in Montclair, N.J. |
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2009 Iowa Conference standings
| Conference | Overall | |||
| Team | W | L | W | L |
| xy-Central | 13 | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| x-Wartburg | 12 | 3 | 35 | 4 |
| x-Coe | 12 | 4 | 30 | 10 |
| x-Luther | 10 | 5 | 30 | 7 |
| x-Simpson | 6 | 8 | 25 | 15 |
| x-Dubuque | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| Loras | 4 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Cornell | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
| Buena Vista | 0 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
x-Iowa Conference tournament qualifier
y-Iowa Conference champion
2008 Iowa Conference tournament results
May 1-3 at Lynes Field, Wartburg College, Waverly
2008 seeds (conference record) |
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| #1 Wartburg (15-1) | #4 Luther (10-6) |
| #2 Simpson (13-3) | #5 Central (8-8) |
| #3 Coe (11-5) | #6 Cornell (7-9) |
Tournament scores
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Game |
Teams |
Results |
1 |
#4 Luther vs. #5 Central | |
2 |
#3 Coe vs. #6 Cornell | |
3 |
#1 Wartburg vs. #4 Luther | |
4 |
#2 Simpson vs. #3 Coe | |
5 |
#6 Cornell vs. #4 Luther | Luther, 3-2 (Cornell eliminated) |
6 |
#5 Central vs. #2 Simpson | Central, 9-4 (Simpson eliminated) |
7 |
#1 Wartburg vs. #3 Coe |
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8 |
#4 Luther vs. #5 Central | Luther, 2-1 (Central eliminated) |
9 |
#3 Coe vs. #4 Luther | Coe, 1-0 (Luther eliminated) |
10 |
#1 Wartburg vs. #3 Coe | Wartburg, 6-1 (Coe eliminated) |
Past Iowa Conference tournament champions
| Year | Site | Winner |
| 1984 | Waverly | Buena Vista |
| 1985 | Waverly | Central |
| 1986 | Waverly | Central |
| tournament not held from 1987-2005 | ||
| 2006 | Fort Dodge | Wartburg |
| 2007 | Fort Dodge | Wartburg |
| 2008 | Waverly | Wartburg |
Past Iowa Conference champions
| Year | School | Year | School |
| 1983 | Buena Vista | 1997 | Simpson |
| 1984 | Buena Vista | 1998 | Simpson |
| 1985 | Luther | 1999 | Simpson |
| 1986 | Central, Luther (tie) | 2000 | Central, Coe (tie) |
| 1987 | Luther | 2001 | Wartburg |
| 1988 | Luther, Simpson | 2002 | Central |
| 1989 | Simpson | 2003 | Central |
| 1990 | Central | 2004 | Central |
| 1991 | Central | 2005 | Coe |
| 1992 | Buena Vista | 2006 | Wartburg |
| 1993 | Central | 2007 | Luther |
| 1994 | Buena Vista | 2008 | Wartburg |
| 1995 | Buena Vista | 2009 | Central |
| 1996 | Buena Vista, Central (tie) |