Central College Athletics - Softball
Four NCAA Div. III championships
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- Four NCAA Div. III championships
- 24 NCAA playoff berths
- 12 national finals appearances
Championship history
Central's seniors accept the 2003 NCAA Division III championship trophy in Salem, Va.
Most NCAA Division III tournament wins
(entering 2012 season)
| School | Yrs. | W | L | Pct. | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coll. of New Jersey | 20 | 97 | 31 | .758 | 6 |
| Central | 23 | 83 | 45 | .648 | 4 |
| Eastern Conn. St. | 18 | 80 | 37 | .684 | 4 |
| Ithaca (N.Y.) | 24 | 67 | 52 | .563 | 1 |
| Salisbury (Md.) | 16 | 53 | 36 | .596 | 0 |
| St. Thomas (Minn.) | 19 | 52 | 35 | .598 | 1 |
| Muskingum (Ohio) | 18 | 52 | 37 | .584 | 1 |
| Chapman (Calif.) | 12 | 46 | 22 | .676 | 1 |
| Allegheny (Pa.) | 15 | 45 | 34 | .570 | 0 |
| Linfield (Ore.) | 8 | 44 | 16 | .733 | 2 |
A two-out, three-run double in the bottom of the seventh gave Central a 4-3 walk-off victory over Allegheny (Pa.) in the 1988 NCAA Division III title game in Elmhurst, Ill.
Central's NCAA Division III tournament results
1986
NCAA Div. III West Regional
Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Luther 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Central 0; Central 4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0; Central
4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1
NCAA Div. III Finals
Storm Lake, Iowa
Second place — Central 6, Allegheny (Pa.) 2; Central 4, Kean (N.J.) 1; Central 2, Trenton St. (N.J.) 1; Eastern Conn. St. 2, Central 0; Eastern Conn. St. 1, Central 0
1987
NCAA Div. III West Regional
Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Cal. St.-Stanislaus 0; Central 2, Luther 0; Central 7, Luther 2
NCAA Div. III Finals
Willimantic, Conn.
Fourth place — Central 2, Montclair St. (N.J.) 1; E. Conn. St. 8, Central 4; Wis.-Whitewater 3, Central 1
1988
NCAA Div. III West Regional
Decorah, Iowa
First place — Central 8, Luther 2; Central 4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 2, Central 1; Central 3, St. Thomas (Minn.) 2
NCAA Div. III Finals
Elmhurst, Ill.
First place — Central 3, E. Connecticut St. 1; Allegheny (Pa.) 3, Central 1; Central 4, Montclair St. (N.J.) 3; Central 1, Allegheny (Pa.) 0; Central 3, Allegheny (Pa.) 2
1989
NCAA Div. III At-Large Regional
Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Millikin (Ill.) 0; Central 3, Simpson 1; Simpson 2, Central 1; Central 4, Simpson 1
NCAA Div. III Finals
Trenton, N.J.
Fourth place — Trenton St. (N.J.) 1, Central 0; Central 1, Allegheny (Pa.) 0; E. Connecticut St. 1, Central 0
1990
NCAA Div. III At-Large Regional
Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 3, Simpson 1; Central 8, Aurora (Ill.) 2; Central 2, Aurora (Ill.) 1
NCAA Div. III Finals
Storm Lake, Iowa
Third place — Trenton St. (N.J.) 3, Central 1; Central 5, E. Connecticut St. 0; Central 2, Luther 0; Trenton St. (N.J.) 4, Central 2
1991
NCAA Div. III West Regional
Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, UC San Diego 0; Central 2, Simpson 1; Central 4, Simpson 0
NCAA Div. III Finals
Willimantic, Conn.
First place — Central 2, Eastern Conn. State 1; Central 2, Trenton State (N.J.) 1; Central 4, Eastern Conn. State 0
1992
NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional
Lisle, Ill.
Third place — Ill. Benedictine 2, Central 1 (nine inn.); Central 1, Hope (Mich.) 0; Hope (Mich.) 8, Central 3
1993
NCAA Div. III West Regional
Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 4, Wis.-River Falls 2; Central 6, St. Benedict (Minn.) 3; St. Benedict (Minn.) 4, Central
1; Central 8, St. Benedict (Minn.) 3
NCAA Div. III Finals
Decatur, Ill.
First place — Central 3, Illinois Benedictine 1; Central 6, Trenton State (N.J.) 0; Central 7, Trenton State
(N.J.) 3
1994
NCAA Div. III Regional
Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 6, Illinois Wesleyan 0; Central 5, Wis.-River Falls 0; Central 5, Simpson 2
NCAA Div. III Finals
Salem, Va.
Third place — Central 4, Alma (Mich.) 3 (16 inn.); Central 2, Buena Vista 0; Trenton State (N.J.) 3, Central 2; Bridgewater State (N.J.) 1, Central 0
1995
NCAA Div. III Regional
Lisle, Ill.
First place — Central 3, Aurora (Ill.) 2; Central 3, Illinois Benedictine 0; Central 4, Illinois Benedictine 2
NCAA Div. III Finals
Storm Lake, Iowa
Third place — Central 2, Hope (Mich.) 1 (nine innings); Central 3, Trenton State (N.J.) 2; Chapman (Calif.) 2, Central 0; Trenton State (N.J.) 10, Central 2
1996
NCAA Div. III Regional
Indianola, Iowa
Second place — Central 3, Buena Vista 2; Simpson 2, Central 1 (9 inn.); Central 3, Buena Vista 1; Simpson 5, Central 0
1997
NCAA Div. III Regional
Eau Claire, Wis.
First place — Central 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1; Central 1, St. Mary’s (Minn.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Central 2, (8 inn.); Central 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0
NCAA Div. III Finals
Eau Claire, Wis.
Tie, fifth place — Wheaton (Mass.) 2, Central 1 (11 inn.); Coll. of New Jersey 2, Central 1
1998
NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional
Indianola, Iowa
Second place — Central 3, St. Mary’s (Minn.) 2; Simpson 1, Central 0; Central 10, Chrisotpher Newport (Va.) 2; Simpson 1, Central 0 (10 inn.)
1999
NCAA Div. III Regional
Indianola, Iowa
Third place — St. Mary’s (Minn.) 4, Central 2; Central 4, Cortland State (N.Y.) 4-2; Central 5, Webster (Mo.) 2; St. Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Central 2
2000
NCAA Div. III Regional
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Third place — Central 2, Coe 1 (10 inn.); St. Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Central 0; Coe 12, Central 4
2001
NCAA Div. III Regional
Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 1 (8 inn.); Central 1, La Verne (Calif.) 0; Central 4, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 3 (9 inn.)
NCAA Div. III Finals
Eau Claire, Wis.
Second place — Central 1, Ithaca (N.Y.) 0; Central 3, Roanoke (Va.) 1; Muskingum (Ohio) 2, Central 0; Central 5, Wheaton (Mass.) 1; Muskingum (Ohio) 4, Central 1.
2002
NCAA Div. III Regional
Pella, Iowa
Third place–Central 1, Wartburg 0 (11 inn.); St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Central 0; Coe 4, Central 1.
2003
NCAA Div. III Regional
Tacoma, Wash.
First place — Central 5, East Texas Baptist 1; Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 1;
Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 0
NCAA Div. III Finals
Salem, Va.
First place — Central 7, Western New England 0; Salisbury (Md.) 6, Central 0; Central 2, Wartburg 1; Central 3, Emory (Ga.) 2; Central 8, Illinois Wesleyan 3; Central 1, Salisbury (Md.) 0; Central 5, Salisbury (Md.) 3
2004
NCAA Div. III Regional
Pella, Iowa
Second place — Central 7, Clarke 1; Central 3, Washington (Mo.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 4, Central 1; Central 4, Washington (Mo.) 2; St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Central 2
2006
NCAA Div. III Regional
Rock Island, Ill.
Fourth place — Central 9, Aurora (Ill.) 1; Wis.-Eau Claire 7, Central 1; Coe 2, Central 1
2009
NCAA Div. III Regional
Indianola, Iowa
Seventh place — Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 11, Central 4; Washington (Mo.) 5, Central 0
2010
NCAA Div. III Regional
Indianola, Iowa
Seventh place —Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) 8, Central 4; Chicago 8, Central 2
2011
NCAA Div. III Regional
Pella, Iowa
Second place — Central 12, Benedictine (Ill.) 7; Coe 2, Central 1 (9 inn.); Central 3, Anderson (Ind.); Central 5, Wis.-Whitewater 2 (8 inn.); Central 7, Coe 3; Linfield (Ore.) 12, Central 0 (5 inn.)
2012
NCAA Div. III Regional
Pella, Iowa
Fourth place — Wis.-River Falls 6, Central 0; Central 10, St. Scholastica (Minn.) 2; Coe 2, Central 0
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