The Iowa Hawkeyes softball team represents University of Iowa in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes are currently led by head coach Stacy May-Johnson. The team plays its home games at Bob Pearl Softball Field which is located on the university's campus.

History

Coaching history

1978–1980 Jane Hagedorn 1981–1987 Ginny Parrish 1988–2010 Gayle Blevins 2011–2018 Marla Looper 2019–2025 Renee Luers-Gillispie 2026–present Stacy May-Johnson

Championships

Conference championships 1989 Big Ten Conference 17–7 Gayle Blevins 1990 Big Ten Conference 17–7 Gayle Blevins 1997 Big Ten Conference 22–0 Gayle Blevins 2000 Big Ten Conference 14–4 Gayle Blevins 2003 Big Ten Conference 13–4 Gayle Blevins

Conference tournament championships 2001 Big Ten Ann Arbor, MI Gayle Blevins 2003 Big Ten Iowa City, IA Gayle Blevins

Coaching staff Stacy May-Johnson Head coach 1st Ally Miklesh Assistant coach 1st Fran Strub Assistant coach 1st Bobby Alvara Pitching / Assistant Coach 1stReference:

Awards Big Ten Player of the Year Terri McFarland, 1990 Karen Jackson, 1991 Debbie Bilbao, 1997

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Karen Jackson, 1994 Kristi Hanks, 2000 Kristi Hanks, 2001 Lisa Birocci, 2003

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Terri McFarland, 1989 Karren Jackson, 1991 Kari Knopf, 1994 Jessica Bashor, 2000 Stacy May, 2003

Big Ten Coach of the Year Gayle Blevins, 1989 Gayle Blevins, 1997 Gayle Blevins, 2000

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