Iowa softball is built upon a tradition of winning

4 WCWS appearances • 16 NCAA Tournaments • 4 B1G Regular Season Titles • 2 B1G Tournament Titles • 1 NISC Title

 

For over 20 years, the University of Iowa softball program was among the elite programs in the country, qualifying for 16 NCAA Tournament, making four Women’s College World Series appearances, winning two Big Ten tournament titles, four Big Ten regular season titles and one NISC Championship.

 

All-Americans

17 Hawkeyes have earned 31 All-America honors throughout the program’s history with the most recent being Nia Carter in 2023. Diane Pohl, Debbie Bilbao, and Kristi Hanks have earned first-team All-America honors.

Hall of Famers

The Iowa softball team has three players and one coach inducted into the National Iowa Varsity Club Hall of Fame.

Each of these athletes gave their all and were committed to the University of Iowa and Softball organization. A big congratulations to them for achieving such success and helping the Hawkeyes become such a great University for athletics.

NFCA All-Region

41 Hawkeyes have earned a total of 82 NFCA All-Region honorees, including four-time honorees Kari Knopf and Terri McFarland.

All-Conference Awards

Three Hawkeyes — Terri McFarland (1990), Karen Jackson (1991), and Debbie Bilbao (1997) — have been named Big Ten Players of the Year, while Jackson (1994), Krista Hanks (2000, 2001), and Lisa Birocci (2003) were named Big Ten Pitchers of the Year.