IHSAA   Softball

State Champions – By Year

Through 2004-05

 

YEAR

CHAMPION

RECORD

HEAD COACH

RUNNER-UP

SCORE

SITE

1984-85

Warren Central

24-3

Dave Stroud

North Central (Indpls.)

5-1

IUPUI, Indianapolis

1985-86

Center Grove

18-4

Rita Robbins

Michigan City Rogers

9-2

IUPUI, Indianapolis

1986-87

New Albany

29-2

Jacque Hunter

Terre Haute South

13-1

IUPUI, Indianapolis

1987-88

Northridge

20-8

Dave Willig

New Albany

8-6

IUPUI, Indianapolis

1988-89

Twin Lakes

26-2

Bob Smock

Bellmont

4-0 *

IUPUI, Indianapolis

1989-90

Tipton

23-1

Brett Stoker

Pike Central

10-8

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1990-91

Warsaw

26-4

Rod Yoder

New Albany

7-5

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1991-92

Lake Central

28-2

Tom Linger

Center Grove

4-2

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1992-93

Merrillville

24-7

Bob Bergeson

Western

5-1

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1993-94

Carmel

29-2

Bob Brower

Western

2-1 (9)

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1994-95

Center Grove

33-1

Russ Milligan

Northview

10-3

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1995-96

Turkey Run

26-1

Jerry & Keith Newlin

Center Grove

11-7

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1996-97

Merrillville

27-7

Bob Bergeson

Carmel

1-0

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1997-98

Class 3A: Center Grove

Class 2A: Andrean

Class A: Eastside

35-2

31-7

32-3-1

Russ Milligan

Frank Podkul

Aaron Willard

Portage

Greensburg

Riverton Parke

4-2

5-0

3-1

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1998-99

Class 3A: Penn

Class 2A: Roncalli

Class A: Morgan Township

27-8

19-13

25-3

Chris Woods

Jim Padgett

Dana Griffin

Decatur Central

Andrean

South Spencer

1-0 (15)

1-0 **

1-0

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

1999-00

Class 3A: Portage

Class 2A: Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

Class A: Frankton

30-4

29-1

27-2

Jeff Smith

Stacey Bricker

Jeremy Parker

Decatur Central

Evansville Memorial

Morgan Township

2-0

6-0

2-0 (8)

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

North Central (Indpls) H.S.

Hamilton Southeastern H.S.

2000-01

Class 3A: Castle

Class 2A: Roncalli

Class A: Forest Park

29-6

26-9

25-2

Pat Lockyear

Jim Padgett

Greg Durcholz

Pendleton Heights

Gibson Southern

Indianapolis Lutheran

4-1

13-1

3-0 ***

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

2001-02

Class 3A: Lake Central

Class 2A: Evansville Memorial

Class A: Clinton Prairie

28-1

25-10-1

24-4

Keith Hauber

Bob McFall

Randy Cooper

Center Grove

Blackford

Clarksville

8-1

3-0

5-0

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

2002-03

Class 3A: Center Grove

Class 2A: Gibson Southern

Class A: Eastern (Greentown)

29-6

29-4

30-4

Russ Milligan

Jason Blackard

Jerry Haines

Lake Central

New Palestine

Tecumseh

2-0

1-0

1-0  (12)

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

North Central (Indpls) H.S.

Hamilton Southeastern H.S.

2003-04

Class 4A: Lake Central

Class 3A: New Palestine

Class 2A: Hanover Central****

Class A: Indpls. Lutheran

29-3

29-4

25-7

30-1

Keith Hauber

Ed Marcum

Larry McMillen

Joe Tilford

Center Grove

West Lafayette

Clarksville

Union (Dugger)

4-1 (12)

5-1

1-0

2-1 (15)

Cherry Tree Complex, Carmel

2004-05

Class 4A: Martinsville

Class 3A: Gibson Southern

Class 2A: Eastern (Greentown)

Class A: Clinton Prairie

28-1-1

28-3-1

31-3

29-3

Ken Rhoden

Jason Blackard

Jerry Haines

Randy Cooper

McCutcheon

Pendleton Heights

Frankton

North Daviess

3-2 (9)

1-0

4-2

6-1

Ben Davis H.S., Indianapolis

 

*  No-Hitter, Gaynelle Vogel, Twin Lakes, 1989

**  Perfect game, Ariane Kurtz, Roncalli, 1999

***  No-Hitter, Jayme Knies, Forest Park,  2001

**** Perfect Game, Amanda Wendlinger, Hanover Central, 2004