IHSAA Softball

State Champions through 2007-08

Year		Champion	Coach	Rec.	Runner-Up	Coach	Rec.	Score
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
1984-85		Warren Central	Dave Stroud	24-3	North Central (Indpls.)	Carolyn Cooper	24-2	5-1
1985-86		Center Grove	Rita Robbins	18-4	Michigan City Rogers	John Richmond	15-10	9-2
1986-87		New Albany	Jacque Hunter	29-2	Terre Haute South	Sue McDowell	25-3	13-1
1987-88		Northridge	Dave Willig	20-8	New Albany	Jacque Hunter	26-5	8-6
1988-89		Twin Lakes	Bob Smock	26-2	Bellmont	Kent Arnold	18-6	4-0
Cherry Tree Softball Complex, Carmel
1989-90		Tipton	Brett Stoker	23-1	Pike Central	Dwayne Austin	22-1	10-8
1990-91		Warsaw	Rod Yoder	26-4	New Albany	Jacque Hunter	27-4	7-5
1991-92		Lake Central	Tom Linger	28-2	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	26-4	4-2
1992-93		Merrillville	Bob Bergeson	24-7	Western	Joe Veger	21-8	5-1
1993-94		Carmel	Bob Brower	29-2	Western	Joe Veger	21-8	2-1 (9)
1994-95		Center Grove	Russ Milligan	33-1	Northview	Jan Gambill	23-2	10-3
1995-96		Turkey Run	Jerry & Keith Newlin	26-1	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	30-2	11-7
1996-97		Merrillville	Bob Bergeson	27-7	Carmel	Linda Mason	32-1	1-0
1997-98	3A	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	35-2	Portage	Dave Mattix	31-4	4-2
	2A	Andrean	Frank Podkul	31-7	Greensburg	Connie Dickman	27-2	5-0
	A	Eastside	Aaron Willard	32-3-1	Riverton Parke	Sam Ball	31-5	3-1
1998-99	3A	Penn	Chris Woods	27-8	Decatur Central	Amanda Jacobs	32-2	1-0 (15)
	2A	Roncalli	Jim Padgett	19-13	Andrean	Fr. Joe Lanzalaco	26-9-1	1-0
	A	Morgan Township	Dana Griffin	25-3	South Spencer	Tara Goldman	24-11	1-0
1999-00	3A	Portage	Jeff Smith	30-4	Decatur Central	Amanda Jacobs	34-2	2-0
	2A	Mount Vernon (Fortville)	Stacey Bricker	29-1	Evansville Memorial	Bob McFall	30-5-1	6-0 *
	A	Frankton	Jeremy Parker	27-2	Morgan Township	Dana Griffin	27-2	2-0 (8) **
2000-01	3A	Castle	Pat Lockyear	29-6	Pendleton Heights	Scott Hall	24-10	4-1
	2A	Roncalli	Jim Padgett	26-9	Gibson Southern	Jason Blackard	28-6	13-1
	A	Forest Park	Greg Durcholz	25-2	Indianapolis Lutheran	Joe Tilford	29-3-1	3-0
2001-02	3A	Lake Central	Keith Hauber	28-1	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	32-2	8-1
	2A	Evansville Memorial	Bob McFall	25-10-1	Blackford	Tony King	26-6	3-0
	A	Clinton Prairie	Randy Cooper	24-4	Clarksville	Tim Hauber	28-1	5-0
2002-03	3A	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	29-6	Lake Central	Keith Hauber	32-3-1	2-0
	2A	Gibson Southern	Jason Blackard	29-4	New Palestine	Pete Cook	25-9	1-0 *
	A	Eastern (Greentown)	Jerry Haines	30-4	Tecumseh	Jennie Herrenbruck	26-5	1-0 (12) **
2003-04	4A	Lake Central	Keith Hauber	29-3	Center Grove	Russ Milligan	34-2	4-1 (12)
	3A	New Palestine	Ed Marcum	29-4	West Lafayette	Gary Woods	26-7	5-1
	2A	Hanover Central	Larry McMillen	25-7	Clarksville	Tim Hauber	20-9	1-0
	A	Indianapolis Lutheran	Joe Tilford	30-1	Union (Dugger)	John Scott	19-5	2-1 (15)
Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis
2004-05	4A	Martinsville	Ken Rhoden	28-1-1	McCutcheon	Jim Bates	23-10	3-2 (9)
	3A	Gibson Southern	Jason Blackard	28-3-1	Pendleton Heights	Scott Hall	30-2	1-0
	2A	Eastern (Greentown)	Jerry Haines	31-3	Frankton	Jeremy Parker	24-6	4-2
	A	Clinton Prairie	Randy Cooper	29-3	North Daviess	Jodi Berry	27-5	6-1
2005-06	4A	Martinsville	Ken Rhoden	26-5	Chesterton	LouAnn Hopson	30-2	1-0
	3A	Boonville	Mike Wilson	32-2	New Prairie	Tim Scott	31-4	5-0
	2A	Cass	Brent Blinn	28-2	Frankton	Jeremy Parker	27-3	3-0
	A	Whiting	Paul Laub	33-0	Lanesville	Kayla Straub	16-10	3-0
2006-07	4A	Hamilton Southeastern	David Cook	31-0	Castle	Pat Lockyear	30-6	2-1 (10)
	3A	Andrean	Frank Podkul	29-5	Boonville	Mike Wilson	23-6	2-0
	2A	Indianapolis Scecina	Tom Moorman	31-1	North Posey	Michelle Sells	23-9	5-0
	A	Indianapolis Lutheran	Don Pietz	25-6	Tecumseh	Gordon Wood	28-4	1-0 (9)
2007-08	4A	McCutcheon	Jim Bates	31-5	Franklin Central	Kathy Stricker	28-5	2-1
	3A	New Palestine	Ed Marcum	29-3	Jasper	Tom Rupert	28-5	4-0
	2A	Cass	Scott Rouch	21-11	Bremen	Chris English	23-9	2-1 *
	A	Whiting	Paul Laub	34-0	Tecumseh	Gordon Wood	25-5	3-0 **

* Championship game played at North Central High School, Indianapolis

** Championship game played at Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers

Most State Championships

No.	School	Years
4	Center Grove	1986, 1995, 1998 (3A), 2003 (3A)
3	Lake Central	1992, 2002 (3A), 2004 (4A)
2	Andrean	1998 (2A), 2007 (3A)
2	Cass	2006 (2A), 2008 (2A)
2	Clinton Prairie	2002 (A), 2005 (A)
2	Eastern (Greentown)	2003 (A), 2005 (2A)
2	Gibson Southern	2003 (2A), 2005 (3A)
2	Indianapolis Lutheran	2004 (A), 2007 (A)
2	Martinsville	2005 (4A), 2006 (4A)
2	Merrillville	1993, 1997
2	New Palestine	2004 (3A), 2008 (3A)
2	Roncalli	1999 (2A), 2001 (2A)
2	Whiting	2006 (A), 2008 (A)
1	Boonville	2006 (3A)
1	Carmel	1994
1	Castle	2001 (3A)
1	Eastside	1998 (A)
1	Evansville Memorial	2002 (2A)
1	Forest Park	2001 (A)
1	Frankton	2000 (A)
1	Hamilton Southeastern	2007 (4A)
1	Hanover Central	2004 (2A)
1	Indianapolis Scecina	2007 (2A)
1	McCutcheon	2008 (4A)
1	Morgan Township	1999 (A)
1	Mount Vernon (Fortville)	2000 (2A)
1	New Albany	1987
1	Northridge	1988
1	Penn	1999 (3A)
1	Portage	2000 (3A)
1	Tipton	1990
1	Turkey Run	1996
1	Twin Lakes	1989
1	Warren Central	1985
1	Warsaw	1991

Most Runner-Up Finishes

No.	School	Years
4	Center Grove	1992, 1996, 2002 (3A), 2004 (4A)
3	Tecumseh	2003 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A)
2	Clarksville	2002 (A), 2004 (2A)
2	Decatur Central	1999 (3A), 2000 (3A)
2	Frankton	2005 (2A), 2006 (2A)
2	New Albany	1988, 1991
2	Pendleton Heights	2001 (3A), 2005 (3A)
2	Western	1993, 1994
1	Andrean	1999 (2A)
1	Bellmont	1989
1	Blackford	2002 (2A)
1	Boonville	2007 (3A)
1	Bremen	2008 (2A)
1	Carmel	1997
1	Castle	2007 (4A)
1	Chesterton	2006 (4A)
1	Evansville Memorial	2000 (2A)
1	Franklin Central	2008 (4A)
1	Gibson Southern	2001 (2A)
1	Greensburg	1998 (2A)
1	Indianapolis Lutheran	2001 (A)
1	Jasper	2008 (3A)
1	Lake Central	2003 (3A)
1	Lanesville	2006 (A)
1	McCutcheon	2005 (4A)
1	Michigan City Rogers	1986
1	Morgan Township	2000 (A)
1	New Palestine	2003 (2A)
1	New Prairie	2006 (3A)
1	North Central (Indianapolis)	1985
1	North Daviess	2005 (A)
1	North Posey	2007 (2A)
1	Northview	1995
1	Pike Central	1990
1	Portage	1998 (3A)
1	Riverton Parke	1998 (A)
1	South Spencer	1999 (A)
1	Terre Haute South	1987
1	Union (Dugger)	2004 (A)
1	West Lafayette	2004 (3A)

Most Championship Game Appearances

No.	School	Years
8	Center Grove	1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998 (3A), 2002 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2004 (4A)
4	Lake Central	1992, 2002 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2004 (4A)
3	Andrean	1998 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2007 (3A)
3	Frankton	2000 (A), 2005 (2A), 2006 (2A)
3	Gibson Southern	2001 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2005 (3A)
3	Indianapolis Lutheran	2001 (A), 2004 (A), 2007 (A)
3	New Albany	1987, 1988, 1991
3	New Palestine	2003 (2A), 2004 (3A), 2008 (3A)
3	Tecumseh	2003 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A)
2	Boonville	2006 (3A), 2007 (3A)
2	Carmel	1994, 1997
2	Cass	2006 (2A), 2008 (2A)
2	Castle	2001 (3A), 2007 (4A)
2	Clarksville	2002 (A), 2004 (2A)
2	Clinton Prairie	2002 (A), 2005 (A)
2	Decatur Central	1999 (3A), 2000 (3A)
2	Eastern (Greentown)	2003 (A), 2005 (2A)
2	Evansville Memorial	2000 (2A), 2002 (2A)
2	Martinsville	2005 (4A), 2006 (4A)
2	McCutcheon	2005 (4A), 2008 (4A)
2	Merrillville	1993, 1997
2	Morgan Township	1999 (A), 2000 (A)
2	Pendleton Heights	2001 (3A), 2005 (3A)
2	Portage	1998 (3A), 2000 (3A)
2	Roncalli	1999 (2A), 2001 (2A)
2	Western	1993, 1994
2	Whiting	2006 (A), 2008 (A)
1	Bellmont	1989
1	Blackford	2002 (2A)
1	Bremen	2008 (2A)
1	Chesterton	2006 (4A)
1	Eastside	1998 (A)
1	Forest Park	2001 (A)
1	Franklin Central	2008 (4A)
1	Greensburg	1998 (2A)
1	Hamilton Southeastern	2007 (4A)
1	Hanover Central	2004 (2A)
1	Indianapolis Scecina	2007 (2A)
1	Jasper	2008 (3A)
1	Lanesville	2006 (A)
1	Michigan City Rogers	1986
1	Mount Vernon (Fortville)	2000 (2A)
1	New Prairie	2006 (3A)
1	North Central (Indianapolis)	1985
1	North Daviess	2005 (A)
1	North Posey	2007 (2A)
1	Northridge	1988
1	Northview	1995
1	Penn	1999 (3A)
1	Pike Central	1990
1	Riverton Parke	1998 (A)
1	South Spencer	1999 (A)
1	Terre Haute South	1987
1	Tipton	1990
1	Turkey Run	1996
1	Twin Lakes	1989
1	Union (Dugger)	2004 (A)
1	Warren Central	1985
1	Warsaw	1991
1	West Lafayette	2004 (3A)

Most State Finals Appearances

No.	School	Years
10	Center Grove	1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998 (3A), 2002 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2004 (4A), 2006 (4A)
9	Lake Central	1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001 (3A), 2002 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A)
8	Boonville	1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999 (3A), 2000 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2007 (3A)
6	New Albany	1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
5	Bellmont	1986, 1989, 2004 (3A), 2005 (3A), 2008 (3A)
5	Cass	2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A)
5	Indianapolis Lutheran	2000 (A), 2001 (A), 2004 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A)
5	Pendleton Heights	1988, 2001 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2005 (3A), 2007 (3A)
5	Riverton Parke	1988, 1998, 1999 (A), 2002 (A), 2003 (A)
4	Andrean	1998 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2005 (3A), 2007 (3A)
4	Eastern (Greentown)	1988, 1999 (A), 2003 (A), 2005 (2A)
4	Fort Wayne Northrop	1990, 1997, 2000 (3A), 2002 (3A)
4	Gibson Southern	2001 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2004 (3A), 2005 (3A)
4	Mount Vernon (Fortville)	1991, 1992, 2000 (2A), 2002 (2A)
4	New Palestine	2003 (2A), 2004 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2008 (3A)
4	Tecumseh	2000 (A), 2003 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A)
4	Whiting	2003 (A), 2004 (A), 2006 (A), 2008 (A)
3	Ben Davis	1986, 1990, 1991
3	Blackford	1999 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2002 (2A)
3	Eastside	1998 (A), 2001 (A), 2004 (2A)
3	Frankton	2000 (A), 2005 (2A), 2006 (2A)
3	Griffith	1989, 1990, 2000 (2A)
3	Martinsville	2004 (4A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A)
3	McCutcheon	2005 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2008 (4A)
3	Merrillville	1987, 1993, 1997
3	Northridge	1988, 1996, 2006 (3A)
3	Pioneer	2001 (A), 2002 (A), 2005 (A)
3	Portage	1986, 1998 (3A), 2000 (3A)
3	Roncalli	1989, 1999 (2A), 2001 (2A)
3	Shenandoah	1985, 1989, 1995
2	Bremen	2005 (2A), 2008 (2A)
2	Carmel	1994, 1997
2	Castle	2001 (3A), 2007 (4A)
2	Clarksville	2002 (A), 2004 (2A)
2	Clinton Prairie	2002 (A), 2005 (A)
2	Concord	1985, 1987
2	Decatur Central	1999 (3A), 2000 (3A)
2	East Central	1990, 2008 (4A)
2	Evansville Memorial	2000 (2A), 2002 (2A)
2	Hanover Central	2003 (2A), 2004 (2A)
2	Harrison (West Lafayette)	1987, 1989
2	Indianapolis Cathedral	2001 (3A), 2003 (3A)
2	Indianapolis Scecina	2004 (2A), 2007 (2A)
2	Lanesville	2005 (A), 2006 (A)
2	Morgan Township	1999 (A), 2000 (A)
2	North Central (Indianapolis)	1985, 1988
2	North Posey	2006 (2A), 2007 (2A)
2	South Spencer	1999 (A), 2008 (2A)
2	Terre Haute South	1987, 1989
2	Twin Lakes	1989, 1994
2	Warren Central	1985, 1986
2	Warsaw	1987, 1991
2	Western	1993, 1994
1	Brownsburg	2005 (4A)
1	Chesterton	2006 (4A)
1	Crown Point	1985
1	DeKalb	2004 (4A)
1	Eastbrook	1990
1	Eastside	2001 (A)
1	Elkhart Central	1990
1	Evansville Mater Dei	1999 (2A)
1	Forest Park	2001 (A)
1	Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	2007 (3A)
1	Franklin Central	2008 (4A)
1	Frontier	2008 (A)
1	Greenfield-Central	1987
1	Greensburg	1998 (2A)
1	Hamilton Southeastern	2007 (4A)
1	Hammond Bishop Noll	2006 (2A)
1	Jac-Cen-Del	2007 (A)
1	Jasper	2008 (3A)
1	Jennings County	1986
1	Jimtown	2007 (2A)
1	Kokomo	2006 (4A)
1	Lafayette Central Catholic	2006 (A)
1	Lafayette Jefferson	1999 (3A)
1	LaPorte	2008 (4A)
1	Loogootee	2004 (A)
1	Lowell	2007 (4A)
1	Michigan City Rogers	1986
1	Mishawaka Marian	2008 (3A)
1	New Prairie	2006 (3A)
1	Noblesville	2002 (3A)
1	North Central (Farmersburg)	2006 (A)
1	North Daviess	2005 (A)
1	Northview	1995
1	Norwell	2003 (2A)
1	Penn	1999 (3A)
1	Perry Meridian	1987
1	Pike Central	1990
1	Providence	2005 (2A)
1	South Bend LaSalle	1985
1	South Central (Union Mills)	2007 (A)
1	Southwestern (Hanover)	2008 (2A)
1	Sullivan	1985
1	Terre Haute North	1988
1	Tipton	1990
1	Turkey Run	1996
1	Union (Dugger)	2004 (A)
1	West Lafayette	2004 (3A)
1	Woodlan	2001 (2A)

State Finalists Year-By-Year

Year	State Finalists
1984-85	Concord, Crown Point, New Albany, North Central (Indpls.), Shenandoah, South Bend LaSalle, Sullivan, Warren Central
1985-86	Ben Davis, Bellmont, Boonville, Center Grove, Jennings County, Michigan City Rogers, Portage, Warren Central
1986-87	Concord, Greenfield-Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Merrillville, New Albany, Perry Meridian, Terre Haute South, Warsaw
1987-88	Eastern (Greentown), Lake Central, New Albany, North Central (Indpls.), Northridge, Pendleton Heights, Riverton Parke, Terre Haute North
1988-89	Bellmont, Griffith, Harrison (West Lafayette), New Albany, Roncalli, Shenandoah, Terre Haute South, Twin Lakes
1989-90	Ben Davis, Fort Wayne Northrop, East Central, Eastbrook, Elkhart Central, Griffith, Pike Central, Tipton
1990-91	Ben Davis, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Albany, Warsaw
1991-92	Boonville, Center Grove, Lake Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
1992-93	Center Grove, Merrillville, New Albany, Western
1993-94	Boonville, Carmel, Twin Lakes, Western
1994-95	Center Grove, Lake Central, Northview, Shenandoah
1995-96	Center Grove, Lake Central, Northridge, Turkey Run
1996-97	Boonville, Carmel, Fort Wayne Northrop, Merrillville
1997-98	Class 3A: Center Grove, Portage Class 2A: Andrean, Greensburg Class A: Eastside, Riverton Parke
1998-99	Class 3A: Boonville, Decatur Central, Lafayette Jefferson, Penn Class 2A: Andrean, Blackford, Evansville Mater Dei, Roncalli Class A: Eastern (Greentown), Morgan Township, Riverton Parke, South Spencer
1999-00	Class 3A: Boonville, Decatur Central, Fort Wayne Northrop, Portage Class 2A: Blackford, Evansville Memorial, Griffith, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Class A: Frankton, Indianapolis Lutheran, Morgan Township, Tecumseh
2000-01	Class 3A: Castle, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, Pendleton Heights Class 2A: Cass, Gibson Southern, Roncalli, Woodlan Class A: Eastside, Forest Park, Indianapolis Lutheran, Pioneer
2001-02	Class 3A: Center Grove, Fort Wayne Northrop, Lake Central, Noblesville, Class 2A: Blackford, Cass, Evansville Memorial, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Class A: Clarksville, Clinton Prairie, Pioneer, Riverton Parke
2002-03	Class 3A: Center Grove, Indpls. Cathedral, Lake Central, Pendleton Heights Class 2A: Gibson Southern, Hanover Central, New Palestine, Norwell Class A: Eastern (Greentown), Riverton Parke, Tecumseh, Whiting
2003-04	Class 4A: Center Grove, DeKalb, Lake Central, Martinsville Class 3A: Bellmont, Gibson Southern, New Palestine, West Lafayette Class 2A: Clarksville, Eastside, Hanover Central, Indianapolis Scecina Class A: Indianapolis Lutheran, Loogootee, Union (Dugger), Whiting
2004-05	Class 4A: Brownsburg, Lake Central, Martinsville, McCutcheon Class 3A: Andrean, Bellmont, Gibson Southern, Pendleton Heights Class 2A: Bremen, Eastern (Greentown), Frankton, Providence Class A: Clinton Prairie, Lanesville, North Daviess, Pioneer
2005-06	Class 4A: Center Grove, Chesterton, Kokomo, Martinsville Class 3A: Boonville, New Palestine, New Prairie, Northridge Class 2A: Cass, Frankton, Hammond Bishop Noll, North Posey Class A: Lafayette Central Catholic, Lanesville, North Central (Farmersburg), Whiting
2006-07	Class 4A: Castle, Hamilton Southeastern, Lowell, McCutcheon Class 3A: Andrean, Boonville, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Pendleton Heights Class 2A: Cass, Indianapolis Scecina, Jimtown, North Posey Class A: Indianapolis Lutheran, Jac-Cen-Del, South Central (Union Mills), Tecumseh
2007-08	Class 4A: East Central, Franklin Central, LaPorte, McCutcheon Class 3A: Bellmont, Jasper, Mishawaka Marian, New Palestine Class 2A: Bremen, Cass, South Spencer, Southwestern (Hanover) Class A: Frontier, Indianapolis Lutheran, Tecumseh, Whiting