<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.central.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Central College Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/rss.aspx?path=softball</link><description>Latest news items for Central College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.central.edu/rss?path=softball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Huisman leads Central in softball victory over Simpson</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/16/softball-huisman-leads-central-in-softball-victory-over-simpson.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/16/softball-huisman-leads-central-in-softball-victory-over-simpson.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jadyn Huisman wind-up" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Huisman1-BLC_sb26.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — Limiting a potent Simpson College offense to two hits while pitching and driving in four runs at the plate, Central College softball's sophomore pitcher Jadyn Huisman  (Treynor) was key to a 7-3 win Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Huisman1-BLC_sb26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Huisman1-BLC_sb26.jpg"><media:title>Jadyn Huisman wind-up</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Huisman1-BLC_sb26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:25:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8229</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch set for top-25 softball doubleheader</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/14/softball-dutch-set-for-top-25-softball-doubleheader.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/14/softball-dutch-set-for-top-25-softball-doubleheader.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Katie Bower at bat against Bethany Lutheran" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/11/Bower_1_-_BL_-_21gde.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — In the latest NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday, the Central College softball team came in at No. 23.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/Bower_1_-_BL_-_21gde.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/Bower_1_-_BL_-_21gde.jpg"><media:title>Katie Bower at bat against Bethany Lutheran</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/Bower_1_-_BL_-_21gde.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8225</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch softball team heats up to take game two</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/10/softball-dutch-softball-team-heats-up-to-take-game-two.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/10/softball-dutch-softball-team-heats-up-to-take-game-two.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Addi Starr swing" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Starr1-BLC_sb26.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — A 13-hit game propelled the Central College softball team to a 9-1 win over Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Starr1-BLC_sb26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Starr1-BLC_sb26.jpg"><media:title>Addi Starr swing</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/Starr1-BLC_sb26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:26:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8212</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central salvages softball split at Nebraska Wesleyan</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/8/softball-central-salvages-softball-split-at-nebraska-wesleyan.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/8/softball-central-salvages-softball-split-at-nebraska-wesleyan.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emma Anderson standing on a base" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/4/21/Anderson.Emma_1__BVU_SB25.jpg" /><br /><br />LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — Emma Anderson's (sophomore, left fielder, Forest City) fifth-inning double sparked the Central College softball team to a 2-1 win over Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/21/Anderson.Emma_1__BVU_SB25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/21/Anderson.Emma_1__BVU_SB25.jpg"><media:title>Emma Anderson standing on a base</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/21/Anderson.Emma_1__BVU_SB25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 21:17:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8209</s:story_id></item><item><title>National softball poll keeps Central at No. 21</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/7/softball-national-softball-poll-keeps-central-at-no-21.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/7/softball-national-softball-poll-keeps-central-at-no-21.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jadyn Huisman pitching" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Huisman_1_-_IC_-_90fuO.JPG" /><br /><br />PELLA— After poor weather conditions gave the Central College softball  teaman unexpected week off, the Dutch stayed at No. 21 in the newest NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Huisman_1_-_IC_-_90fuO.JPG" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Huisman_1_-_IC_-_90fuO.JPG"><media:title>Jadyn Huisman pitching</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Huisman_1_-_IC_-_90fuO.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:43:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8204</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central’s Dunkin on softball watchlist</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/2/softball-centrals-dunkin-on-softball-watchlist.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/2/softball-centrals-dunkin-on-softball-watchlist.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rylee Dunkin waiting on second base" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Dunkin_3_-_IC_-_Y0sAN.JPG" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Dunkin_3_-_IC_-_Y0sAN.JPG" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Dunkin_3_-_IC_-_Y0sAN.JPG"><media:title>Rylee Dunkin waiting on second base</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Dunkin_3_-_IC_-_Y0sAN.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:03:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8188</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central dips to No. 21 in softball poll</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/31/softball-central-dips-to-no-21-in-softball-poll.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/31/softball-central-dips-to-no-21-in-softball-poll.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ella Morse about to throw a pitch" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Morse_4_-_IC_-_qhNKB.JPG" /><br /><br />PELLA— After splitting a doubleheader Saturday against Illinois College, the Central College softball team dropped one spot to No. 21 in the newest NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Morse_4_-_IC_-_qhNKB.JPG" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Morse_4_-_IC_-_qhNKB.JPG"><media:title>Ella Morse about to throw a pitch</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Morse_4_-_IC_-_qhNKB.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:15:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8181</s:story_id></item><item><title>Late-inning home runs set up Central softball walk-off win</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/28/softball-late-inning-home-runs-set-up-central-softball-walk-off-win.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/28/softball-late-inning-home-runs-set-up-central-softball-walk-off-win.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sarah Stufflebeam getting ready to bat" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/29/Stufflebeam_3_-_IC_-_vJFGg.JPG" /><br /><br />PELLA — Addi Starr's (sophomore, Ankeny, Centennial HS) single in the bottom of the seventh gave the Central College softball team a 7-6 win against Illinois College Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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20</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/24/softball-dutch-softball-team-debuts-at-no-20.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/3/24/softball-dutch-softball-team-debuts-at-no-20.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rylee Dunkin looks into the dugout" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/5/21/Dunkin_1_UWSP_Frommell_sb25_G3Ylk.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA— In the midst of a 12-game winning streak, the Central College softball broke into the newest NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll at No. 20 on Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/21/Dunkin_1_UWSP_Frommell_sb25_G3Ylk.jpg" /><media:content 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