Central College Athletics

Welcome to Central College in Pella, Iowa, one of 16 NCAA Division III regional softball tournament sites.

Game day

All-tournament team	Tournament statistics
Tournament game notes	Pella bracket | National Bracket
NCAA digital game program	NCAA regional website

Schedule

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Friday, May 12

Game	Teams	Time/result
Game 1	#2 Coe College (29-9) vs #3 Washington Univ.-St. Louis (Mo.) (26-12) VIDEO: Coe coach Diane Meyer  Coe players Alyssa Olson and Paige Wieland  Washington-St. Louis coach Michelle Venturella  Washington-St. Louis players Anna McKee and Janet Taylor	Coe 2, Washington-St. Louis 1 Recap
Game 2	#1 Central College (32-8) vs. #4 Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) (34-9) Video: St. Thomas coach John Tschida  St. Thomas players Megan Bush and Elise Barnes   Central coach George Wares   Central players Emily Wilson and Lauren Bagby	St. Thomas 10, Central 2 (6 inn.) Recap

Saturday, May 13

Game	Teams	Time/result
Game 3	Coe (30-9) vs St. Thomas (Minn.) (35-9)	St. Thomas 3, Coe 0 Recap
Game 4	Washington-St. Louis (26-13) vs Central (32-9) Video: Central Coach George Wares	Washington 2, Central 1 Recap
Game 5	Coe (30-10) vs Washington-St. Louis (27-13) VIDEO: Coe Coach Diane Meyer    Coach players Allie O'Brien and Maliah Fligg	Coe 2, Washington 0 Recap

Sunday, May 14

Game	Teams	Time/result
Game 6	St. Thomas (36-9) vs Coe (31-10) VIDEO: St. Thomas Coach John Tschida     St. Thomas players Kristin McGonigal and Sammy Hogan	St. Thomas 12, Coe 8 Recap

The Pella, Iowa Regional champion advances to a best 2-of-3 Super Regional May 19-20 at a site to be determined. Super Regional winner advances to the eight-team national finals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 26-30.

Resources

Ticket info	City map
Directions	NCAA
Campus map	Hotels and restaurants

Teams

#1 Central College	#2 Coe College
Nickname: Dutch	Nickname: Kohawks
32-8 overall record	29-9 overall record
13-3 Iowa Conference 2nd place	11-5 Iowa Conference 3rd place
NFCA ranking: 10	NFCA ranking: 20
Coach George Wares	Coach Diane Meyer

#3 Washington University - St. Louis	#4 University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
Nickname: Bears	Nickname: Tommies
26-12 overall record	34-9 overall record
11-5 University Athletic Association 1st place	18-4 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st place
	NFCA ranking: 17
Coach Michelle Venturella	Coach John Tschida

NCAA Division III Championships history

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Team	Yrs.*	W	L	Pct.	Titles
Central	28	92	54	.630	4
St. Thomas (Minn.)	25	69	47	.605	2
Coe	15	41	30	.577	0
Washington-St. Louis (Mo.)	15	25	27	.481	0

*Includes 2017 tourney berth
 

Other regional sites

Alma, Mich. - bracket

Ashland, Va. - bracket

Babson Park, Mass. - bracket

Cortland, N.Y. - bracket

Decorah, Iowa - bracket

Ithaca, N.Y. - bracket

La Crosse, Wis. - bracket

Marshall, Texas - bracket

Mount Berry, Ga. - bracket

Rochester, N.Y. - bracket

Springfield, Mass. - bracket

Whitewater, Wis. - bracket

Tyler, Texas - bracket

Union, N.J. - bracket

Williamstown, Mass. - bracket

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