The Iowa girls high school softball season begins with first practices on May 7 and first competitions on May 21. Iowa has five classes of softball with the largest 40 schools competing in class 5A, the next 48 schools competing in class 4A, the next 64 playing class 3A, the next 80 playing in class 2A and the remaining school competing in class 1A. The regional tournament dates are as follows:
- Class 1A and 2A: July 2, 3, 6, 9
- Class 3A: July 3, 6, 9
- Class 4A and 5A: July 5, 7, 10
The Iowa Girls High School Softball State Tournament will be held July 16–20, 2018, at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. The official tournament ball is the Dudley SB 12L RF FP — Red Stitch (.47 COR).
For questions regarding Iowa girls high school softball, please contact Jean Berger at jeanberger@ighsau.org. The coordinator of officials for softball is Cathy Creighton, cathy@ighsau.org.
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- 2018 State Softball Pairings All Classes 10/07/2018 In Softball
- 2018 Regional Softball Scores & Updated Brackets 08/07/2018 In Softball
- 2018 Regional Softball Pairings 25/06/2018 In Softball
- 6/22/18 Softball Memo 22/06/2018 In Softball
- 6/5/18 Softball Memo 05/06/2018 In Softball
- 2018 Regional Softball Manual 23/05/2018 In Softball
- Regional Softball Tournament Information 23/05/2018 In Softball
- Regional Softball Manual 22/05/2018 In Softball
- 2nd Softball Memo 21/05/2018 In Softball