Record 27th NCAA Softball Berth for Central Softball
Larry Happel '81
August 18, 2015
It was another top-10 finish for the Central softball team.
The Dutch were No. 10 in the final NFCA Division III poll after reaching the final 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament. Central, which gained a record 27th NCAA tourney berth by winning the league tournament at Decorah, captured the four-team Pella regional before falling in the super regional to Linfield (Ore.).
A 10-player senior class — the largest in program history — led an assault on the record books. Designated player Karlee Rock and second baseman Abbey Strajack were first-team all- America honorees. Rock shattered season marks for home runs (15) and RBIs (59). Strajack set season and career records for hits and runs and hit a career-best .410. Third baseman Whitney Sowers set season and career on-base percentage marks.
Rock, Strajack, Sowers and pitcher Mallory Schulenberg were all-region picks. They were also all-conference honorees, along with junior shortstop Paige Schreiner.