Articles Tagged: State softball 2022

Four distinct personalities mesh into one cohesive unit on Linn-Mar’s all-senior infield heading into the state softball tournament.

The Gazette’s championship predictions for the 2022 state softball tournament: Fort Dodge, ADM, Williamsburg, Central Springs and North Linn.

A seven-run half inning propelled No. 8 Linn-Mar to a 9-4 Class 5A regional final win over No. 5 Ankeny Centennial — and its first state softball tournament berth in seven years.

Rylee Vercande lit the fuse with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning, pitcher Peyton Driscoll spun a 13-strikeout, two-hit shutout and third-ranked Williamsburg hit the ball hard all game in a 7-0 Class 3A regional softball final rout of Atlantic.

The third-ranked Lisbon Lions softball team scored four unearned runs in the third inning, which were enough to win a Class 1A regional final Monday over Clarksville, 4-1. It’s the fifth state tournament berth in a row for the school.

Here’s a look at the 2022 Iowa high school state softball pairings and schedule, with the brackets set in Class 1A and 2A.

Top-ranked North Linn held off Central City in a Class 1A regional final to return to the state softball tournament for the fourth straight year.