AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball program has finalized its 2023 fall schedule, head coach Jamie Pinkerton announced. The Cyclones’ fall slate includes eight contests, six of which are at the Cyclone Sports Complex, over the span of three weeks.

ISU will begin its fall ball against DMACC on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Cyclones will then host a pair of teams for a Sunday round-robin on Sept. 24 as both NIACC and North Dakota come to Ames.

The Cyclones close out the month of September with home matches against Drake (9/29) and Iowa (9/30) and begin October with UNI (10/1). The “Big Four” Iowa colleges will all compete against each other in Ames from 9/29-10/1.

Iowa State concludes the fall schedule with a trip to Minneapolis to face both North Dakota State and Minnesota on Oct. 8.

All home matchups are available to attend and free of charge.

Fall Schedule 

9/20              DMACC vs Iowa State                 4 p.m.           Ames, Iowa

9/24              North Dakota vs Iowa State         10 a.m.         Ames, Iowa

NIACC vs North Dakota               12:30 p.m.    Ames, Iowa

NIACC vs Iowa State                   3 p.m.           Ames, Iowa

9/29              Drake vs Iowa State                    4 p.m.           Ames, Iowa

9/30              Drake vs UNI                              11 a.m.         Ames, Iowa

Iowa vs Iowa State                      2 p.m.           Ames, Iowa

10/1              Drake vs Iowa                             11 a.m.         Ames, Iowa

UNI vs Iowa State                       2 p.m.           Ames, Iowa

10/8              Iowa State vs Minnesota              12 p.m.         Minneapolis, Minn.

Iowa State vs NDSU                    2 p.m.           Minneapolis, Minn.