1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held in May at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Sixteen Division I college softball teams competed in the NCAA tournament's first round, which consisted of eight regionals with two teams each. The winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the 1983 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1983 Women's College World Series was the second NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Texas A&M, following up its 1982 AIAW WCWS title, won the championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton 2–1 in the final game.[1][2]

Regionals

West Regional
– Cal State Fullerton 6 0 6
– New Mexico 0 4 0
  • Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Mideast Regional
– Indiana 3 0 6
– Cal Poly Pomona 2 1 1
  • Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
South Regional
– South Carolina 110 3 3
– Central Michigan 0 48 0
  • South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Central Regional
– Texas A&M 5 1 —
– Kansas 0 0 —
  • Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Midwest Regional
– Missouri 1 3 1
– Southwest Missouri State 3 0 0
  • Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Northeast Regional
– UCLA 19 111 —
– Rhode Island 0 0 —
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northwest Regional
– Pacific 3 0 312
– Fresno State 1 2 0
  • Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Atlantic Regional
– Louisiana Tech 2 9 —
– Penn State 0 1 —
  • Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Cal State Fullerton3
Indiana2
Cal State Fullerton2
South Carolina0
South Carolina2
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton6
UCLA1
UCLA1
Cal State Fullerton0
Missouri0
UCLA8Texas A&M1
Louisiana Tech0
Louisiana Tech7
Pacific0Cal State Fullerton0
Texas A&M114Texas A&M212
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA0
Louisiana Tech0
Indiana0Texas A&M2
UCLA217
Texas A&M1
South Carolina1
South Carolina2
Missouri0Pacific1
Pacific112

Game log

Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
May 25 Game 1 Cal State Fullerton 3–2 Indiana
Game 2 South Carolina 2–0 Texas A&M
May 26 Game 3 UCLA 1–0 Missouri
Game 4 Louisiana Tech 7–0 Pacific
May 27 Game 5 Texas A&M 1–0 Indiana Indiana eliminated
Game 6 Pacific 1–012 Missouri Missouri eliminated
Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 2–0 South Carolina
Game 8 UCLA 8–0 Louisiana Tech
May 28 Game 9 South Carolina 2–1 Pacific Pacific eliminated
Game 10 Texas A&M 2–0 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 6–1 UCLA
Game 12 UCLA 2–117 South Carolina South Carolina eliminated
Game 13 Texas A&M 1–0 Cal State Fullerton
May 29 Game 14 Texas A&M 1–017 UCLA
Game 15 Texas A&M 12 Cal State Fullerton Texas A&M wins WCWS

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Texas A&M Aggies Pattie Holthaus (2B) 1-4 BB K
Cal State Fullerton Titans JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) 2-5
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Texas A&M Aggies Lori Stoll (W) 12.0 5 0 0 1 14 40 42
Cal State Fullerton Titans Susan LeFebvre (L) 12.0 3 2 0 5 4 40 45

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Pos Name School
1B Sheila Cornell UCLA
2B Patti Holthaus Texas A&M
3B Cindy Cooper Texas A&M
SS Dot Richardson UCLA
OF Iva Jackson Texas A&M
OF Elise King Cal St. Fullerton
OF Mary Ricks UCLA
OF Vera Bahr Cal St. Fullerton
P Susan LeFebvre Cal St. Fullerton
P Lori Stoll Texas A&M
C Gay McNutt Texas A&M
DH Cindy Long South Carolina

See also

References

  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "1983 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2015.