1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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1986 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams15
Finals site
Champions Cal State Fullerton  (1st title)
Runner-up Texas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Judi Garman  (1st WCWS title)

The 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1986 to mark the conclusion of the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season, fifteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured seven regionals of two teams (the last team, Creighton, qualified automatically) with the winner of each region (a total of 7 teams plus Creighton) advancing to the 1986 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Cal State Fullerton won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game. [1] [2]

Contents

Qualifying

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern 0
California 2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton 19
Long Beach State 0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M 110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton 0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana 110
Louisiana Tech 0
Cal State Fullerton3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M0
Indiana210
Northwestern0Long Beach State0
Texas A&M110
Long Beach State110
California0
California18
Creighton413Creighton0
Louisiana Tech3

Game log

DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamNotes
May 21Game 1 California 2–0 Northwestern
Game 2 Cal State Fullerton 1–09 Long Beach State
May 22Game 3 Texas A&M 1–010 Creighton
Game 4 Indiana 1–010 Louisiana Tech
May 23Game 5 Long Beach State 1–010 Northwestern Northwestern eliminated
Game 6 Creighton 4–313 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 California
Game 8 Texas A&M 6–0 Indiana
May 24Game 9 California 1–08 Creighton Creighton eliminated
Game 10 Indiana 2–010 Long Beach State Long Beach State eliminated
Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Texas A&M
Game 12 Texas A&M 1–010 California California eliminated
Game 13 Cal State Fullerton 3–18 Indiana Indiana eliminated
May 25Game 14 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS

Championship Game

[3]

SchoolTop BatterStats.
Cal State Fullerton Titans JoAnn Ferrieri (DH)1-3 RBI
Texas A&M Aggies Tory Parks (PH)1-1
SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
Cal State Fullerton Titans Connie Clark (W)7.0100082022
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L)7.0532332831

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PShawn AndayaTexas A&M
Connie ClarkCal State Fullerton
1BRobin GoodinCal State Fullerton
2BJudy TrussellTexas A&M
3BRoni DeutchCalifornia
SSLiz MizeraTexas A&M
OFTammy ConnorIndiana
Rina FosterCal State Fullerton
Chenita RogersCal State Fullerton
Sue TrubovitzLong Beach State
ALCindy CooperTexas A&M
Joey SchopeCreighton

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". 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 March 20, 2015.
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