1983 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1983 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams 8
Finals Site
Champions Texas A&M (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Runner-Up Cal State Fullerton(2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Bob Brock (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Attendance 16174

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 won the championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton 2–1 in the final game.[1][2]

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Cal State Fullerton 3  
  Indiana 2    
      Cal State Fullerton 2  
      South Carolina 0    
  South Carolina 2          
  Texas A&M 0        
      Cal State Fullerton 6
      UCLA 1
  UCLA 1        
  Missouri 0          
      UCLA 8    
      Louisiana Tech 0  
  Louisiana Tech 7    
  Pacific 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Indiana 0  
  Texas A&M 1     Louisiana Tech 0
    Texas A&M 2
  Missouri 0  
  Pacific 112     South Carolina 2
    Pacific 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Cal State Fullerton 0       Cal State Fullerton 0
  Texas A&M 1           Texas A&M 212
      Texas A&M 114    
      UCLA 0  
  UCLA 217    
  South Carolina 1  

Game log

DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamNotes
May 25Game 1Cal State Fullerton3–2Indiana
Game 2South Carolina2–0Texas A&M
May 26Game 3UCLA1–0Missouri
Game 4Louisiana Tech7–0Pacific
May 27Game 5Texas A&M1–0IndianaIndiana eliminated
Game 6Pacific1–012MissouriMissouri eliminated
Game 7Cal State Fullerton2–0South Carolina
Game 8UCLA8–0Louisiana Tech
May 28Game 9South Carolina2–1PacificPacific eliminated
Game 10Texas A&M2–0Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech eliminated
Game 11Cal State Fullerton6–1UCLA
Game 12UCLA2–117South CarolinaSouth Carolina eliminated
Game 13Texas A&M1–0Cal State Fullerton
May 29Game 14Texas A&M1–017UCLA
Game 15Texas A&M12Cal State FullertonTexas 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 IPHRERBBSOABBF
Texas A&M Aggies Lori Stoll (W) 12.05001144042
Cal State Fullerton Titans Susan LeFebvre (L) 12.0320544045

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
1BSheila CornellUCLA
2BPatti HolthausTexas A&M
3BCindy CooperTexas A&M
SSDot RichardsonUCLA
OFIva JacksonTexas A&M
OFElise KingCal St. Fullerton
OFMary RicksUCLA
OFVera BahrCal St. Fullerton
PSusan LeFebvreCal St. Fullerton
PLori StollTexas A&M
CGay McNuttTexas A&M
DHCindy LongSouth 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. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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