The 1970 Women's College World Series of softball. It was organized by the Omaha Softball Association and recognized by the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) as a championship tournament. Softball teams from 17 schools met on May 15–17 at the George W. Dill Softball Center at Benson Park [ 1] Omaha, Nebraska .[ 2]
The John F. Kennedy College Patriettes won their second consecutive college softball championship by winning five of their six games, defeating Southwest Missouri State in the final if-necessary game, 7–6.[ 2]
Teams
The double-elimination tournament included these teams:
Bracket
The bracket included 17 teams with results as shown.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper round 3 Upper round 4 Upper final Final John F. Kennedy 2 Upper Iowa 0 John F. Kennedy 10 Western Illinois 0 Western Illinois 2 Wayne State 1 John F. Kennedy 4 Southwest Missouri State 1 Southwest Missouri State 4 Nebraska 1 Southwest Missouri State 8 Southern Illinois 3 Southern Illinois 7 Minnesota-Duluth 6 John F. Kennedy 8 Nebraska-Omaha 1 Nebraska-Omaha 9 Nebraska-Omaha 3 Minot State 2 Nebraska-Omaha 10 Luther College 0 Northern Colorado 2 Northern Colorado 7 Kearney State 1 Nebraska-Omaha 7 Illinois State 5 Illinois State 24 Concordia 5 Illinois State 10 John F. Kennedy 0 7 Midwestern 4 Midwestern 10 Southwest Missouri State 2 6 Midland Lutheran 7 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower round 4 Lower round 5 Lower round 6 Lower final Midland Lutheran 0 Western Illinois 0 Midland Lutheran 9 Western Illinois 10 Western Illinois 6 Illinois State 8 Concordia 8 Kearney State 2 Southwest Missouri State 13 [ a] Kearney State 7 Illinois State 2 Nebraska-Omaha 1 Kearney State 10 Southern Illinois 6 Southwest Missouri State 3 Minot State 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 Luther College 1 Minnesota-Duluth 8 Northern Colorado 0 Minnesota-Duluth 7 Southwest Missouri State 11 Nebraska 1 Luther College 10 Luther College 17 Luther College 16 Midwestern 7 Luther College W Upper Iowa 1 Wayne State L
^ The Missouri State Softball Media Guide lists this score as 14–1.
Ranking
Place
School
WCWS Record
1st
John F. Kennedy College
5-1
2nd
Southwest Missouri State
6-2
3rd
Nebraska–Omaha
4-2
4th
Illinois State
3-2
5th
Western Illinois
3-2
Luther College
4-2
7th
Kearney State
2-2
Minnesota–Duluth
2-2
9th
Midland Lutheran College
1-2
Northern Colorado
1-2
Southern Illinois
1-2
Midwestern College
1-2
13th
Minot State College
0-2
Wayne State College
0-2
Concordia Teachers College
0-2
Nebraska
0-2
Upper Iowa
0-2
See also
References
^ The first Women's College World Series champions . Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.^ a b c Plummer III, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4 ^ Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide (PDF) . Missouri State University. p. 89. Retrieved 2017-03-04 .^ "Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF) . p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-04 .^ "Gal Softball CWS Starts" . Omaha World Herald . Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 2017-03-24 .^ "Ankle Break Fails to Halt UN-O Coed" . Omaha World Herald . Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-03-24 .^ "JFK, UN-O to Clash in Gals' CWS Play" . Omaha World Herald . Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1970. p. 6-C. Retrieved 2017-03-24 .^ "Frosh Help JFK Retain College Title" . Omaha World Herald . Omaha, Nebraska. May 18, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 2017-03-24 .