1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament

1986 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams15
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachJudi 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]

Qualifying

Main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern0
California2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton19
Long Beach State0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana110
Louisiana Tech0
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

Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
May 21 Game 1 California 2–0 Northwestern
Game 2 Cal State Fullerton 1–09 Long Beach State
May 22 Game 3 Texas A&M 1–010 Creighton
Game 4 Indiana 1–010 Louisiana Tech
May 23 Game 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 24 Game 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 25 Game 14 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Cal State Fullerton Titans JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) 1-3 RBI
Texas A&M Aggies Tory Parks (PH) 1-1
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Cal State Fullerton Titans Connie Clark (W) 7.0 1 0 0 0 8 20 22
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L) 7.0 5 3 2 3 3 28 31

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Shawn Andaya Texas A&M
Connie Clark Cal State Fullerton
1B Robin Goodin Cal State Fullerton
2B Judy Trussell Texas A&M
3B Roni Deutch California
SS Liz Mizera Texas A&M
OF Tammy Connor Indiana
Rina Foster Cal State Fullerton
Chenita Rogers Cal State Fullerton
Sue Trubovitz Long Beach State
AL Cindy Cooper Texas A&M
Joey Schope Creighton

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.