1983 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Runner-upCal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachBob Brock (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Attendance16174

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

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

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. 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.
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