1969 Women's College World Series

The first Women's College World Series of softball was conducted in 1969. 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 nine colleges met on May 16–18 in Omaha and Fremont, Nebraska. A tenth team from the Philippines encountered a travel delay en route and was forced to miss the tournament. The first day of games was rained out, causing the 16 games to be played in two days. Connie Claussen, the chair of the physical education department at the University of Nebraska–Omaha, was a driving force in organizing and directing that first tournament, as well as the next ten while the series was held in Omaha.[1]

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Black Hills State College (South Dakota)
  • Colorado State College (now University of Northern Colorado)
  • Creighton University (Nebraska)
  • Illinois State University
  • John F. Kennedy College (Nebraska)
  • Kearney State College (Nebraska)
  • St. Petersburg Junior College (Florida)
  • Southwest Missouri State College
  • University of Nebraska–Omaha

The John F. Kennedy College Patriettes won the first college softball championship by winning all five of their games, defeating Illinois State in the final, 2–0. Patriettes pitcher Judy Lloyd was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1]

Bracket

The bracket included nine teams with results as shown.[1][2][3][4][5]

Rounds 1 & 2(L) Rounds 2(W) & 3(L) Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
     Winners' Bracket
Game 2  (loser to Gm 7):
                  
 Illinois State  2
 Gm  John F. Kennedy  19   Game 9 (loser to Gm 11)
 John F. Kennedy  3[lower-alpha 1]  
  1  Black Hills State   0    John F. Kennedy  6
  Game 3 :
     St. Petersburg Jr. College  2  
 St. Petersburg JC  9
    n/a       Game 13 (loser to Gm 15)
 Kearney State  7  
         John F. Kennedy  9
  Game 4:
     Southwest Missouri  0  
 Southwest Missouri  11
    n/a     Game 10 (loser to Gm 12)  
 Nebraska–Omaha   0  
         Southwest Missouri  14
  Game 5 :
     Colorado State College   2  
 Colorado State College  12
    n/a       Games 16, 17 (if nec.)
 Creighton   3  
         John F. Kennedy   2  
 
   Losers' Bracket      Illinois State   0  
 Gm  Creighton  5
 Kearney State   1   Game 11    
  6  Kearney State  8    
   Illinois State  2
   Game 7  
 St. Petersburg Jr. College  0  
   n/a    
 Illinois State  12     Game 14 (winner to Gm 15)
         
     Illinois State   4
 
       Colorado State College   0    Loser's bracket final
   n/a  
 Nebraska–Omaha  4   Game 12     Game 15 (winner to Gm 16)
         
   Black Hills State   0  Illinois State   5
   Game 8  
 Colorado State College  10    Southwest Missouri   0[lower-alpha 2]
   n/a    
 Black Hills State  8
       
   
 
  1. 8 innings
  2. The Missouri State Softball Media Guide lists this score as 5–1.

Ranking
Place School WCWS Record
1st John F. Kennedy College 5-0
2nd Illinois State 4-2
3rd Southwest Missouri State 2-2
4th Colorado State 2-2
5th St. Petersburg Jr. College 1-2
Black Hills State 1-2
7th Kearney State 1-2
8th Creighton 0-2
Nebraska–Omaha 0-2

References
  1. 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.
  2. Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide (PDF). Missouri State University. p. 89. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. "Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. "JFK's Girls Reach Softball Final". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 18, 1969. p. 9-C. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. "JFK Women Take Crown". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 19, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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