1980 Women's College World Series

The 1980 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 22–25, the first time it was played at a location other than Omaha, Nebraska, where it had been held for its first 11 years. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the AIAW national collegiate softball championship.[1]

Teams

The 1980 season was the first time that AIAW softball competition was split into three divisions (I, II and III) with each conducting its own championship tournament. The Division I double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Cal Poly–Pomona
  • Cal State–Fullerton
  • California
  • Creighton
  • Indiana
  • Massachusetts
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma State
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Southwest Missouri State
  • Texas A&M
  • Utah State
  • Western Illinois
  • Western Michigan

The Utah State Aggies, behind the pitching of Mary Lou Ramm, won its first national championship, emerging from the losers' bracket to defeat Indiana with 1–0 and 2–1 wins in the final. Ramm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1] Utah State's only loss had been to Indiana in the fourth round, forcing the Aggies to defeat top-seeded Texas A&M in order to again face the Hoosiers in the final.

Bracket
1st Round[2][3][4][5][6][7]   2nd Round   3rd Round   4th Round   Semifinals   Finals
Texas A&M 1  
Southwest Missouri State 0     Texas A&M 0  
Indiana 5   Indiana 1  
South Carolina 2       Indiana 8  
Oklahoma State 5       Oklahoma State 0  
Western Michigan 4     Oklahoma State 1
New Mexico 1   Cal Poly–Pomona 0  
Cal Poly–Pomona 3       Indiana 3  
Oregon 7     Utah State 2    
Massachusetts 3     Oregon 0  
Utah State 4   Utah State 5  
California 1       Utah State 2
Western Illinois 1       Western Illinois 0  
Oklahoma 0     Western Illinois 2
Cal State–Fullerton 5   Cal State–Fullerton 0  
Creighton 0  
  Indiana 0 1  
  Utah State 1 2  
Southwest Missouri State 4   Oregon 2  
South Carolina 0   Southwest Missouri State 1  
    Oregon 0   Oklahoma State 0  
    Western Michigan 1   Western Michigan 1  
Western Michigan 1   Cal State–Fullerton 2
New Mexico 0   Western Michigan 3  
    Western Michigan 0   Utah State 1  
    Texas A&M 1   Texas A&M 0  
Massachusetts 0   Texas A&M 1  
California 2   California 0  
    Texas A&M 3   Western Illinois 0
    Cal Poly–Pomona 2   Texas A&M 2  
Oklahoma 0   Cal Poly–Pomona 3
Creighton 3   Creighton 0  

    Ranking
    Place School WCWS Record
    1st Utah State 6-1
    2nd Indiana 4-2
    3rd Texas A&M 5-2
    4th Western Michigan 4-2
    5th Oklahoma State 2-2
    Western Illinois 2-2
    7th Oregon 2-2
    Cal Poly–Pomona 2-2
    9th Cal State–Fullerton 1-2
    California 1-2
    Creighton 1-2
    Southwest Missouri State 1-2
    13th South Carolina 0-2
    New Mexico 0-2
    Massachusetts 0-2
    Oklahoma 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. "College Softball AIAW World Series". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 24, 1980. p. 6A. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
    3. "Softball". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 27, 1980. p. 9A. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
    4. "Softball". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. May 23, 1980. p. 6 (S4). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
    5. "College Softball". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 25, 1980. p. III-17. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
    6. "College Softball Series Set". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. May 22, 1980. p. 8D. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
    7. Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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