1986 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

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]

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)
MOP,

Qualifying
Main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Northwestern 0  
  California 2    
      California 0  
      Cal State Fullerton 3    
  Cal State Fullerton 19          
  Long Beach State 0        
      Cal State Fullerton 3
      Texas A&M 0
  Texas A&M 110        
  Creighton 0          
      Texas A&M 6    
      Indiana 0  
  Indiana 110    
  Louisiana Tech 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Northwestern 0  
  Long Beach State 110     Indiana 210
    Long Beach State 0
  Creighton 413  
  Louisiana Tech 3     California 18
    Creighton 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Cal State Fullerton 38      
  Indiana 1          
      Cal State Fullerton 3    
      Texas A&M 0  
  Texas A&M 110    
  California 0  

Game log
DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamNotes
May 21Game 1California2–0Northwestern
Game 2Cal State Fullerton1–09Long Beach State
May 22Game 3Texas A&M1–010Creighton
Game 4Indiana1–010Louisiana Tech
May 23Game 5Long Beach State1–010NorthwesternNorthwestern eliminated
Game 6Creighton4–313Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech eliminated
Game 7Cal State Fullerton3–0California
Game 8Texas A&M6–0Indiana
May 24Game 9California1–08CreightonCreighton eliminated
Game 10Indiana2–010Long Beach StateLong Beach State eliminated
Game 11Cal State Fullerton3–0Texas A&M
Game 12Texas A&M1–010CaliforniaCalifornia eliminated
Game 13Cal State Fullerton3–18IndianaIndiana eliminated
May 25Game 14Cal State Fullerton3–0Texas A&MCal 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 IPHRERBBSOABBF
Cal State Fullerton Titans Connie Clark (W) 7.0100082022
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L) 7.0532332831

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PShawn AndayaTexas A&M
Connie ClarkCal State Fullerton
1BRobin GoodinCal State Fullerton
2BJudy TrussellTexas A&M
3BRoni DeutchCalifornia
SSLiz MizeraTexas A&M
OFTammy ConnorIndiana
Rina FosterCal State Fullerton
Chenita RogersCal State Fullerton
Sue TrubovitzLong Beach State
ALCindy CooperTexas A&M
Joey SchopeCreighton

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. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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