1986 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1986 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams 15
WCWS Site Seymour Smith Park
Omaha, NE
Champions Cal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-Up Texas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Judi Garman (1st WCWS title)
NCAA Softball Tournaments
«1985  1987»

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]

Regionals

West Regional
– Cal State Fullerton 2 1 —
– Cal Poly Pomona 0 0 —
  • Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Mideast Regional
– Indiana 2 5 —
– Central Michigan 0 0 —
  • Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
South Regional
– Louisiana Tech 4 1 —
– Florida State 0 0 —
  • Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Central Regional
– Texas A&M 1 110 —
– Kansas 0 0 —
  • Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

  • Midwest Regional was not held

Northeast Regional
– Northwestern 3 6 —
– Massachusetts 0 0 —
  • Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northwest Regional
– Long Beach State 412 2 —
– Fresno State 1 1 —
  • Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
At-large Regional
– UCLA 1 3 2
– Pacific 3 0 0
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

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  

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

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[3]

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