1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1986 15 Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE Cal State Fullerton 1st Texas A&M 3rd Judi Garman 1st WCWS 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/10-80s.pdf 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA March 20, 2015http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results March 20, 2015 Qualifying 1986 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals West Regional–Cal State Fullerton21—–Cal Poly Pomona00— Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Mideast Regional–Indiana25—–Central Michigan00— Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 South Regional–Louisiana Tech41—–Florida State00— Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Central Regional–Texas A&M1110—–Kansas00— Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Midwest Regional was not held Creighton qualified as eighth team. Northeast Regional–Northwestern36—–Massachusetts00— Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Northwest Regional–Long Beach State4122—–Fresno State11— Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 At-large Regional–California132–Pacific300 California qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Women's College World Series Participants 1986 California Golden Bears California Cal State Fullerton 1986 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 1986 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1986 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 1986 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Texas A&M Game results Bracket 2 1986 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 0 1986 California Golden Bears California 2 Cal State Fullerton 19 1986 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 0 Texas A&M 110 1986 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 0 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 110 1986 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 0 California 0 Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 6 Indiana 0 Northwestern 0 Long Beach State 110 Creighton 413 Louisiana Tech 3 Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0 Indiana 210 Long Beach State 0 California 18 Creighton 0 Cal State Fullerton 38 Indiana 1 Texas A&M 110 California 0 Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0 Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 21 Game 1 1986 California Golden Bears California 2–0 1986 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Game 2 Cal State Fullerton 1–09 1986 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State May 22 Game 3 Texas A&M 1–010 1986 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Game 4 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 1–010 1986 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech May 23 Game 5 1986 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1–010 1986 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Northwestern eliminated Game 6 1986 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 4–313 1986 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech eliminated Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 1986 California Golden Bears California Game 8 Texas A&M 6–0 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana May 24 Game 9 1986 California Golden Bears California 1–08 1986 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Creighton eliminated Game 10 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 2–010 1986 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Long Beach State eliminated Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Texas A&M Game 12 Texas A&M 1–010 1986 California Golden Bears California California eliminated Game 13 Cal State Fullerton 3–18 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Indiana eliminated May 25 Game 14 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS Championship Game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400009&division=400009400012&event=400191 1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2018-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150046/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400009&division=400009400012&event=400191 dead 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 IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Cal State Fullerton Titans Connie Clark (W) 7.0 1 0 0 0 8 20 22 Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L) 7.0 5 3 2 3 3 28 31 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Teamhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/02-Tourn.pdf NCAA 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 2 March 20, 2015 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 1986 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1986 NAIA softball tournament 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1986 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Nebraska Category:Softball in Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska