1973 Women's College World Series

The 1973 Women's College World Series was contested among 16 teams on May 17-20 in Omaha, Nebraska. It was the first series held under the auspices of the AIAW, which had recently been established by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) for the purpose of conducting national championships. Arizona State won its second consecutive WCWS championship, splitting the final two games with Illinois State, including the marathon final game that went 16 innings. Margie Wright pitched all 16 innings in that game for the Redbirds as they narrowly fell to Arizona State, 4-3. On the day of that final, Wright hurled 30 innings in three games. Ironically, for pitching too many innings in one day, a three-woman Illinois sports commission suspended her from pitching in any game in her upcoming senior season and also banned the softball team from post-season play in 1974.Plummer William A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series Floyd Larry C. Turnkey Communications Inc. 2013 978-0-9893007-0-4 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States23-24 Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: TeamAppearanceArizona State3rdBall State1stIowa State2ndIllinois State5thKansas1stMichigan State1stNebraska–Omaha5thNorth Dakota State1stNorthern Colorado5thNorthern Iowa1stSouth Carolina2ndSouth Dakota State3rdSouthwest Missouri State5thWayne State (NE)3rdWeber State1stWestern Illinois3rd Bracket no 2 Arizona State 4 Western Illinois 2 Northern Colorado W North Dakota State L Kansas 4(9) Nebraska–Omaha 3 Weber State W South Carolina L Illinois State 2 Iowa State 1 Wayne State 3 South Dakota State 1 Michigan State W Northern Iowa L Southwest Missouri 12 Ball State 0 Arizona State 9 Northern Colorado 1 Kansas 5 Weber State 2 Illinois State 10 Wayne State 0 Michigan State 2 Southwest Missouri State 7 Arizona State 1 Kansas 0 Illinois State 5 Southwest Missouri State 1 Arizona State 9 Illinois State 2 Arizona State 0 4(16) Illinois State 4 3 Ball State 3 Northern Iowa 7 South Dakota State 7 Iowa State 4 Nebraska–Omaha 8 South Carolina 4 Western Illinois 5 North Dakota State 0 Northern Iowa W Weber State L South Dakota State 1 Northern Colorado 5 Nebraska–Omaha 7 Michigan State 6 Western Illinois 14 Wayne State 4 Northern Colorado W Northern Iowa L Nebraska–Omaha 1 Western Illinois 3 Northern Colorado 2 Kansas 1 Western Illinois 2 Southwest Missouri State 3(10) Northern Colorado 1 Southwest Missouri State 5 Southwest Missouri State 1 Illinois State 5 Source:May 13, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-1395F2453633F381@2441816-13858311511F168C@50-139A5CC3C79AE258@?search_terms=softball 5-C CWS for Women Starts Thursday 2017-03-31 May 14, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-1395F24AE1B15B7D@2441818-13858311C13CCCBB@24-139683CF177CD910@?search_terms=softball 25 Women's Series Completes Field 2017-03-31May 17, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-1383842D1645479B@2441820-137C54DF32A7B4F5@32-13850848DACCF640@?search_terms=softball 33 Women's Softball Series Attracts 16 Teams to Dill 2017-03-31May 18, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-1383842DE16DFDA6@2441821-137C54DF66760E93@30-1385087FF25CF990@?search_terms=softball 31 Gals Group for Tourney 2017-03-31May 19, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-13974D1B914BCE06@2441822-1385831271E5097D@19-139A4D48723AFA70@?search_terms=Illinois 20 UNO's Gals Win Twice; Wayne Falls 2017-03-31May 20, 1973 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-13974D1F45DE97C5@2441823-138583129A81B18F@40-13979C293B938E70@?search_terms=Illinois 5-C Arizona State Gains Finals of Gals' CWS 2017-03-31 Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Arizona State5-1 2nd Illinois State5-2 3rd Southwest Missouri State4-2 4th Western Illinois4-2 5th Northern Colorado3-2 6th Kansas2-27th Northern Iowa2-2 Nebraska–Omaha2-29th South Dakota State1-2 Weber State College1-2 Michigan State1-2 Wayne State College1-213th Iowa State0-2 Ball State0-2 South Carolina0-2 North Dakota State0-2 See also AIAW Champions#Fastpitch softball References Category:Women's College World Series Soft Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Category:Women's sports in Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska