1981 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament

August 2023 The 1981 AIAW women's college slow-pitch softball championship was held near Raleigh, North Carolina on May 14–16. Thirteen college softball teams met in the first AIAW national slow-pitch softball tournament. The AIAW conducted only two slow-pitch softball national championships, in 1981 and 1982, as the NCAA sought to and eventually did vanquish the women's collegiate athletic organization. Teams The double-elimination tournament included 13 teams seeded in the following order: 25em Florida State East Carolina North Carolina South Florida North Carolina State Auburn Florida Wilmington College (Ohio) Western Carolina Northern Kentucky Georgia Southern Morehead State (Kentucky) Lakeland Community College (Ohio) Top-seeded Florida State was the victor in the tournament, winning all four of its games. The team eliminated North Carolina in the final, 4-1, and placed five players on the all-tournament team. Darby Cottle was voted the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.https://www.angelfire.com/sd/slopitch/fast.html Softball History Website 2017-03-11 The Lady Seminoles won 16 consecutive games to finish out the season with a record of 54-7. JoAnne Graf, who went on to have a legendary career at the university, coached the team to Florida State's first softball national championship. Bracket -1 n y 2 8 Wilmington College 2 9 Western Carolina 5 5 North Carolina State 2 12 Morehead State 0 4 South Florida 1 13 Lakeland College 6 7 Florida 8 10 Northern Kentucky 2 6 Auburn 5 11 Georgia Southern 12 1 Florida State 13 Western Carolina 9 North Carolina State 3 Lakeland College 2 2 East Carolina 11 Florida 7 3 North Carolina 5 Georgia Southern 1 Florida State 4 North Carolina State 3 East Carolina 4 North Carolina 1 Florida State 128 innings East Carolina 3 Florida State 4 North Carolina 1 South Florida 14 Morehead State 3 Georgia Southern 4 South Florida 6 Florida 4 Wilmington College 1 Lakeland College 0 Auburn 9 Western Carolina 5 Northern Kentucky 6 South Florida 2 Florida 1 Auburn 1 Northern Kentucky 0 North Carolina State 8 South Florida 1 North Carolina 1 Auburn 0 North Carolina State 4 North Carolina 14 East Carolina 2 North Carolina 3 Source:Lady Seminoles claim national softball crown Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida May 17, 1981 1F https://www.newspapers.com/image/246747376/ 2017-03-07http://syv.stparchive.com/Archive/SYV/SYV05141981P08.php Lady Cats Set to Play National AIAW Slo-Pitch Softball Finals The Sylva Herald and Ruralite Sylva, North Carolina May 14, 1981 8 2017-03-08 Lady Seminoles gain AIAW softball final Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida May 16, 1981 2C https://www.newspapers.com/image/246746817/ 2017-03-07http://www.nolefan.org/summary/ncaawsb.html NCAA Women's Softball 2017-03-08 Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Florida State4-0 2nd North Carolina4-2 3rd East Carolina2-2 4th North Carolina State3-25th South Florida3-2 Auburn2-27th Florida2-2 Northern Kentucky2-29th Georgia Southern1-2 Western Carolina1-2 Lakeland Community College1-212th Morehead State0-2 Wilmington College0-2 See also AIAW Champions Slowpitch Softball 1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament 1983 National Collegiate slow-pitch softball championship References Category:1981 AIAW Division I softball season Category:College softball championships