1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1983 16 Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE Texas A&M 1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS Cal State Fullerton 2nd Bob Brock 1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS 16174 The 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held in May at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Sixteen Division I college softball teams competed in the NCAA tournament's first round, which consisted of eight regionals with two teams each. The winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the 1983 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1983 Women's College World Series was the second NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Texas A&M, following up its 1982 AIAW WCWS title, won the championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton 2–1 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 February 3, 2015http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results February 3, 2015 Regionals West Regional–Cal State Fullerton606–1983 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico040 Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Mideast Regional–1983 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana306–1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona211 Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 South Regional–1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina11033–1983 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan0480 South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Central Regional–Texas A&M51—–1983 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas00— Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Midwest Regional–1983 Missouri Tigers Missouri131–1983 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears Southwest Missouri State300 Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Northeast Regional–UCLA19111—–1983 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island00— UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Northwest Regional–1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific30312–1983 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State120 Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Atlantic Regional–1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech29—–1983 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State01— Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Women's College World Series Participants Cal State Fullerton 1983 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Texas A&M UCLA 1983 Missouri Tigers Missouri 1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific Game results Bracket 2 Cal State Fullerton 3 1983 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 2 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 2 Texas A&M 0 UCLA 1 1983 Missouri Tigers Missouri 0 1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 7 1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific 0 Cal State Fullerton 2 South Carolina 0 UCLA 8 Louisiana Tech 0 Indiana 0 Texas A&M 1 Missouri 0 Pacific 112 Cal State Fullerton 6 UCLA 1 Louisiana Tech 0 Texas A&M 2 South Carolina 2 Pacific 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 Texas A&M 1 UCLA 217 South Carolina 1 Texas A&M 114 UCLA 0 Cal State Fullerton 0 Texas A&M 212 Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 25 Game 1 Cal State Fullerton 3–2 1983 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Game 2 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 2–0 Texas A&M May 26 Game 3 UCLA 1–0 1983 Missouri Tigers Missouri Game 4 1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 7–0 1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific May 27 Game 5 Texas A&M 1–0 1983 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Indiana eliminated Game 6 1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific 1–012 1983 Missouri Tigers Missouri Missouri eliminated Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 2–0 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Game 8 UCLA 8–0 1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech May 28 Game 9 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 2–1 1983 Pacific Tigers Pacific Pacific eliminated Game 10 Texas A&M 2–0 1983 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech eliminated Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 6–1 UCLA Game 12 UCLA 2–117 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina South Carolina eliminated Game 13 Texas A&M 1–0 Cal State Fullerton May 29 Game 14 Texas A&M 1–017 UCLA Game 15 Texas A&M 12 Cal State Fullerton Texas A&M wins WCWS Championship Game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400018&division=400018400012&event=400504 1983 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2018-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151449/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400018&division=400018400012&event=400504 dead School Top Batter Stats. Texas A&M Aggies Pattie Holthaus (2B) 1-4 BB K Cal State Fullerton Titans JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) 2–5 School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Texas A&M Aggies Lori Stoll (W) 12.0 5 0 0 1 14 40 42 Cal State Fullerton Titans Susan LeFebvre (L) 12.0 3 2 0 5 4 40 45 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 February 3, 2015 Pos Name School 1B Sheila Cornell UCLA 2B Patti Holthaus Texas A&M 3B Cindy Cooper Texas A&M SS Dot Richardson UCLA OF Iva Jackson Texas A&M OF Elise King Cal St. Fullerton OF Mary Ricks UCLA OF Vera Bahr Cal St. Fullerton P Susan LeFebvre Cal St. Fullerton P Lori Stoll Texas A&M C Gay McNutt Texas A&M DH Cindy Long South Carolina See also 1983 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1983 NAIA softball tournament 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1983 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