1978 Women's College World Series

The 1978 AIAW Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25–28. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the national collegiate softball championship.A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series William Plummer III Larry C. Floyd 2013 Turnkey Communications Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 978-0-9893007-0-4 UCLA won its first national championship in its first tournament appearance by holding all five of its opponents scoreless through the tournament and beating Northern Colorado, 3-0, in the final game. Lady Bruins' center fielder Sue Enquist, who later coached the Bruins' softball team to ten more titles as head coach and co-head coach, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: TeamAppearanceArizona State6thCal Poly Pomona1stIllinois State7thMassachusetts2ndMinnesota2ndNebraska–Omaha9thNorthern Colorado10thOregon State2ndPortland State1stSouth Carolina5thSouthern Illinois4thSouthwest Missouri State8thStephen F. Austin1stTexas Woman's2ndUCLA1stUtah State1st Bracket 2 no Southwest Missouri State 11 Massachusetts 2 Texas Woman's 0 UCLA 4 Arizona State 10 Portland State 0 South Carolina 0 Utah State 11 Southern Illinois 2 Stephen F. Austin 1 Cal Poly–Pomona 1 Minnesota 2 Nebraska–Omaha 2 Illinois State 1 Oregon State 0 Northern Colorado 3 Southwest Missouri State 0 UCLA 1 Arizona State 0 Utah State 2 Southern Illinois 2 Minnesota 6 Nebraska–Omaha 2 Northern Colorado 3 UCLA 7 Utah State 0 Minnesota 4 Northern Colorado 1 UCLA 3(11) Minnesota 0 UCLA 3 Northern Colorado 0 Massachusetts 0 Texas Woman's 1 Portland State 10 South Carolina 7 Stephen F. Austin 1 Cal Poly–Pomona 2 Illinois State 2 Oregon State 4 Nebraska–Omaha 0 Texas Woman's 4 Southern Illinois 4 Portland State 1 Arizona State 0 Cal Poly–Pomona 1https://www.newspapers.com/image/165894405/ UCLA Stays Unbeaten III-5 28 May 1978 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California 2017-03-03 Southwest Missouri State 1 Oregon State 0 Texas Woman's 3 Southern Illinois 1 Cal Poly–Pomona 1 Southwest Missouri State 0 Utah State 0 Texas Woman's 3 Northern Colorado 4 Cal Poly–Pomona 3 Texas Woman's 3 Northern Colorado 7 Minnesota 1 Northern Colorado 3 Source: http://findingaids.eku.edu/files/1983-010-b21-f08.pdf AIAW/ASA 1978 Women's College World Series Standings/Results 46-47 Eastern Kentucky University – Special Collections and Archives 2017-02-25 2017-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222710/http://findingaids.eku.edu/files/1983-010-b21-f08.pdf dead Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st UCLA5–0 2nd Northern Colorado5–2 3rd Minnesota3–2 4th Texas Woman's4–25th Cal Poly–Pomona3–2 Utah State2–27th Southern Illinois2–2 Southwest Missouri State2–29th Arizona State1–2 Oregon State1–2 Portland State1–2 Nebraska–Omaha1–213th Illinois State0–2 Massachusetts0–2 Stephen F. Austin0–2 South Carolina0–2 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:Sports competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska