1982 AIAW Women's College World Series

August 2023 The 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series was held from May 20 through May 25 in Norman, Oklahoma. The final two games were postponed by rain for two days. Twelve Division I college softball teams met in what was to become the last AIAW softball tournament of that organization's history. After playing their way through the regular season and regional tournaments (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament), the 12 advancing teams met for the AIAW Division I college softball championship. Days later, Oklahoma State went on to participate also in the NCAA WCWS tournament in Omaha. In 1982, the Division I softball tournaments of both the AIAW and the NCAA were called "Women's College World Series." That moniker has been used for the annual topmost-level collegiate women's softball tournaments since the first one in 1969.Women's Fastpitch Softball - The Path to the Gold, An Historical Look at Women's Fastpitch in the United States Mary L. Littlewood National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Columbia, Missouri first 145, 208 1998 0-9664310-0-6 Grundy, Pamela Shackelford, Susan Shattering the Glass https://archive.org/details/shatteringglassr0000grun registration The New Press 2005 1-56584-822-5 Historian Bill Plummer III wrote, "With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA's first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA's first in Omaha."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 978-0-9893007-0-463 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: 25em California Central Michigan Michigan Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Univ. of Rhode Island Southwest Missouri State Texas A&M U.S. International Univ. Utah Western Illinois Texas A&M, Utah, Michigan and California were the top four seeds. Top-seeded Texas A&M lost its opener in an 8-inning perfect game by USIU pitcher Jenny Stallard.64 But the Aggies battled back through the losers' bracket to claim the title by defeating Oklahoma State, who was unbeaten in the tournament to that point, twice in the championship final. In the deciding "if-necessary" game, the Aggies went to bat in the last regulation inning trailing the Cowgirls by one run. A double and an outfield error scored the tying run for A&M, who went on to score twice in the extra inning for the 5-3 victory. Texas A&M compiled a record of 7-1 in the tournament to become the first Texas A&M women's varsity team to win a national championship. Bracket no 2 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 0 1982 US International Gulls US International 1 1982 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 0 1982 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island 2 1982 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears Southwest Missouri State 0 1982 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 7 1982 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 0 1982 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 7 1982 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 0 US International 1*8 1982 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 4 Rhode Island 1 1982 California Golden Bears California 5 Central Michigan 0 1982 Utah Utes Utah 0 Oklahoma State 2 US International 1 Michigan 2 California 0 Oklahoma State 3 Michigan 1 Oklahoma State 2 Southwest Missouri State 0 Texas A&M 2 Western Illinois 2 Rhode Island 1 Ohio State 0 Central Michigan 115 Oklahoma 4 Utah 2 Texas A&M 1 Western Illinois 0 Central Michigan 38 Oklahoma 1 Texas A&M 5 California 0 Central Michigan 110 US International 0 Texas A&M 2 Central Michigan 0 Texas A&M 5 Michigan 0 Oklahoma State 1 3 Texas A&M 4 58 * perfect game http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=207257562 1982 MAC Champions Honored 2014-06-01 17 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130526033424/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=207257562 2013-05-26 dead Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Texas A&M 7-1 2nd Oklahoma State 4-2 3rd Michigan 2-2 4th Central Michigan 4-2 5th United States International Univ. 2-2 California 1-27th Oklahoma 1-2 Univ. of Rhode Island 1-2 Western Illinois 1-210th Ohio State 0-2 Southwest Missouri State 0-2 Utah 0-2 See also 1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1982 NAIA softball tournament References Category:1982 AIAW Division I softball season Category:Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma Category:Sports competitions in Norman, Oklahoma Category:College sports tournaments in Oklahoma