1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1982 16 Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE UCLA 1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS Fresno State 1st Sharron Backus 1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS yes The finals of the 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held from May 27 through May 30.http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/eventlist.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012 NCAA Championship Archives, 1982 Softball Women's Division I 2014-05-26 2014-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140527230038/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/eventlist.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012 dead 16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament's first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women's College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. UCLA won the title. 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 Regionals Northeast Regional 1982 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 210 0 7 1982 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 0 1 0 Western Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Atlantic Regional 1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 4 11 — 1982 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 1 0 — Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0. South Regional 1982 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 7 3 — 1982 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 0 2 — Creighton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0. Mideast Regional 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 111 0 4 1982 Missouri Tigers Missouri 0 1 1 Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1. Midwest Regional 1982 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 19 311 — 1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 0 2 — Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0. Central Regional UCLA 4 5 — 1982 Wyoming Cowgirls Wyoming 0 0 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0. West Regional 1982 California Golden Bears California 1 1 1 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 0 38 2 Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1. Northwest Regional Fresno State 29 1 4 1982 Pacific Tigers Pacific 0 5 0 Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1. Women's College World Series Participants These eight teams met at Seymour Smith Park to decide the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Championship: 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1982 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Fresno State 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1982 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State UCLA 1982 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Bracket 2 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 29 1982 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 0 1982 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 2 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 38 1982 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 1 UCLA 213 http://newsok.com/cowgirls-lose-2-1-to-bruins/article/1985160 Cowgirls Lose 2-1 to Bruins 28 May 1982 2014-05-31 Fresno State 0 1982 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 5 Arizona State 2 Nebraska 0 UCLA 1 Western Michigan 0 Cal State Fullerton 48 Creighton 1 Oklahoma State 0 Fresno State 114 Arizona State 0 UCLA 1 Western Michigan 0 Cal State Fullerton 18 Nebraska 0 Fresno State 1 UCLA 110 Cal State Fullerton 0 Arizona State 1 Fresno State 4 UCLA 28 Fresno State 0 Championship Game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012&event=400101 1982 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528045541/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012&event=400101 dead School Top Batter Stats. UCLA Bruins Debbie Hauer (1B) 0-3 RBI 2Ks Fresno State Bulldogs Sandi Taylor (2B) 1-2 BB School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF UCLA Bruins Debbie Doom (W) 8.0 2 0 0 1 12 26 27 Fresno State Bulldogs Wende Ward (L) 8.0 1 2 1 4 8 24 28 See also 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1982 NAIA softball tournament 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series 1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1982 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