1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1987 16 Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE Texas A&M 2nd NCAA (3rd overall) UCLA 5th Bob Brock 2nd NCAA (3rd overall) The 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held in May as the conclusion of the 1987 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 1987 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The event, held from May 20 to 24, was the sixth NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. Texas A&M won the championship by defeating UCLA 4–1 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 April 20, 2015 February 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204015829/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/10-80s.pdf livehttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results April 20, 2015 February 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204020323/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/06-Results.pdf live Regionals At-Large Regional–1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State55—–1987 Arizona Wildcats Arizona30 — Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Northwest Regional–UCLA12—–1987 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State00— UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Northeast Regional–1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State35—–1987 California Golden Bears California02— Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Midwest Regional–1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska639—–1987 Utah Utes Utah02— Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 West Regional–1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton23—–1987 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona10— Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 South Regional–1987 Florida State Seminoles Florida State19313—–1987 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi01— Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Central Regional–Texas A&M42—–1987 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech01— Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Mideast Regional–1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan07511–1987 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern204 Central Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Women's College World Series Participants 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 1987 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Texas A&M UCLA Game results Bracket 2 2 UCLA 19 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 0 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 0 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 3 1987 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 0 Texas A&M 3 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 0 UCLA 3 Nebraska 0 Cal State Fullerton 1 Texas A&M 213 Arizona State 0 Fresno State 3 Florida State 0 Central Michigan 1 UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0 Cal State Fullerton 2 Fresno State 1 Nebraska 2 Central Michigan 1 UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 Texas A&M 4 Nebraska 0 UCLA 0 1 Texas A&M 1 4 Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 20 Game 1 UCLA 1–09 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Game 2 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1–0 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State May 21 Game 3 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 3–0 1987 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Game 4 Texas A&M 3–0 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan May 22 Game 5 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 3–0 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Arizona State eliminated Game 6 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 1–0 1987 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Florida State eliminated Game 7 UCLA 3–0 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Game 8 Texas A&M 2–113 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton May 23 Game 9 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 2–1 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Central Michigan eliminated Game 10 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2–1 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Fresno State eliminated Game 11 UCLA 1–0 Texas A&M Game 12 Texas A&M 4–0 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska eliminated Game 13 UCLA 1–0 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton eliminated May 24 Game 14 Texas A&M 1–0 UCLA Game 15 Texas A&M 4–1 UCLA Texas A&M wins WCWS Championship Game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400010&division=400010400012&event=400220 1987 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2018-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151902/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400010&division=400010400012&event=400220 dead School Top Batter Stats. Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (P) 1-3 2RBIs UCLA Bruins Janice Parks (3B) 1-3 RBI K School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (W) 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 24 25 UCLA Bruins Michelle Phillips (L) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 3 4 UCLA Bruins Samantha Ford 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 25 25 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 3 April 20, 2015 February 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204020603/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2014/02-Tourn.pdf live Pos Name School P Shawn Andaya Texas A&M Lisa Longaker UCLA 1B Gena Strang Fresno State 2B Julie Smith Texas A&M 3B Janice Parks UCLA SS Liz Mizera Texas A&M OF Karen Walker UCLA OF Sandra Arledge UCLA OF Chenita Rogers Cal State Fullerton C Kris Tipmore Central MichiganAL Lisa Hankerd UCLA Shauna Wattenberg UCLA See also 1987 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1987 NAIA softball tournament 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1987 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