1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1986 to mark the conclusion of the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season, fifteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured seven regionals of two teams (the last team, Creighton, qualified automatically) with the winner of each region (a total of 7 teams plus Creighton) advancing to the 1986 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Cal State Fullerton won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game.[1][2]

1986 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams15
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachJudi Garman (1st WCWS title)

Qualifying
Main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern0
California2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton19
Long Beach State0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana110
Louisiana Tech0
Cal State Fullerton3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M0
Indiana210
Northwestern0Long Beach State0
Texas A&M110
Long Beach State110
California0
California18
Creighton413Creighton0
Louisiana Tech3

Game log
DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamNotes
May 21Game 1California2–0Northwestern
Game 2Cal State Fullerton1–09Long Beach State
May 22Game 3Texas A&M1–010Creighton
Game 4Indiana1–010Louisiana Tech
May 23Game 5Long Beach State1–010NorthwesternNorthwestern eliminated
Game 6Creighton4–313Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech eliminated
Game 7Cal State Fullerton3–0California
Game 8Texas A&M6–0Indiana
May 24Game 9California1–08CreightonCreighton eliminated
Game 10Indiana2–010Long Beach StateLong Beach State eliminated
Game 11Cal State Fullerton3–0Texas A&M
Game 12Texas A&M1–010CaliforniaCalifornia eliminated
Game 13Cal State Fullerton3–18IndianaIndiana eliminated
May 25Game 14Cal State Fullerton3–0Texas A&MCal State Fullerton wins WCWS

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Cal State Fullerton Titans JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) 1-3 RBI
Texas A&M Aggies Tory Parks (PH) 1-1
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
Cal State Fullerton Titans Connie Clark (W) 7.0100082022
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L) 7.0532332831

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

PosNameSchool
PShawn AndayaTexas A&M
Connie ClarkCal State Fullerton
1BRobin GoodinCal State Fullerton
2BJudy TrussellTexas A&M
3BRoni DeutchCalifornia
SSLiz MizeraTexas A&M
OFTammy ConnorIndiana
Rina FosterCal State Fullerton
Chenita RogersCal State Fullerton
Sue TrubovitzLong Beach State
ALCindy CooperTexas A&M
Joey SchopeCreighton

See also

References
  1. 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. "1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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