American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held in May at the end of the 1983 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 1983 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1983 Women's College World Series was the second NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Texas A&M, following up its 1982 AIAW WCWS title, won the championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton 2–1 in the final game.[1][2]
Regionals
- Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| Central Regional | – | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | — | – | Kansas | 0 | 0 | — | - Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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- Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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Women's College World Series
Participants
Game results
Bracket
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | Semifinals | | | Preliminary final | | | Final |
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| Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
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| Indiana | 2 | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 2 |
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| | | South Carolina | 0 | | |
| South Carolina | 2 | | | | |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 |
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| | | UCLA | 1 | |
| UCLA | 1 | | | | | |
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| Missouri | 0 | | | | |
| | | UCLA | 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | | |
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| | | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | | | | | |
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| Pacific | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 0 |
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| | Texas A&M | 114 | | | Texas A&M | 212 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | | | UCLA | 0 | |
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| | Louisiana Tech | 0 |
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| Indiana | 0 | | | Texas A&M | 2 |
| | | UCLA | 217 |
| Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | |
| | | South Carolina | 1 | | |
| | South Carolina | 2 | | |
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| Missouri | 0 | | | Pacific | 1 |
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| Pacific | 112 | | | |
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Game log
Championship Game
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All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
Pos | Name | School |
1B | Sheila Cornell | UCLA |
2B | Patti Holthaus | Texas A&M |
3B | Cindy Cooper | Texas A&M |
SS | Dot Richardson | UCLA |
OF | Iva Jackson | Texas A&M |
OF | Elise King | Cal St. Fullerton |
OF | Mary Ricks | UCLA |
OF | Vera Bahr | Cal St. Fullerton |
P | Susan LeFebvre | Cal St. Fullerton |
P | Lori Stoll | Texas A&M |
C | Gay McNutt | Texas A&M |
DH | Cindy Long | South Carolina |
See also
References
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "1983 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
NCAA Division I softball tournament
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1982–83 NCAA Division I championships |
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† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship |