1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

The finals of the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament were held from May 27 through May 30.[1] 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."[2]:63

1982 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Runner-upFresno State (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSharron Backus (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
MOP,,

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

These eight teams met at Seymour Smith Park to decide the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Championship:

Bracket
         
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona State 29  
  Cal State Fullerton 0    
      Arizona State 2  
      Nebraska 0    
  Creighton 2          
  Nebraska 38        
      Arizona State 0
      UCLA 1
  Oklahoma State 1        
  UCLA 213[3]          
      UCLA 1    
      Western Michigan 0  
  Fresno State 0    
  Western Michigan 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  Cal State Fullerton 48  
  Creighton 1     Western Michigan 0
    Cal State Fullerton 18
  Oklahoma State 0  
  Fresno State 114     Nebraska 0
    Fresno State 1
          if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  UCLA 110      
  Cal State Fullerton 0          
      UCLA 28    
      Fresno State 0  
  Arizona State 1    
  Fresno State 4  

Championship Game

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School Top Batter Stats.
UCLA Bruins Debbie Hauer (1B) 0-3 RBI 2Ks
Fresno State Bulldogs Sandi Taylor (2B) 1-2 BB
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
UCLA Bruins Debbie Doom (W) 8.02001122627
Fresno State Bulldogs Wende Ward (L) 8.0121482428
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See also
See also: 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series and AIAW Champions § Fastpitch Softball

References
  1. "NCAA Championship Archives, 1982 Softball Women's Division I". Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. Plummer III, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. "Cowgirls Lose 2-1 to Bruins". 28 May 1982. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. "1982 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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