1987 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

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.[1][2]

1987 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE
Champions	Texas A&M (2nd (3rd overall) title)
Runner-up	UCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Bob Brock (2nd title)
MOP	,,

Regionals

At-Large Regional – Arizona State 5 5 — – Arizona 3 0 — Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional – UCLA 1 2 — – Long Beach State 0 0 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northeast Regional – Fresno State 3 5 — – California 0 2 — Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Midwest Regional – Nebraska 6 3^9 — – Utah 0 2 — Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

West Regional – Cal State Fullerton 2 3 — – Cal Poly Pomona 1 0 — Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional – Florida State 1^9 3^13 — – Adelphi 0 1 — Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Central Regional – Texas A&M 4 2 — – Louisiana Tech 0 1 — Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Mideast Regional – Central Michigan 0 7 5^11 – Northwestern 2 0 4 Central Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Central Michigan
• Florida State
• Fresno State
• Nebraska
• Texas A&M
• UCLA

Game results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		UCLA	1^9
		Arizona State	0
							UCLA	3
							Nebraska	0
		Nebraska	1
		Fresno State	0
												UCLA	1
												Texas A&M	0
		Cal State Fullerton	3
		Florida State	0
							Cal State Fullerton	1
							Texas A&M	2^13
		Texas A&M	3
		Central Michigan	0
						Loser's Bracket
							Arizona State	0
							Fresno State	3				Cal State Fullerton	2
												Fresno State	1
							Florida State	0
							Central Michigan	1				Nebraska	2
												Central Michigan	1

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		UCLA	2									Texas A&M	4
		Cal State Fullerton	1									UCLA	1
							UCLA	0
							Texas A&M	1
		Texas A&M	4
		Nebraska	0

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 20	Game 1	UCLA	1–0^9	Arizona State
	Game 2	Nebraska	1–0	Fresno State
May 21	Game 3	Cal State Fullerton	3–0	Florida State
	Game 4	Texas A&M	3–0	Central Michigan
May 22	Game 5	Fresno State	3–0	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 6	Central Michigan	1–0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 7	UCLA	3–0	Nebraska
	Game 8	Texas A&M	2–1^13	Cal State Fullerton
May 23	Game 9	Nebraska	2–1	Central Michigan	Central Michigan eliminated
	Game 10	Cal State Fullerton	2–1	Fresno State	Fresno State eliminated
	Game 11	UCLA	1–0	Texas A&M
	Game 12	Texas A&M	4–0	Nebraska	Nebraska eliminated
	Game 13	UCLA	1–0	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

[3]

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 Team[4]

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 Michigan
AL	Lisa Hankerd	UCLA
	Shauna Wattenberg	UCLA

See also

• NCAA Division I Softball Championship
• Women's College World Series
• NCAA Division II Softball Championship
• NCAA Division III Softball Championship
• College World Series

References

1. 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
2. 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
3. "1987 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2015.