1983 NCAA Division I 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]

1983 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE
Champions	Texas A&M (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Runner-up	Cal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Bob Brock (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title)
Attendance	16174
← 1982  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1984 →

Regionals

West Regional – Cal State Fullerton 6 0 6 – New Mexico 0 4 0 Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Mideast Regional – Indiana 3 0 6 – Cal Poly Pomona 2 1 1 Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

South Regional – South Carolina 110 3 3 – Central Michigan 0 48 0 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

Midwest Regional – Missouri 1 3 1 – Southwest Missouri State 3 0 0 Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Northeast Regional – UCLA 19 111 — – Rhode Island 0 0 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional – Pacific 3 0 312 – Fresno State 1 2 0 Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Atlantic Regional – Louisiana Tech 2 9 — – Penn State 0 1 — Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Cal State Fullerton
• Indiana
• South Carolina
• Texas A&M
• UCLA
• Missouri
• Louisiana Tech
• Pacific

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Cal State Fullerton		3
	Indiana		2
						Cal State Fullerton		2
						South Carolina		0
	South Carolina		2
	Texas A&M		0
											Cal State Fullerton		6
											UCLA		1
	UCLA		1
																Cal State Fullerton		0
	Missouri		0
						UCLA		8								Texas A&M		1
						Louisiana Tech		0
	Louisiana Tech		7
	Pacific		0																							Cal State Fullerton		0
																					Texas A&M		114			Texas A&M		212
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										UCLA		0
											Louisiana Tech		0
						Indiana		0			Texas A&M		2
																UCLA		217
						Texas A&M		1
																South Carolina		1
											South Carolina		2
						Missouri		0			Pacific		1
						Pacific		112

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 25	Game 1	Cal State Fullerton	3–2	Indiana
	Game 2	South Carolina	2–0	Texas A&M
May 26	Game 3	UCLA	1–0	Missouri
	Game 4	Louisiana Tech	7–0	Pacific
May 27	Game 5	Texas A&M	1–0	Indiana	Indiana eliminated
	Game 6	Pacific	1–012	Missouri	Missouri eliminated
	Game 7	Cal State Fullerton	2–0	South Carolina
	Game 8	UCLA	8–0	Louisiana Tech
May 28	Game 9	South Carolina	2–1	Pacific	Pacific eliminated
	Game 10	Texas A&M	2–0	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 11	Cal State Fullerton	6–1	UCLA
	Game 12	UCLA	2–117	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
	Game 13	Texas A&M	1–0	Cal State Fullerton
May 29	Game 14	Texas A&M	1–017	UCLA
	Game 15	Texas A&M	12	Cal State Fullerton	Texas A&M wins WCWS

Championship Game

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School	Top Batter	Stats.
Texas A&M Aggies	Pattie Holthaus (2B)	1-4 BB K
Cal State Fullerton Titans	JoAnn Ferrieri (DH)	2-5

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Texas A&M Aggies	Lori Stoll (W)	12.0	5	0	0	1	14	40	42
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Susan LeFebvre (L)	12.0	3	2	0	5	4	40	45

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

• 1983 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1983 NAIA softball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament