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

Teams	15
Finals site	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-up	Texas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Judi Garman (1st WCWS title)
← 1985  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1987 →

Qualifying

Main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

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

Mideast Regional – Indiana 2 5 — – Central Michigan 0 0 — Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional – Louisiana Tech 4 1 — – Florida State 0 0 — Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Central Regional – Texas A&M 1 110 — – Kansas 0 0 — Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Midwest Regional was not held Creighton qualified as eighth team.

Northeast Regional – Northwestern 3 6 — – Massachusetts 0 0 — Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional – Long Beach State 412 2 — – Fresno State 1 1 — Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

At-large Regional – California 1 3 2 – Pacific 3 0 0 California qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• California
• Cal State Fullerton
• Creighton
• Indiana
• Long Beach State
• Louisiana Tech
• Northwestern
• Texas A&M

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	Northwestern		0
	California		2
						California		0
						Cal State Fullerton		3
	Cal State Fullerton		19
	Long Beach State		0
											Cal State Fullerton		3
											Texas A&M		0
	Texas A&M		110
																Cal State Fullerton		38
	Creighton		0
						Texas A&M		6								Indiana		1
						Indiana		0
	Indiana		110
	Louisiana Tech		0
																					Cal State Fullerton		3
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Texas A&M		0
											Indiana		210
						Northwestern		0			Long Beach State		0
																Texas A&M		110
						Long Beach State		110
																California		0
											California		18
						Creighton		413			Creighton		0
						Louisiana Tech		3

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 21	Game 1	California	2–0	Northwestern
	Game 2	Cal State Fullerton	1–09	Long Beach State
May 22	Game 3	Texas A&M	1–010	Creighton
	Game 4	Indiana	1–010	Louisiana Tech
May 23	Game 5	Long Beach State	1–010	Northwestern	Northwestern eliminated
	Game 6	Creighton	4–313	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 7	Cal State Fullerton	3–0	California
	Game 8	Texas A&M	6–0	Indiana
May 24	Game 9	California	1–08	Creighton	Creighton eliminated
	Game 10	Indiana	2–010	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
	Game 11	Cal State Fullerton	3–0	Texas A&M
	Game 12	Texas A&M	1–010	California	California eliminated
	Game 13	Cal State Fullerton	3–18	Indiana	Indiana eliminated
May 25	Game 14	Cal State Fullerton	3–0	Texas A&M	Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS

Championship Game

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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	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Connie Clark (W)	7.0	1	0	0	0	8	20	22
Texas A&M Aggies	Shawn Andaya (L)	7.0	5	3	2	3	3	28	31

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Shawn Andaya	Texas A&M
	Connie Clark	Cal State Fullerton
1B	Robin Goodin	Cal State Fullerton
2B	Judy Trussell	Texas A&M
3B	Roni Deutch	California
SS	Liz Mizera	Texas A&M
OF	Tammy Connor	Indiana
	Rina Foster	Cal State Fullerton
	Chenita Rogers	Cal State Fullerton
	Sue Trubovitz	Long Beach State
AL	Cindy Cooper	Texas A&M
	Joey Schope	Creighton

See also

• 1986 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1986 NAIA softball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament