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 NCAA (3rd overall) title)
Runner-up	UCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Bob Brock (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) title)
← 1986  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1988 →

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 39 — – 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 19 313 — – 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 7 511 – Northwestern 2 0 4 Central Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

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

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	UCLA		19
	Arizona State		0
						UCLA		3
						Nebraska		0
	Nebraska		1
	Fresno State		0
											UCLA		1
											Texas A&M		0
	Cal State Fullerton		3
																UCLA		2
	Florida State		0
						Cal State Fullerton		1								Cal State Fullerton		1
						Texas A&M		213
	Texas A&M		3
	Central Michigan		0
																					UCLA		0	1
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Texas A&M		1	4
											Cal State Fullerton		2
						Arizona State		0			Fresno State		1
																Texas A&M		4
						Fresno State		3
																Nebraska		0
											Nebraska		2
						Florida State		0			Central Michigan		1
						Central Michigan		1

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 20	Game 1	UCLA	1–09	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	2–113	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

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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

• 1987 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1987 NAIA softball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament