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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
Teams15
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachJudi Garman (1st WCWS title)

Qualifying

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Main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

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Women's College World Series

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Participants

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Game results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern0
California2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton19
Long Beach State0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana110
Louisiana Tech0
Cal State Fullerton3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M0
Indiana210
Northwestern0Long Beach State0
Texas A&M110
Long Beach State110
California0
California18
Creighton413Creighton0
Louisiana Tech3

Game log

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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