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.
Regionals
West Regional–Cal State Fullerton606–040
Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Mideast Regional–306–211
Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
South Regional–11033–0480
South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Central Regional–Texas A&M51—–00—
Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Midwest Regional–131–300
Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Northeast Regional–UCLA19111—–00—
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northwest Regional–30312–120
Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Atlantic Regional–29—–01—
Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Women's College World Series
Participants Cal State Fullerton
Texas A&M UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 25 Game 1 Cal State Fullerton 3–2 Game 2 2–0 Texas A&M May 26 Game 3 UCLA 1–0 Game 4 7–0 May 27 Game 5 Texas A&M 1–0 Indiana eliminated Game 6 1–012 Missouri eliminated Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 2–0 Game 8 UCLA 8–0 May 28 Game 9 2–1 Pacific eliminated Game 10 Texas A&M 2–0 Louisiana Tech eliminated Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 6–1 UCLA Game 12 UCLA 2–117 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
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 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
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