1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament explained
The 1982 AIAW women's college slow-pitch softball championship was held in Graham, North Carolina, near Raleigh, on May 13–15. Twelve college softball teams met in the second and last AIAW national slow-pitch softball tournament. The AIAW conducted only two slow-pitch softball national championships, in 1981 and 1982, as the NCAA sought to and eventually did vanquish the women's collegiate athletic organization. The Amateur Softball Association later held two collegiate slow-pitch championship tournaments in 1983 and 1984.
Teams
The double-elimination tournament included these teams:
- Auburn
- Cleveland State
- East Carolina
- Florida State
- Florida
- Georgia Southern
- Lakeland Community College (Ohio)
- North Carolina
- North Carolina-Charlotte
- Northern Kentucky
- South Florida
- Western Carolina
Top-seeded Florida State won its second consecutive national championship, winning all four of its games, including a win in the final over Florida, 9–4.
Bracket
The bracket included twelve teams with results as shown.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Ranking
| Place | School | WCWS Record |
|---|
| 1st | Florida State | 4-0 |
| 2nd | Florida | 6-2 |
| 3rd | North Carolina-Charlotte | 3-2 |
| 4th | East Carolina | 2-2 |
| 5th | Western Carolina | 3-2 |
| South Florida | 1-2 |
| 7th | Auburn | 1-2 |
| North Carolina | 1-2 |
| 9th | Georgia Southern | 1-2 |
| Northern Kentucky | 0-2 |
| Lakeland Community College | 0-2 |
| Cleveland State | 0-2 |
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See also
Notes and References
- News: Viking women lose in opener. Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 14, 1982. 2-C. Cleveland, Ohio. 2017-03-26.
- News: May 14, 1982. Springfield Union . Springfield, Massachusetts. 42H. NC-Charlotte Women Advance. 2017-03-26.
- News: NC-Charlotte scores two upsets. May 14, 1982. State Times Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 5C. 2017-03-26.
- News: AIAW Slow-Pitch Championships. D6. Greensboro Daily News . Greensboro, North Carolina. May 16, 1982. 2017-03-26.
- News: AIAW Softball. May 13, 1982 . Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. C4. 2017-03-26.
- News: FSU blasts Lady Eagles for 10-1 win. May 14, 1982. 1B, 3B. Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, FL . Tony. Britt . 2017-03-26 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Lady 'Noles score 36 runs to win 2 games. 5B, 7B. May 15, 1982. Tony. Britt. Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, FL . 2017-03-26 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Lady 'Noles defeat Gators for Tourney. Tallahassee, FL. 1F, 9F. May 16, 1982. Tallahassee Democrat. Tony . Britt . 2017-03-26 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Cats' Keeler Honored. May 16, 1982. 6B. Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, NC . 2017-03-26 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: NCAA Women's Softball . 2017-03-08.
- Book: 2007 FSU Softball Media Guide. Florida State university. Tallahassee, Florida. 2007. 70. 2017-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329045905/http://www.seminoles.com/fls/32900/old_site/pdf/w-softbl/07guide-honorsawards.pdf. 2017-03-29.
