1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | NCAC |
| Record: | 43–11 |
| Conf Record: | 17–3 |
| Head Coach: | Donna Pickel |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Champion: | NCAA Northwest Regional champion
NCAC champion |
| Tourney: | Women's College World Series |
| Tourney Result: | runner-up |
The 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1982 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs were coached by Donna Pickel, who led her fifth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 43–11. They competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference, where they finished first with a 17–3 record.
The Bulldogs were invited to the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the Northwest Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.[1] [2] [3]
Schedule
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| 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs Softball Game Log |
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| Regular season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| | | W 7–0 | 1–0 | | USC | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 9–0 | 2–0 | | | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 3–0 | | Cal State Northridge | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–0 | 4–0 | | at | | W 6–3 | 5–0 | | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 5–0 | 6–0 | | at | | W 9–0 | 7–0 | | at Santa Clara | Santa Clara, CA | W 13–1 | 8–0 | | vs | | W 2–1 | 9–0 | | at | | W 9–0 | 10–0 | | at Sacramento State | Sacramento, CA | W 7–4 | 11–0 | | | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–1 | 12–0 | | US International | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 13–0 | | | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 14–0 | 14–0 | | Stanislaus State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 10–0 | 15–0 | | Santa Clara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 18–0 | 16–0 | | Santa Clara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 11–0 | 17–0 | | vs | | L 0–1 | 17–1 | | vs | | L 1–3 | 17–2 | | vs | | W 3–2 | 18–2 | | vs | | L 0–2 | 18–3 | | vs | | L 0–2 | 18–4 | | UC Santa Barbara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 1–0 | 19–4 | | UC Santa Barbara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–1 | 20–4 | | vs Cal State Dominguez Hills | | W 4–3 | 21–4 | | vs | | W 12–0 | 22–4 | | vs UNLV | | W 16–6 | 23–4 | | vs | | W 3–1 | 24–4 | | vs Cal State Northridge | | W 7–5 | 25–4 | | at | | W 4–0 | 26–4 | | at Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | L 1–3 | 26–5 | | | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 27–5 | | San Francisco State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 28–5 | | Stanford | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 11–0 | 29–5 | | Stanford | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 7–1 | 30–5 | | at California | | W 1–0 | 31–5 | | at California | Berkeley, CA | W 6–0 | 32–5 | | at Pacific | | L 0–1 | 32–6 | | at Pacific | | L 4–5 | 32–7 | | at San Francisco | | W 4–2 | 33–7 | | at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–0 | 34–7 | | California | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | L 0–1 | 34–8 | | California | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–1 | 35–8 | | at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–2 | 36–8 | | at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–0 | 37–8 | | Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–1 | 38–8 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–0 | 39–8 | 1–0 | | Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | L 1–5 | 39–9 | 1–1 | | Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 40–9 | 2–1 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
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| May 27 | | | L 0–5 | 40–10 | 0–1 | | | May 29 | | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 41–10 | 1–1 | | May 29 | | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 42–10 | 2–1 | | May 30 | | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 4–1 | 43–10 | 3–1 | | May 31 | | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–2 | 43–11 | 3–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Book: 2018 Softball Media Guide. Fresno State Bulldogs. May 18, 2024.
- News: Bulldog Breakdown: Looking back on the 1982 softball team. KFSN-TV. Fresno, California. January 24, 2022. May 18, 2024.
- Web site: 1982 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2014-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528045541/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012&event=400101 . dead .
