1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1982
Teams:	8
Wcwsballpark:	Seymour Smith Park
City:	Omaha, NE
Champions:	UCLA
Titlecount:	1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS
Runner-Up:	Fresno State
Wcwscount:	1st
Coach:	Sharron Backus
Coachcount:	1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS
Firsttournamentever:	yes

The finals of the 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held from May 27 through May 30.^[1] 16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament's first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women's College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. UCLA won the title. Historian Bill Plummer III wrote, "With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA's first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA's first in Omaha."^[2]

Regionals

Northeast Regional
	2^10	0	7
	0	1	0

Western Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Atlantic Regional
	4	11	—
	1	0	—

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0.

South Regional
	7	3	—
	0	2	—

Creighton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0.

Mideast Regional
	1^11	0	4
	0	1	1

Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1.

Midwest Regional
	1^9	3^11	—
	0	2	—

Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0.

Central Regional
UCLA	4	5	—
	0	0	—

UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0.

West Regional
	1	1	1
	0	3^8	2

Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1.

Northwest Regional
Fresno State	2^9	1	4
	0	5	0

Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1.

Women's College World Series

Participants

These eight teams met at Seymour Smith Park to decide the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Championship:

• • • • Fresno State
    • UCLA

Bracket

Championship Game

^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Debbie Hauer (1B)	0-3 RBI 2Ks
Fresno State Bulldogs	Sandi Taylor (2B)	1-2 BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Debbie Doom (W)	8.0	2	0	0	1	12	26	27
Fresno State Bulldogs	Wende Ward (L)	8.0	1	2	1	4	8	24	28

See also

• 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1982 NAIA softball tournament
• 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series
• 1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA Championship Archives, 1982 Softball Women's Division I. 2014-05-26. 2014-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527230038/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/eventlist.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012. dead.
2. Book: A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. William. Plummer III. Larry C.. Floyd. 2013. Turnkey Communications Inc.. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 978-0-9893007-0-4.
3. 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 .