1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1983
Teams:	8
Wcwsballpark:	Seymour Smith Park
City:	Omaha, NE
Champions:	Texas A&M
Titlecount:	1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS
Wcwscount:	2nd
Coach:	Bob Brock
Coachcount:	1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS
Attendance:	16174

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 2–1 in the final game.^{[1] [2]}

Regionals

West Regional
–		6	0	6
–		0	4	0

• Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Mideast Regional
–		3	0	6
–		2	1	1

• Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

South Regional
–		1^10	3	3
–		0	4^8	0

• South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Central Regional
–	Texas A&M	5	1	—
–		0	0	—

• Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Midwest Regional
–		1	3	1
–		3	0	0

• Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Northeast Regional
–		1^9	1^11	—
–		0	0	—

• UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional
–		3	0	3^12
–		1	2	0

• Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Atlantic Regional
–		2	9	—
–		0	1	—

• Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• • • • Texas A&M

Game results

Bracket

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 25	Game 1		3–2
	Game 2		2–0
May 26	Game 3		1–0
	Game 4		7–0
May 27	Game 5		1–0		Indiana eliminated
	Game 6		1–0^12		Missouri eliminated
	Game 7		2–0
	Game 8		8–0
May 28	Game 9		2–1		Pacific eliminated
	Game 10		2–0		Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 11		6–1
	Game 12		2–1^17		South Carolina eliminated
	Game 13		1–0
May 29	Game 14		1–0^17
	Game 15		^12		Texas A&M wins WCWS

Championship Game

^[3]

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^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. February 3, 2015.
2. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. February 3, 2015.
3. Web site: 1983 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151449/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400018&division=400018400012&event=400504 . dead .
4. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 2. February 3, 2015.