1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1985
Teams:	16
Wcwsballpark:	Seymour Smith Park
City:	Omaha, NE
Champions:	UCLA
Titlecount:	3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS
Wcwscount:	3rd
Coach:	Sharron Backus
Coachcount:	3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS

The 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions.^{[1] [2]}

Regionals

West Regional
–	Cal State Fullerton	5	5	—
–	Central Michigan	0	0	—

• Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Mideast Regional
–	Northwestern	3	6	—
–	Indiana	2	0	—

• Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional
–	Louisiana Tech	0	5	1
–	Texas A&M	3	0	0

• Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Central Regional
–	Utah	1	3^8	2^8
–	Arizona State	2^8	2	1

• Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Midwest Regional
–	Nebraska†	1	6	2
–	Kansas	4^9	1	0

• Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
• † Nebraska's wins vacated

Northeast Regional
–	Adelphi	2	2	—
–	Penn State	0	0	—

• Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional
–	Cal Poly Pomona	4	1	—
–	Fresno State	0	0	—

• Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

At-large Regional
–	UCLA	1	3	2
–	Pacific	3	0	0

• UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• • • • • • • UCLA

Game results

Bracket

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 22	Game 1		1–0^8
	Game 2		1–0
May 23	Game 3		6–3
	Game 4		6–0
May 24	Game 5		1–0		Utah eliminated
	Game 6		1–0^8		Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 7		2–0
	Game 8		2–0
May 25	Game 9		1–0		Northwestern eliminated
	Game 10		1–0^8		Adelphi eliminated
	Game 11		5–1
	Game 12		2–1^8		Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
	Game 13		3–0
May 26	Game 14		1–0		Cal State Fullerton eliminated
	Game 15		2–1^9		UCLA wins WCWS

Championship Game

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School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Chris Olivie (RF)	2-3 RBI BB
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Ginger Cannon (2B)	0-3 RBI BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Debbie Doom (W)	9.0	6	1	0	4	10	32	38
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Lori Sippel (L)	8.1	7	2	1	4	8	28	35

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team^[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Debbie Doom	UCLA
	Tracy Compton	UCLA
	Lori Sippel	Nebraska
C	Lisa Busby	Nebraska
1B	Ginger Cannon	Nebraska
2B	Lori Richins	Nebraska
3B	Jo Ann Ferrieri	Cal State Fullerton
SS	Leslie Rover	UCLA
OF	Stacy Sunny	Nebraska
	Regina Dooley	Adelphi
	Alison Stowell	Cal Poly Pomona
U	Chris Olivie	UCLA

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1985 NAIA softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. February 28, 2015.
2. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. February 28, 2015.
3. Web site: 1985 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515052729/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400008&division=400008400012&event=400159 . dead .
4. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 2. February 13, 2015.