1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1986
Teams:	15
Wcwsballpark:	Seymour Smith Park
City:	Omaha, NE
Champions:	Cal State Fullerton
Titlecount:	1st
Runner-Up:	Texas A&M
Wcwscount:	3rd
Coach:	Judi Garman
Coachcount:	1st WCWS

The 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1986 to mark the conclusion of the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season, fifteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured seven regionals of two teams (the last team, Creighton, qualified automatically) with the winner of each region (a total of 7 teams plus Creighton) advancing to the 1986 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Cal State Fullerton won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game.^{[1] [2]}

Qualifying

See main article: 1986 NCAA Division I softball season.

Regionals

West Regional
–		2	1	—
–	Cal Poly Pomona	0	0	—

• Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Mideast Regional
–	Indiana	2	5	—
–		0	0	—

• Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional
–		4	1	—
–	Florida State	0	0	—

• Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Central Regional
–	Texas A&M	1	1^10	—
–	Kansas	0	0	—

• Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

• Midwest Regional was not held
  • Creighton qualified as eighth team.

Northeast Regional
–	Northwestern	3	6	—
–	Massachusetts	0	0	—

• Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional
–		4^12	2	—
–	Fresno State	1	1	—

• Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

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

• California qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• • Cal State Fullerton
    • • • • Texas A&M

Game results

Bracket

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 21	Game 1		2–0
	Game 2		1–0^9
May 22	Game 3		1–0^10
	Game 4		1–0^10
May 23	Game 5		1–0^10		Northwestern eliminated
	Game 6		4–3^13		Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 7		3–0
	Game 8		6–0
May 24	Game 9		1–0^8		Creighton eliminated
	Game 10		2–0^10		Long Beach State eliminated
	Game 11		3–0
	Game 12		1–0^10		California eliminated
	Game 13		3–1^8		Indiana eliminated
May 25	Game 14		3–0		Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS

Championship Game

^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Cal State Fullerton Titans	JoAnn Ferrieri (DH)	1-3 RBI
Texas A&M Aggies	Tory Parks (PH)	1-1

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Connie Clark (W)	7.0	1	0	0	0	8	20	22
Texas A&M Aggies	Shawn Andaya (L)	7.0	5	3	2	3	3	28	31

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Shawn Andaya	Texas A&M
	Connie Clark	Cal State Fullerton
1B	Robin Goodin	Cal State Fullerton
2B	Judy Trussell	Texas A&M
3B	Roni Deutch	California
SS	Liz Mizera	Texas A&M
OF	Tammy Connor	Indiana
	Rina Foster	Cal State Fullerton
	Chenita Rogers	Cal State Fullerton
	Sue Trubovitz	Long Beach State
AL	Cindy Cooper	Texas A&M
	Joey Schope	Creighton

See also

• 1986 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1986 NAIA softball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. March 20, 2015.
2. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. March 20, 2015.
3. Web site: 1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150046/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400009&division=400009400012&event=400191 . dead .
4. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 2. March 20, 2015.