1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 41–13 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Brock |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Champion: | NCAA Central Regional champion |
| Tourney: | Women's College World Series |
| Tourney Result: | runner-up |
The 1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Bob Brock, who led his fifth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 41–13.
The Aggies were invited to the 1986 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Central Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Cal State Fullerton.[1]
Schedule
| Legend |
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| | Texas A&M win |
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| Non-Conference game | |
| 1986 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| February/March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| Feb 28 | vs | | W 6–0 | 1–0 | | Feb 28 | vs | Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA | W 2– | 2–0 | | Feb 28 | vs | Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA | W 10–0 | 3–0 | | Mar 1 | vs | Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA | W 2–1 | 4–0 | | Mar 1 | at | Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA | W 1–0 | 5–0 | | Mar 1 | vs | Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA | W 6–0 | 6–0 | | Mar 8 | vs Southwest Texas State | | W 5–0 | 7–0 | | Mar 8 | at | Waco, TX | W 7–0 | 8–0 | | Mar 9 | vs | Waco, TX | W 6–0 | 9–0 | | Mar 9 | vs | Waco, TX | L 1–3 | 9–1 | | Mar 15 | at | | W 1–0 | 10–1 | | Mar 16 | | | L 0–1 | 10–2 | | Mar 16 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 1–0 | 11–2 | | Mar 19 | vs | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | L 0–1 | 11–3 | | Mar 20 | vs | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | W 5–3 | 12–3 | | Mar 20 | vs California | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | W 1–0 | 13–3 | | Mar 21 | vs | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | W 1–0 | 14–3 | | Mar 22 | vs | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | W 6–0 | 15–3 | | Mar 23 | vs | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(PONY Invitational) | L 1–2 | 15–4 | | Mar 26 | | | W 4–0 | 16–4 | | Mar 27 | vs | Houston, TX
(Houston Classic) | W 2–0 | 17–4 | | Mar 27 | vs | Houston, TX
(Houston Classic) | W 5–2 | 18–4 | | Mar 28 | vs | Houston, TX
(Houston Classic) | L 0–1 | 18–5 | | Mar 28 | vs | Houston, TX
(Houston Classic) | W 4–1 | 19–5 | | Mar 28 | vs | Houston, TX
(Houston Classic) | L 0–2 | 19–6 | | Mar 29 | Southwestern Louisiana | College Station, TX | L 2–3 | 19–7 | | Mar 29 | Utah | College Station, TX | W 3–0 | 20–7 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| Apr 3 | Baylor | College Station, TX | W 3–0 | 21–7 | | Apr 3 | Baylor | College Station, TX | W 3–0 | 22–7 | | Apr 8 | at Southwest Texas State | | W 5–1 | 23–7 | | Apr 8 | at Southwest Texas State | Bobcat Field • San Marcos, TX | W 6–0 | 24–7 | | Apr 12 | at | | L 0–2 | 24–8 | | Apr 12 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 3–1 | 25–8 | | Apr 13 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 7–3 | 26–8 | | Apr 13 | at South Carolina | Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 1–0 | 27–8 | | Apr 15 | at Texas–Arlington | | W 2–1 | 28–8 | | Apr 15 | at Texas–Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 1–0 | 29–8 | | Apr 20 | at Louisiana Tech | | W 2–0 | 30–8 | | Apr 20 | at Louisiana Tech | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | W 1–0 | 31–8 | | Apr 22 | Texas–Arlington | College Station, TX | W 2–1 | 32–8 | | Apr 22 | Texas–Arlington | College Station, TX | W 1–0 | 33–8 | | Apr 24 | vs | Logan, UT
(Coca-Cola Classic) | L 1–3 | 33–9 | | Apr 24 | vs | Logan, UT
(Coca-Cola Classic) | W 4–0 | 34–9 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| May 3 | at Louisiana Tech | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | L 0–1 | 34–10 | | May 3 | at Louisiana Tech | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | L 0–1 | 34–11 | | May 4 | | College Station, TX | W 4–0 | 35–11 | | May 4 | Northeast Louisiana | College Station, TX | W 8–0 | 36–11 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 16 | | College Station, TX | W 1–0 | 37–11 | | May 16 | Kansas | College Station, TX | W 1–0 | 38–11 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
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| May 22 | Creighton | | W 1–0 | 39–11 | 1–0 | | May 23 | | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 6–0 | 40–11 | 2–0 | | May 24 | Cal State Fullerton | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–3 | 40–12 | 2–1 | | May 24 | California | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 41–12 | 3–1 | | May 25 | Cal State Fullerton | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–3 | 41–13 | 3–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Book: 2024 Softball Record Book. Texas A&M Aggies. July 7, 2024.
- Web site: Final 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report. NCAA. July 7, 2024.
- Web site: 1986 Softball Schedule. Texas A&M Aggies. July 7, 2024.
