American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
1983 NCAA Division I
softball tournamentTeams | 8 |
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Champions | Texas A&M (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title) |
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Runner-up | Cal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance) |
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Winning coach | Bob Brock (1st NCAA (2nd overall) WCWS title) |
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Attendance | 16174 |
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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 Cal State Fullerton 2–1 in the final game.[1][2]
- Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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- Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Pacific qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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Women's College World Series
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | Semifinals | | | Preliminary final | | | Final |
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| Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
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| Indiana | 2 | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 2 |
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| | | South Carolina | 0 | | |
| South Carolina | 2 | | | | |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 |
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| | | UCLA | 1 | |
| UCLA | 1 | | | | | |
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| Missouri | 0 | | | | |
| | | UCLA | 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | | |
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| | | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | | | | | |
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| Pacific | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 0 |
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| | Texas A&M | 114 | | | Texas A&M | 212 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | | | UCLA | 0 | |
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| | Louisiana Tech | 0 |
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| Indiana | 0 | | | Texas A&M | 2 |
| | | UCLA | 217 |
| Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | |
| | | South Carolina | 1 | | |
| | South Carolina | 2 | | |
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| Missouri | 0 | | | Pacific | 1 |
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| Pacific | 112 | | | |
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All-Tournament Team
[edit] 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 |
1982–83 NCAA Division I championships |
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† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship |