American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
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
Regionals
- Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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- Midwest Regional was not held
| - Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - California qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
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Women's College World Series
Participants
Game results
Bracket
Game log
Championship Game
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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
References
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "1986 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
NCAA Division I softball tournament
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1985–86 NCAA Division I championships |
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