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1990 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1990 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 23-27.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (62-7)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-7)

This year was the first WCWS held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City and it has been the host ever since except for 1998 when it was run at the site of the Olympics.

The Bruins quickly dispatched of Northern Iowa in Regional play and won their first four contests at the initial Women’s College World Series to be played in Oklahoma City. For the third straight season, Fresno State stood in the way of UCLA and a national championship. Attempting to avenge their previous two losses, the Bulldogs won a 1-0, elimination game against the Bruins to force a winner-take-all final.

UCLA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a first-inning run when Shanna Flynn scored on a wild pitch. Then in the third inning, a downpour caused the game to be suspended and resume the following afternoon.

The Bruins came out the next day and immediately tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the third when Kerry Dienelt drove in Michelle Montgomery. Compton took care of the rest, one-hitting the Bulldogs to finish off the three-peat.

Dienelt, Fernandez, Flynn, Gutierrez and Longaker were all named to the All-Tournament Team.

  • Batting Leader – Missy Phillips, UCLA – .467
  • RBI Leader – Kim Harris, UNLV – 4
  • RBI Leader – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 6 tied at 1.
  • ERA Leader – 3 tied at 0.00. Marcie Green, Fresno State; Dena Carter, Oklahoma State; Lisa Longaker, UCLA
  • Strikeout Leader – Marcie Green, Fresno State – 15

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Marcie Green, Fresno State
C – Shannon Kimberling, Oklahoma State
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Dawn Lange, Oklahoma State
3B – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Shanna Flynn, UCLA
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Leslie Barton, Florida State
AL – Julie Smith, Fresno State
AL – Debbie DeJohn, Florida State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 4 Kent State 0
  2. Long Beach State 2 UNLV 0
  3. Oklahoma State 3 Arizona 0
  4. Florida State 1 Fresno State 0
  5. UNLV 5 Kent State 0 – Kent State eliminated
  6. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  7. UCLA 6 Long Beach State 0
  8. Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 1
  9. Florida State 4 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
  10. Fresno State 2 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
  11. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1
  12. UCLA 3 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  13. Fresno State 1 Oklahoma State 0 (10 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. Fresno State 1 UCLA 0
  15. UCLA 2 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
4. Florida State Seminoles (2-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
5t. UNLV Rebels (1-2)
7t. Arizona Wildcats (0-2)
7t. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 2 Northern Iowa 0
  2. UCLA 4 Northern Iowa 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Fresno State 11 Creighton 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 2 Creighton 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Arizona State 1 Arizona 0
  2. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0
  3. Arizona 9 Arizona State 5

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 4

  1. Cal State Fullerton 3 Long Beach State 2 (8 inn.)
  2. Long Beach State 4 Cal State Fullerton 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 2 Long Beach State 1 (16 inn.)

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 5

  1. UNLV 2 San Jose State 1
  2. California 2 San Jose State 1 – San Jose State eliminated
  3. UNLV 1 California 0
  4. California 1 UNLV 0
  5. UNLV 1 California 0 – California eliminated

UNLV qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. Adelphi 1 Connecticut 0 (20 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
  3. Oklahoma State 1 Adelphi 0
  4. Oklahoma State 3 Adelphi 0 – Adelphi eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  1. Florida State 5 Texas A&M 0
  2. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
  3. Florida State 4 Southwestern Louisiana 3
  4. Florida State 2 Southwestern Louisiana 1 (10 inn.) – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8

  1. Kent State 4 Ohio State 0
  2. Ohio State 2 Oregon 0
  3. Kent State 3 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated
  4. Kent State 5 Ohio State 3 – Ohio State eliminated

Kent State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

 

1990 UCLA Bruins

This picture is of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City from 1992. In 1990 it looked much like this and has seen many changes in and upgrades in its history.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (11-1, 0.25 ERA, 51 K, .310 BA, 1 HR 22 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Stefni Whitton, Southwestern Louisiana
P – Michele Granger, California
C – Diane Pohl, Iowa
1B – Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo
2B – Julie Smith, Fresno State
3B – Camille Spitaleri, Kansas
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Vivian Holm, Arizona
OF – Charmelle Green, Utah
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
AL – Michelle Delloso, South Carolina

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
P – Ann Van Dortrecht, Cal State Fullerton
P – Mary Letourneau, Long Beach State
C – Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
1B – Julie Cavanaugh, Oregon
2B – Tricia Reimche, UNLV
3B – Joy Tiner, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Vicki Bartolucci, Connecticut
OF – Pauline Maurice, Kent State
OF – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina
OF – Pam Stanley, Central Michigan
UTIL – Julie Jones, Arizona
AL – Kim Braatz, New Mexico
AT – Ann Rowman, Arizona State

1989 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1989 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 24-28.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (48-4)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-7)

The Bruins made it back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1989, again besting Fresno State in the title game. Losing just four games during the season with 48 wins, the Bruins steamrolled through the Pac-10 with a league-best 18-2 record. UCLA had winning streaks of eight, 11 and 13, to go along with a season-ending streak of 16. The Bruins didn’t allow a run until the ninth game of the season (88 innings) and had shutouts in their first 10 wins. In all, UCLA hurlers tossed 34 shutouts and gave up only 30 runs in 52 games.

  • Honda Sports Award – Janice Parks, UCLA (.426 AVG, 2 HR, 36 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA – .588
  • RBI Leader – Nicki Dennis – 6
  • Home Run Leader – 3 tied at 1. Rhonda King, Toledo; Kerry Dienelt, UCLA; Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
  • ERA Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 0.33
  • Strikeout Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 29

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
P – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA
C – Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Kristin Gauthier, Arizona
OF – Jill Polanco, Fresno State
AL – Nicki Dennis, Arizona
AL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 3 South Carolina 0
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Oregon 0
  3. Arizona 12 Fresno State 0 (5 inn.)
  4. Oklahoma State 3 Toledo 1
  5. Oregon 1 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated
  6. Fresno State 3 Toledo 0 – Toledo eliminated
  7. UCLA 9 Cal Poly Pomona 0
  8. Oklahoma State 4 Arizona 0 (8 inn.)
  9. Arizona 4 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated
  10. Fresno State 5 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  11. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1
  12. UCLA 3 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  13. Fresno State 7 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Fresno State – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
4. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
5t. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1-2)
5t. Oregon Ducks (1-2)
7t. Toledo Rockets (0-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 5 Long Beach State 1
  2. UCLA 3 Long Beach State 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Oklahoma State 2 Wichita State 0
  2. Oklahoma State 3 Wichita State 1

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Fresno State 1 California 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 6 California 0

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 4 Cal State Fullerton 1

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Connecticut 1 Massachusetts 0
  2. Oregon 2 Massachusetts 0 – Massachusetts eliminated
  3. Connecticut 2 Oregon 1
  4. Oregon 3 Connecticut 2 (10 inn.)
  5. Oregon 6 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated

Oregon qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  • Arizona State 2 Utah State 0
  • Arizona 8 Utah State 3 – Utah State eliminated
  • Arizona 3 Arizona State 2 (10 inn.)
  • Arizona 4 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  • Creighton 6 Toledo 0
  • Toledo 1 Iowa 0
  • Creighton 6 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated
  • Toledo 8 Creighton 3
  • Toledo 3 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated

Toledo qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  • South Carolina 2 Florida State 1 (10 inn.)
  • Louisiana Tech 3 Florida State 1 – Florida State eliminated
  • South Carolina 3 Louisiana Tech 1
  • Louisiana Tech 1 South Carolina 0 (9 inn.)
  • South Carolina 8 Louisiana Tech 2 – Louisiana Tech eliminated

South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Jody Schwartz, Creighton
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Dee Brewer, Oklahoma State
UTIL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Gretchen Koenig, South Carolina
P – Teresa Cherry, Arizona
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Thomas, Sam Houston State
3B – Valerie Douglas, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Shari Johnson, Oklahoma State
OF – Linda Smolka, Princeton
OF – Amy Lienhardt, Bowling Green
OF – Angie McDonald, Eastern Michigan
UTIL – Kris Peterson, Adelphi

1989 UCLA Bruins

1988 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1988 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 25-29.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (53-8)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-5)

The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale.

The NCAA Tournament began with a two-game sweep of Cal State Fullerton in Regional play. For the first time, the Women’s College World Series was held in California, as the Bruins traveled north to Sunnyvale. UCLA won its first four games by a 16-2 margin to advance to the championship against Fresno State. Needing to win a pair from the Bruins, the Bulldogs took the first step with a 2-1 victory in game one, setting up a winner-take-all showdown for the title.

As she had done all season, Longaker was masterful in the circle, hurling her 23rd shutout of the year. The Bruins gave her the only offense she needed in the fourth inning when Parks doubled in Stacy Sunny and Maynez to put UCLA on top 2-0.

The Bruins added an insurance run in the seventh on a Shanna Flynn RBI single and won the sport’s fifth national championship.

Flynn, Longaker and Sunny were joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kerry Dienelt and Missy Phillips.

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Longaker, UCLA (31-4, 0.29 ERA, 240 K)
  • Batting Leader – Shanna Flynn, UCLA – .450
  • RBI Leader – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 7 tied at 1
  • ERA Leader – Lori Sippel, Nebraska – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Longaker, UCLA – 20

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno St.
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Stacy Sunny, UCLA
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Julie Standering, Arizona
SS – Heidi Lievens, Arizona
OF – Shanna Flynn, UCLA
OF – Margie Ogrodowicz, Nebraska
OF – RaeAnn Pifferini, Fresno State
AL – Gena Strang, Fresno State
AL – Karin Richter, Fresno State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 1 Northern Illinois 0
  2. Fresno State 3 Texas A&M 0
  3. Arizona 1 Adelphi 0
  4. Cal Poly Pomona 3 Nebraska 0
  5. Texas A&M 3 Northern Illinois 0 – Northern Illinois eliminated
  6. Nebraska 5 Adelphi 1 – Adelphi eliminated
  7. UCLA 6 Fresno State 1
  8. Arizona 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1
  9. Fresno State 1 Nebraska 0 (9 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated
  10. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
  11. UCLA 5 Arizona 0
  12. Fresno State 4 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  13. UCLA 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  14. Fresno State 2 UCLA 1
  15. UCLA 3 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2)
3. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
4. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2-2)
5t. Texas A&M Aggies (1-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
7t. Adelphi Panthers (0-2)
7t. Northern Illinois Huskies (0-2)

REGIONALS

At-Large Regional

  1. California 3 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 3 California 0
  3. Fresno State 5 California 2

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Central Regional

  1. Creighton 3 Iowa State 2
  2. Nebraska 5 Iowa State 2 – Iowa State eliminated
  3. Creighton 3 Nebraska 2
  4. Nebraska 7 Creighton 2
  5. Nebraska 4 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Mideast Regional

  1. South Carolina 1 Minnesota 0
  2. Arizona 5 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
  3. South Carolina 1 Arizona 0
  4. Arizona 1 South Carolina 0
  5. Arizona 4 South Carolina 3

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Midwest Regional

  1. Northern Illinois 4 Bowling Green 3
  2. Illinois State 2 Bowling Green 1 (10 inn.) – Bowling Green eliminated
  3. Illinois State 1 Northern Illinois 0
  4. Northern Illinois 3 Illinois State 1
  5. Northern Illinois 2 Illinois State 0 – Illinois State eliminated

Northern Illinois qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Northeast Regional

  1. Adelphi 6 Oklahoma State 2
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Adelphi 0
  3. Adelphi 1 Oklahoma State 0 (10 inn.)

Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northwest Regional

  • UCLA 3 Cal State Fullerton 0
  • UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  • Texas A&M 1 Florida State 0
  • Louisiana Tech 6 Florida State – Florida State eliminated
  • Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 0
  • Louisiana Tech 4 Texas A&M 0
  • Texas A&M 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (8 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

West Regional

  • Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 0
  • Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 1

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Jody Schwartz, Creighton
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Dee Brewer, Oklahoma State
UTIL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Gretchen Koenig, South Carolina
P – Teresa Cherry, Arizona
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Thomas, Sam Houston State
3B – Valerie Douglas, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Shari Johnson, Oklahoma State
OF – Linda Smolka, Princeton
OF – Amy Lienhardt, Bowling Green
OF – Angie McDonald, Eastern Michigan
UTIL – Kris Peterson, Adelphi

1987 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1987 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 20-24.

Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (56-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (50-10)

 Texas A&M defeated UCLA 4-1 to earn its second NCAA softball championship.

Shawn Andaya pitched a perfect game in the best-of-three series opener and started the decisive second game, helping her own cause by driving in a run.

The Aggies finished the season with a 56-8 record and featured four first-team All-Americans: third baseman Cindy Cooper, shortstop Liz Mizera, second baseman Julie Smith and Andaya.

  • Honda Sports Award – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton (33-5, 0.47 ERA, 261 K)
  • Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .467
  • RBI Leader – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M – 3
  • Home Run Leader – Gena Strang, Fresno State – 1
  • ERA Leader – 2 players tied at 0.00. Karen Wongstrom, Central Michigan; Melanie Parrent
  • Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 51

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Smith, Texas A&M
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M
OF – Karen Walker, UCLA
OF – Sandra Arledge, UCLA
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
AL – Lisa Hankerd, UCLA
AL – Shauna Wattenberg, UCLA

SCORES

  1. UCLA 1 Arizona State 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 1 Fresno State 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 3 Florida State 0
  4. Texas A&M 3 Central Michigan 0
  5. Fresno State 3 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
  6. Central Michigan 1 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  7. UCLA 3 Nebraska 0
  8. Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 (13 inn.)
  9. Nebraska 2 Central Michigan – Central Michigan eliminated
  10. Cal State Fullerton 2 Fresno State 1 – Fresno State eliminated
  11. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0
  12. Texas A&M 4 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  13. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  14. Texas A&M 1 UCLA 0
  15. Texas A&M 4 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-2)
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)

REGIONALS

At-Large Regional

  1. Arizona State 5 Arizona 3
  2. Arizona State 5 Arizona 0

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  1. UCLA 1 Long Beach State 0
  2. UCLA 2 Long Beach State 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northeast Regional

  1. Fresno State 3 California 0
  2. Fresno State 5 California 2

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Nebraska 6 Utah 0
  2. Nebraska 3 Utah 2 (9 inn.)

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 1
  2. Cal State Fullerton 3 Cal Poly Pomona 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  • Florida State 1 Adelphi 0 (9 inn.)
  • Florida State 3 Adelphi 1 (13 inn.)

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  • Texas A&M 4 Louisiana Tech 0
  • Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 1

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  • Northwestern 2 Central Michigan 0
  • Central Michigan 7 Northwestern 0
  • Central Michigan 5 Northwestern 4 (11 inn.)

Central Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1986 Cal State Fullerton

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton
P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Smith, Texas A&M
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
UT – Kristie Skoglund, Utah State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern
P – Lori Romeiro-Gardner, Fresno State
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Jodi Rathburn, Arizona State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B – Lisa Wunar, USF
SS – Tiffany Daniels, Florida State
OF – Sandra Arledge, UCLA
OF – Pipi Hollingsworth, Utah
OF – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
UTIL – Vicki Morrow, Michigan

1986 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1986 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 21-25.

Champion – Cal State Fullerton Titans
Runner Up – Texas A&M Aggies

UCLA had to fight out of the loser’s bracket following a second game loss to Cal State Fullerton. With its backs against the wall, UCLA won the next three, including a revenge win over the Titans, and advanced to the title game against Nebraska. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second behind an RBI single by Chris Olivie, but Nebraska tied it in the fourth. The game went to extras and in the bottom of the ninth, Janet Pinneau drove home the game-winner on a single to plate Leslie Rover for the championship. Compton, Doom, Olivie and Rover were each named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Nebraska’s appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions with two ineligible student-athletes participating.

  • Honda Sports Award – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
  • Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .438
  • RBI Leader – 5 tied at 2 RBI. Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton; JoAnn Ferrieri, Cal State Fullerton; Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton; Liz Mizera, Texas A&M; Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
  • Home Run Leader – No home runs were hit
  • ERA Leader – 4 players tied at 0.00. Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton; Kandy Foust, Creighton; Lisa Martinez, California; Kim Moe, California
  • Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 27

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – 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
OF – Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Sue Trubovitz, Long Beach State
AL – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
AL – Joey Schope, Creighton

SCORES

  1. California 2 Northwestern 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 Long Beach State (9 inn.)
  3. Texas A&M 1 Creighton 0 (10 inn.)
  4. Indiana 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (10 inn.)
  5. Long Beach State 1 Northwestern 0 (10 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
  6. Creighton 4 Louisiana Tech 3 (13 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  7. Cal State Fullerton 3 California 0
  8. Texas A&M 6 Indiana 0
  9. California 1 Creighton 0 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  10. Indiana 2 Long Beach State 0 (10 inn.) – Long Beach State eliminated
  11. Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0
  12. Texas A&M 1 California 0 (10 inn.) – California eliminated
  13. Cal State Fullerton 3 Indiana 1 (8 inn.) – Indiana eliminated
  14. Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Cal State Fullerton Titans (5-0)
2. Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
3. Indiana Hoosiers (2-2)
4. California Bears (2-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
5t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
7t. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (0-2)
7t. Northwestern Wildcats (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal Poly Pomona 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Indiana 2 Central Michigan 0
  2. Indiana 5 Central Michigan 0

Indiana qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  1. Louisiana Tech 4 Florida State 0
  2. Louisiana Tech 1 Florida State 0

Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  1. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0
  2. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0 (10 inn.)

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

The Midwest Regional was not held. Creighton was awarded the Midwest Regional berth to the WCWS.

Northeast Regional

  • Northwestern 3 Massachusetts 0
  • Northwestern 6 Massachusetts 0

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Long Beach State 4 Fresno State 1 (12 inn.)
  • Long Beach State 2 Fresno State 1

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

At-Large Regional

  • Pacific 3 California 1
  • California 3 Pacific 0
  • California 2 Pacific 0

California qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1986 Cal State Fullerton

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Stacey Johnson, Louisiana Tech
P – Amy Unterbrink, Indiana
P – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Kathy Dyer, New Mexico
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
SS – Leslie Kanter, USF
OF – Kathy Escarcega, Arizona State
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Karleen Moore, Indiana
UTIL – Tracy Bunge, Kansas

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona
C – Kelly Downs, Kansas
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B- Mary Hammen, Oklahoma State
SS – Kelly Smith, Utah State
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Kris Schmidt, Missouri
OF – Sally Mahar, UMass
UTIL – Barb Drake, Minnesota

1985 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1985 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 22-26.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (41-9)
Runner Up – Nebraska Cornhuskers (38-11)

UCLA had to fight out of the loser’s bracket following a second game loss to Cal State Fullerton. With its backs against the wall, UCLA won the next three, including a revenge win over the Titans, and advanced to the title game against Nebraska. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second behind an RBI single by Chris Olivie, but Nebraska tied it in the fourth. The game went to extras and in the bottom of the ninth, Janet Pinneau drove home the game-winner on a single to plate Leslie Rover for the championship. Compton, Doom, Olivie and Rover were each named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Nebraska’s appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions with two ineligible student-athletes participating.

  • Batting Leader – Jo Ann Ferrieri, Cal State Fullerton – .438
  • RBI Leader – Ginger Cannon, Nebraska  – 5
  • Home Run Leader – 5 players tied at 1. Terri Oberg, Cal State Fullerton; Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton; Stacy Sunny, Nebraska; Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona; Karen Lemke, Northwestern
  • ERA Leader – 3 players tied at 0.00. Julie Bolduc, Adelphi, Tracy Compton, UCLA; Mori Emmons, Nebraska
  • Strikeout Leader – Tracy Compton – 29

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Debbie Doom, UCLA (25 K, 0.32 ERA, 2 Wins)
P – Tracy Compton, UCLA (29 K, 0.00 ERA, 3 Wins)
P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska (22 K, 2 Wins)
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
OF – Regina Dooley, Adelphi
OF – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
UTIL – Chris Olivie, UCLA

SCORES

  1. Cal State Fullerton 1 Adelphi 0 (8 inn.)
  2. UCLA 1 Utah 0
  3. Cal Poly Pomona 6 Northwestern 3
  4. Nebraska 6 Louisiana Tech 0
  5. Adelphi 1 Utah 0 – Utah eliminated
  6. Northwestern 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (8 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  7. Cal State Fullerton 2 UCLA 0
  8. Nebraska 2 Cal Poly Pomona 0
  9. UCLA 1 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated
  10. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Adelphi 0 (8 inn.) – Adelphi eliminated
  11. Nebraska 5 Cal State Fullerton 1
  12. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 1 (8 inn.) – Cal Poly Pomona
  13. UCLA 3 Nebraska 0
  14. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  15. UCLA 2 Nebraska 1 (9 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-2)
3. Cal State Fullerton Titans (3-2)
4. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2-2)
5t. Adelphi Panthers (1-2)
5t. Northwestern Wildcats (1-2)
7t. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (0-2)
7t. Utah Utes (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 5 Central Michigan 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 5 Central Michigan 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Northwestern 3 Indiana 2
  2. Northwestern 6 Indiana 0

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  1. Texas A&M 3 Louisiana Tech 0
  2. Louisiana Tech 5 Texas A&M 0
  3. Louisiana Tech 1 Texas A&M 0

Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Central Regional

  1. Arizona State 2 Utah 1 (8 inn.)
  2. Utah 3 Arizona State 1 (8 inn.)
  3. Utah 2 Arizona State 1 (8 inn.)

Utah qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Midwest Regional

  1. Kansas 4 Nebraska 1 (9 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 6 Kansas 1
  3. Nebraska 2 Kansas 0

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northeast Regional

  • Adelphi 2 Rutgers 0
  • Adelphi 1 Rutgers 1 (14 inn.)

Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Fresno State 1 Pacific 0
  • Fresno State 3 Pacific 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

At-Large Regional

  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 1
  • Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 3

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1985 UCLA Bruins

1984 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1984 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 23-29.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (45-6-1)
Runner Up – Texas A&M Aggies (51-18)

Debbie Doom threw all 13 innings for UCLA in the championship game striking out 15. Tricia Ming hit the championship winning home run in the 13th inning.

  • Batting Leader – Peg Richardson, Nebraska – .500
  • RBI Leader – Jennifer Simm, UCLA – 5
  • Home Run Leader – Tricia Mang, UCLA – 2
  • ERA Leader – 2 players tied at 0.00. Tracy Compton, UCLA; Kristie Skoglund, Utah State
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern – 55

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Debbie Doom, UCLA
P – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern
C – Gay McNutt, Texas A&M
1B – Denice Feldhaus, Nebraska
2B – Jennifer Simm, UCLA
3B – Anne Schroeder, Nebraska
SS – Leslie Rover, UCLA
OF – Peg Richardson, Nebraska
OF – Regina Dooley, Adelphi
OF – Josie Carter, Texas A&M
DH – Tricia Mang, UCLA

SCORES

  1. UCLA 6 Utah State 0
  2. Northwestern 1 Adelphi 0
  3. Texas A&M 1 Cal Poly Pomona (20 inn.)
  4. Nebraska 2 Fresno State 0
  5. Adelphi 1 Utah State 0 – Utah State eliminated
  6. Fresno State 1 Cal Poly Pomona (12 inn.) – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  7. UCLA 1 Northwestern 0
  8. Texas A&M 2 Nebraska 5
  9. Northwestern 3 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated
  10. Nebraska 2 Adelphi 1 – Adelphi eliminated
  11. Texas A&M 2 UCLA 0 (8 inn.)
  12. UCLA 1 Nebraska 0 (8 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated
  13. Texas A&M 1 Northwestern 0 (13 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0
  15. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0 (13 inn.) – Texas A&M eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Texas A&M Aggies (4-2)
3. Northwestern Wildcats (2-2)
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2)
5t. Adelphi Panthers (1-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
7t. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (0-2)
7t. Utah State Aggies (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. UCLA 1 Arizona 0
  2. UCLA 3 Arizona 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Northwestern 1 Western Michigan 0
  2. Western Michigan 2 Northwestern 1
  3. Northwestern 3 Western Michigan 1

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

South Regional

  1. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 12 Louisiana Tech 0

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  1. Utah State 6 Utah 2
  2. Utah State 4 Utah 3 (8 inn.)

Utah State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Nebraska 3 Oklahoma State 1 (18 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 2 Oklahoma State 1

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northeast Regional

  • Adelphi 2 Rutgers 0
  • Adelphi 1 Rutgers 1 (14 inn.)

Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Fresno State 1 Pacific 0
  • Fresno State 3 Pacific 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

At-Large Regional

  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 1
  • Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 3

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1984 UCLA Bruins

1983 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1983 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25-29.

Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (41-11)
Runner Up – Cal State Fullerton Titans (56-15)

  • Batting Leader – Vera Bahr, Cal State Fullerton – .455
  • RBI Leader – Stacy Winsberg, UCLA – 4
  • Home Run Leader – Sheila Cornell, UCLA – 1
  • ERA Leader – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M – 0.29
  • Strikeout Leader – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M – 53

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Susan LeFebvre, Cal St. Fullerton
P – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M
C – Gay McNutt, Texas A&M
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
DH – Cindy Long, South Carolina

SCORES

  1. Cal State Fullerton 3 Indiana 2
  2. South Carolina 2 Texas A&M 0
  3. UCLA 1 Missouri 0
  4. Lousiana Tech 7 Pacific 0
  5. Texas A&M 7 Indiana 0 – Indiana eliminated
  6. Pacific 1 Missouri 0 (12 inn.) – Missouri eliminated
  7. Cal State Fullerton 2 South Carolina 0
  8. UCLA 8 Louisiana Tech 0
  9. South Carolina 2 Pacific 1 – Pacific eliminated
  10. Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 0 – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  11. Cal State Fullerton 6 UCLA 1
  12. UCLA 2 South Carolina 1 (17 inn.) – South Carolina eliminated
  13. Texas A&M 1 Cal State Fullerton 0
  14. Texas A&M 1 UCLA 0 (17 inn.) – UCLA eliminated
  15. Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 (12 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
2. Cal State Fullerton Titans (3-2)
3. UCLA Bruins (3-2)
4. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)
5t. Lousiana Tech Lady Techsters (1-2)
5t. Pacific Tigers (1-2)
7t. Missouri Tigers (0-2)
7t. Indiana Hoosiers (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 6 New Mexico 0
  2. New Mexico 4 Cal State Fullerton 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 6 New Mexico 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Mideast Regional

  1. Indiana 3 Cal Poly Pomona 2
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Indiana 0
  3. Indiana 6 Cal Poly Pomona 1

Indiana qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

South Regional

  1. South Carolina 1 Central Michigan 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Central Michigan 4 South Carolina 3 (8 inn.)
  3. South Carolina 3 Central Michigan 0

South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Central Regional

  1. Texas A&M 5 Kansas 0
  2. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Southwest Missouri State 3 Missouri 1
  2. Missouri 3 Southwest Missouri State 0
  3. Missouri 1 Southwest Missouri State 0

Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northeast Regional

  • UCLA 1 Rhode Island 0 (9 inn.)
  • UCLA 1 Rhode Island 0 (11 inn.)

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Pacific 3 Fresno State 1
  • Fresno State 2 Pacific 0
  • Pacific 3 Fresno State 0 (12 inn.)

Pacific qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Atlantic Regional

  • Louisiana Tech 2 Penn State 0
  • Louisiana Tech 9 Penn State 1

Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

1982 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1982 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 27-30. 

Champion – UCLA Bruins (33-7-2)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (43-11)

16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament’s first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women’s College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The championship game went 8 innings with winning pitcher Debbie Doom pitching all eight innings. Doom spread out 2 hits over the eight innings and struck out 12.

Wende Ward of Fresno State went all 8 innings as well giving up 1 earned run and striking out 8.

From softball historian Bill Plummer III – With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA’s first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA’s first in Omaha.

From the NCAA – The 1982 NCAA Division I Women’s College Softball World Series will be held in Omaha May 27-30, officials announced Thursday.

The event will be the first championship softball tournament sponsored by the NCAA and will be held the week before the start of the NCAA College Baseball World Series, which Omaha has hosted the past 33 years.

‘The NCAA is happy to be coming to Omaha for our first softball championship tournament,’ said Cindy Smith, NCAA assistant director for women’s championships. ‘There is no better place than Omaha, which has treated softball so well in the past.’

Heading the organization in Omaha will be Mary Higgins, Creighton University women’s athletic director; Bob Astelford, city parks and recreation director; and Bob Gibson, city recreational coordinator.

Ms. Higgins also chairs the NCAA softball committee and is the Creighton softball coach.

Gibson said work is under way to renovate the outfield at Seymour Smith Softball Complex, which will be the home of the 1982 series.

‘We feel that, without a doubt, this is the finest softball complex in the universe,’ he said.

Teams will qualify for the series through regional play, with the eight regional champions advancing to the double-elimination tournament.

The University of Nebraska-Omaha hosted the original College Softball World Series sponsored by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. When the AIAW split the top two divisions, the Division I tournament was moved from Omaha. UNO hosted the Division II competition last year.

  • Batting Leader – Diane Van Fossen, Oklahoma State – .400
  • Batting Leader – Paula Smith, Oklahoma State – .400
  • RBI Leader – Shawn Ritchey, Arizona State  – 3
  • Home Run Leader – Shawn Ritchey, Arizona State  – 1
  • ERA Leader – Debbie Doom, UCLA – 0.17
  • Strikeout Leader – Debbie Doom, UCLA – 63

1982 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Debbie Doom, UCLA
Dot Richardson, UCLA
Barbara Booth, UCLA
Barbara Young, UCLA
Gina Vecchione, UCLA
Janet Lloyd, Cal State-Fullerton
Pam Newton, Cal State-Fullerton
Jan Pierini, Cal State-Fullerton
Kim Muratore, Fresno State

SCORES

  1. Arizona State 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 3 Creighton 2 (8 inn.)
  3. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1 (13 inn.)
  4. Western Michigan 5 Fresno State 0
  5. Arizona State 2 Nebraska 0
  6. UCLA 1 Western Michigan 0
  7. Cal State Fullerton 4 Creighton 1 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  8. Fresno State 1 Oklahoma State 0  (14 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
  9. Cal State Fullerton 1 Western Michigan 0 (8 inn.) – Western Michigan eliminated
  10. Fresno State 1 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  11. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 (10 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  12. Fresno State 4 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  13. UCLA 2 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (3-0)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1)
4. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-2)
5t. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
7t. Creighton Blue Jays (0-2)
7t. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-2)

REGIONALS

Northeast Regional

  1. Western Michigan 2 Adelphi 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Adelphi 1 Western Michigan 0
  3. Western Michigan 7 Adelphi 0

Western Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Atlantic Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 4 Bowling Green 1
  2. Cal State Fullerton 11 Bowling Green 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  1. Creighton 4 South Carolina 0
  2. Creighton 3 South Carolina 2

Creighton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Nebraska 1 Missouri 0 (11 inn.)
  2. Missouri 1 Nebraska 0
  3. Nebraska 4 Missouri 1

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Midwest Regional

  1. Oklahoma State 1 Cal Poly Pomona 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma State 3 Cal Poly Pomona 2 (11 inn.)

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  • UCLA 4 Wyoming 0
  • UCLA 5 Wyoming 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

West Regional

  • California 1 Arizona State 0
  • Arizona State 3 California 1 (8 inn.)
  • Arizona State 2 California 1

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northwest Regional

  • Fresno State 2 Pacific 1 (9 inn.)
  • Pacific 5 Fresno State 1
  • Fresno State 4 Pacific 0

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

SEASON INFORMATION

Batting Average

Player, School CL G AB HITS AVG.
1. Cindy Bogucki, Evansville FR 26 83 39 .470
2. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 96 42 .438
3. Jackie Gaw, Massachusetts JR 25 90 38 .422
4. Marge Brown, Delaware SO 25 79 33 .418
5. Jackie Sullivan, Niagara FR 19 73 30 .411
6. Vera Bahr, Nevada-Las Vegas SO 30 100 41 .410
7. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 77 30 .390
7. Kim Migliore, Niagara JR 20 77 30 .390
9. Eileen Holleran, St. John’s JR 28 103 40 .388
10. Deb Laux, Canisius FR 21 71 27 .380
11. Beth Walsh, Iona SO 19 72 27 .375
12. Jay Jackson, New Mexico State JR 38 115 42 .365
13. Cindy Lyon, Utah SO 56 180 65 .361
14. Kerry Karst, St. John’s SR 28 97 35 .361
15. Chris Dinoto, Rhode Island SR 42 137 49 .358
16. Linda Berndt, Western Michigan JR 44 136 48 .353
17. Michele Madrid, New Mexico FR 26 83 29 .349
18. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 104 36 .346
19. Lea Ann Jarvis, Louisiana Tech FR 46 142 49 .345
19. Brenda Thaler, Indiana SO 45 142 49 .345
21. Gretchen Larson, Minnesota JR 30 87 30 .345
21. Cathy Thompson, Evansville JR 26 87 30 .345
23. Sandy Wichelecki, Illinois-Chic. Circle SR 30 93 32 .344
24. Jennae Lambdin, Pacific SO 48 137 47 .343
25. Kelly Hall, Rider FR 20 70 24 .343
26. Diane Hatch, Michigan SR 44 141 48 .340
27. Sue Koopman, Northwestern FR 46 106 36 .340
28. Angie Bodiford, Louisiana Tech FR 44 148 50 .338
29. Gina Autobee, Colorado State JR 36 108 36 .333
29. Theresa Kugelmann, Delware JR 24 72 24 .333
29. Cindy Spradling, Texas-Arlington SR 49 159 53 .333
29. Pat Stoffel, Western Illinois SR 42 141 47 .333

RBI

Player, School CL G RBI AVG.
1. Sue Lewis, Cal St.-Fullerton SO 63 50 0.79
2. Chris Dinoto, Rhode-Island SR 42 38 0.90
3. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 28 1.40
4. Laura Rucinski, Ill.-Chicago Circle JR 31 27 0.87
4. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 27 0.84
6. Kris Niendorf, Evansville JR 26 25 0.96
6. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 25 0.78
8. Kim Migliore, Niagara JR 20 23 1.15
9. Jackie Sullivan, Niagara FR 19 21 1.11
10. Lori Fritsch, Dayton SR 19 20 1.05
10. Jackie Gaw, Massachusetts JR 25 20 0.80

Home Runs

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Sue Lewis, Cal St.-Fullerton SO 63 9 0.14
2. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 7 0.22
2. Sue Hebson, Northwestern JR 40 7 0.18
2. Cindy Lyon, Utah SO 56 7 0.13
5. Jackie SulIivan, Niagara FR 19 6 0.32
5. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 6 0.30

Triples

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 9 0.28
2. Linda Ballard, Ill.-Chicago Circle SO 20 6 0.30
2. Cathy Hill, Dayton SO 21 6 0.29
2. Karen Stout, Delaware SR 24 6 0.25
2. Candy Bogucki, Evansville FR 26 6 0.23
2. Michele Madrid, New Mexico FR 26 6 0.23

Doubles

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Lea Ann Jarvis, Louisiana Tech FR 46 16 0.35
2. Patti Simon, Louisiana Tech SO 43 13 0.30
3. Jane Wagner, Northern Iowa SO 49 12 0.24
4. Cynthia. Martin, Texas-Arlington JR 50 11 0.22
5. Deanne Moore, Michigan State SO 38 9 0.24
5. Chris Dinoto, Rhode Island SR 42 9 0.21
7. Sheila Cornell, UCLA SO 37 8 0.22
7. Kay Piper, Akron FR 37 8 0.22

Stolen Bases

Player, School CL G SB SBA AVG.
1. Lori Sanchez, Cal-Santa Barbara JR 56 29 0.52
2. Diane Hatch, Michigan SR 44 24 0.55
2. Nancy Kassebaum, Eastern Illinois JR 48 24 28 0.50
4. Lori Turken, San Diego State FR 37 18 22 0.49
5. Vera Bahr, Nevada-Las Vegas SO 30 17 0.57

Earned Run Average

Player, School CL G IP R ER ERA
1. Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan JR 19 137.1 7 3 0.15
2. Kathy Van Wyk, Cal St. Fullerton SR 39 278.0 11 7 0.18
3. Judy Koens, Central Michigan SO 15 104.0 11 3 0.20
4. Nina Calcaterra, Evansville FR 18 103.0 21 3 0.20
5. Tracy Compton, UCLA FR 14 101.2 5 3 0.21
6. Debbie Doom, UCLA FR 15 134.1 6 6 0.31
7. Teresa Wilson, Missouri JR r 249.1 25 12 0.34
8. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 27 186.0 15 9 0.34
9. Jennifer Berger, Northern Iowa SO 26 159.2 24 8 0.35
10. Jenny Stallard, U. S. International FR 22 157.0 12 8 0.36
11. Kathy Richards, Eastern Illinois JR 30 194.2 21 10 0.36
12. Wende Ward, Fresno State JR 30 248.0 32 14 0.40
13. Jeanne Wagner, Nebraska JR 24 187.0 16 11 0.41
14. Trina Marvin, Oregon State JR 18 101.2 16 6 0.41
15. Ellen O’Keefe, Northwestern JR 24 134.0 27 8 0.42
16. Andrea Ambrosi, Northwestern JR 21 115.2 30 7 0.42
17. Pam Stone, Arizona SO 26 156.1 28 10 0.45
18. Pam Boswell, Cal Poly-Pomona SR 35 249.2 24 16 0.45
19. Shelley Allemendinger, Pacific FR 25 139.0 17 9 0.45
20. Kim Wooden, Western Michigan SR 16 107.0 19 8 0.52

Wins

Player, School CL G IP W L PCT.
1. Kathy Van Wyk, Cal St. -Fullerton SR 39 278.0 35 1 .972
2. Pam Boswell, Cal Poly-Pomona SR 35 249.2 26 8 .765
3. Teresa Wilson, Missouri JR 37 249.1 25 11 .694
4. Kathy Richards, Eastern Illinois JR 30 194.2 24 3 .889
4. Wende Ward, Fresno State JR 30 248.0 24 6 .800
6. Rhonda Clarke, Kansas SO 38 274.2 23 13 .639
7. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 27 186.0 22 4 .846
8. Tami Cyr, Louisiana Tech FR 29 208.2 21 5 .808
9. Margaret Sutter, California SO 25 183.0 20 4 .833
9. Candy Werner, Northern Illinois SO 35 149.2 20 7 .741

Strikeouts

Player, School CL IP SO AVG
1. Rhonda Clarke, Kansas SO 274.2 344 8.8
2. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 186.0 236 8.9
3. Jennifer Berger, Northern Iowa SO 159.2 216 10.1
4. Laurie Miller, Northern Illinois FR 193.1 198 7.2
5. Debbie Doom, UCLA FR 134.1 193 10.1
6. Jeanne Wagner, Nebraska JR 187.0 191 7.1
7. Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan JR 137.1 141 7.2
8. Terry Keasling, Cal St. -Fullerton SR 123.0 135 8.7

 

Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons were one of the greatest men’s fast pitch teams in history. Here is a look at their storied history.

  • 1940 ASA Indiana State Runnerup to Bendix Brakes, ASA National Runnerup (44-14)
  • 1941 ASA Indiana State Runnerup to Bendix brakes, ASA National Champs (50-10)
  • 1942 ASA Indiana State Champ/ASA East Central Regional Champ, ASA National 3rd Place (65-12)
  • 1943 ASA Indiana State Champ/ASA East Central Regional 3rd place (63-15)
  • 1944 Indiana State Champ/ASA West Central Regional Champ/ASA National Runnerup (76-12)
  • 1945 ASA National Industrial Champ/ASA National Champ (72-4)
  • 1946 ASA National Champ/NSL League Champ (93- 7)
  • 1947 ASA National Champ/NSL Regular Season and Playoff Champ (113-19)
  • 1948 NSL Regular Season Champ – did not play ASA Champ Briggs Beautyware (99-21)
  • 1949 NSL Regular Season & Playoff Champ – Beat ASA Champ Tip Top Tailors (114-10)
  • 1950 NFL Regular Season & Playoff Champ – Beat ASA Champ Clearwater Bombers (113-17)
  • 1951 NISL Regular Season & Playoff Champ – Beat ASA Champ Dow Chemical (101- 6)
  • 1952 NISL Regular Season & Playoff Champ – Beat ASA Champ Briggs Beautyware (110-14)
  • 1953 NISL Regular Season Champ – Lost to ASA Champ Briggs Beautyware (87-16)
  • 1954 NISL Regular Season Champ/ASA Indiana State Champ/ASA West Central Regional 4th place (56-12)
  • 1955 Fred Zollner disbanded the team

1945, 1946 and 1947, were the real glory years for Zollner’s club. It won world titles all three years, and no team ever won three in row before or since. It was in the 1947 World Tournament that Zollner decided he would pull his team out of ASA competition. In the final game of that tournament the opposition protested that the Pistons were using a pro, Curly Armstrong. He was a member of the Zollner Pistons pro basketball squad, and thus was indeed considered a pro. However, the other team also had a player who’ was a member of the former New York Rens, so both were thrown out of the tournament, and the final game had to be replayed. It made no difference. The Pistons won both.

A new league

Out of those ASA problems in 1947 the National Fastball League was born, and all of the great teams of that era were members. It made no difference to the Pistons. From 1948 through 1954, the last year for the Piston team here, Zollner’s team won the league championship six of seven years, losing out in 1952 to Midland, Mich.

During the 1946 national tourney in Cleveland, Lou Boudreau, manager of the Cleveland Indians, gave tryouts to Ramage and the Johnston brothers and wanted to sign all three to professional baseball contracts. “He wanted us to sign and play in, I think, Davenport, Iowa,” Ramage said. “But we were making more money in Fort Wayne than the Cleveland organization wanted to pay us, so we said thanks, but no thanks.” Naturally, with the huge salaries major league teams are paying these days, Kampschmidt and Ramage have to wonder what they might have done had they been born about 40 years after they were.

“I have to look at the St. Louis shortstop, Ozzie Smith, and wonder,” says Ramage. “The guy can’t hit his hat, and he’s making a million dollars.” They can recall boundless stories of their playing days with the Pistons, first riding in a bus all over the Midwest and later four to a car. “Fred always made sure there was one guy in each car who didn’t drink,” laughed Ramage.

Into left field

Kampschmidt remembers a game in which the Pistons had a 1-0 lead in the last inning and the other team had runners on second and third with no one out. “I looked at West, who was warming up, and he said, ‘Give me the ball, Bernie, I’ll get this thing over in a hurry.’ The batter bunted his first pitch and Bill promptly threw the ball into left field and both runs scored. He looked at me and said, ‘I told you I would get it over with in a hurry.’ ”

Kampschmidt, who was named manager of the team in 1946 and held that job until the team folded,. was asked what pitcher he would want to use if his team was playing in the seventh game of a best-of-seven series. “Bill West,” he replied with no hesitation, and added, “Luken wouldn’t be far behind, but if it was the seventh game Leo probably would have already pitched a couple of times and West was the kind of guy who could pitch every day.”

Facing retirement, Kampschmidt said, “I sure never thought when I moved here in 1940 I would work for the Winer Corp. for 42 years without ever missing a paycheck.” Ramage added, “There isn’t that first regret. Fred (Zollner) was the best sponsor a team ever had and the greatest guy in the world to work for.”

The Pistons were tickled when their old Detroit foes, the Briggs, went out Tuesday at the hands of the 38-year-old veteran, Shifty Gears, of Rochester, in an eight-inning thriller, 1-0.

Neal Barille became a father for the second time about two hours before the game Tuesday night. The new arrival is a daughter. He has a son, two. Neal celebrated with a single and two walks in four trips and has the fans here saying he’s improved since he left here.

Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indian boss, was around to see some of the games and took a mighty good look at the Italian speedster. Porky Slater had to have a doe-tor’s care for his injured left shoulder and played with it heavily taped. But he drew a walk, hit a sharp single and made one swell catch despite the handicap. Hugh Johnston hit the ball hard three times, his second double being close to a homer, and the Pistons believe he’s out of his recent slump at the plate.

Eight more games today trim the field to three teams in each division, with the Pistons sure to be one of the three male survivors , for Thursday.

Ferguson Manager Beefs

If extra games are needed in either division after Thursday, night they are tentatively scheduled for Friday. The Piston-Ferguson game Tuesday night started nearly two hours late and was not over until way past midnight. The schedule got away behind because there were so many overtime clashes Tuesday. John Nolan, Ferguson manager, argued loud and long when the umps started calling illegal pitches on Kirkendall, but to no avail. They had called seven on him in an earlier game because he fails to stop long enough in his ball presentation.