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1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held in May as the conclusion of the 1987 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 1987 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The event, held from May 20 to 24, was the sixth NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. Texas A&M won the championship by defeating UCLA 4–1 in the final game.[1][2]

1987 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) title)
Runner-upUCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachBob Brock (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) title)

Regionals edit

Women's College World Series edit

Participants edit

Game results edit

Bracket edit

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA19
Arizona State0
UCLA3
Nebraska0
Nebraska1
Fresno State0
UCLA1
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton3
UCLA2
Florida State0
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton1
Texas A&M213
Texas A&M3
Central Michigan0
UCLA01
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M14
Cal State Fullerton2
Arizona State0Fresno State1
Texas A&M4
Fresno State3
Nebraska0
Nebraska2
Florida State0Central Michigan1
Central Michigan1

Game log edit

Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
May 20 Game 1 UCLA 1–09 Arizona State
Game 2 Nebraska 1–0 Fresno State
May 21 Game 3 Cal State Fullerton 3–0 Florida State
Game 4 Texas A&M 3–0 Central Michigan
May 22 Game 5 Fresno State 3–0 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
Game 6 Central Michigan 1–0 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 7 UCLA 3–0 Nebraska
Game 8 Texas A&M 2–113 Cal State Fullerton
May 23 Game 9 Nebraska 2–1 Central Michigan Central Michigan eliminated
Game 10 Cal State Fullerton 2–1 Fresno State Fresno State eliminated
Game 11 UCLA 1–0 Texas A&M
Game 12 Texas A&M 4–0 Nebraska Nebraska eliminated
Game 13 UCLA 1–0 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton eliminated
May 24 Game 14 Texas A&M 1–0 UCLA
Game 15 Texas A&M 4–1 UCLA Texas A&M wins WCWS

Championship Game edit

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (P) 1-3 2RBIs
UCLA Bruins Janice Parks (3B) 1-3 RBI K
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (W) 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 24 25
UCLA Bruins Michelle Phillips (L) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 3 4
UCLA Bruins Samantha Ford 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 25 25

All-Tournament Team edit

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

Pos Name School
P Shawn Andaya Texas A&M
Lisa Longaker UCLA
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
C Kris Tipmore Central Michigan
AL Lisa Hankerd UCLA
Shauna Wattenberg UCLA

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1987 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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