1979 Women's College World Series

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The 1979 AIAW Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 24–27. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the national collegiate softball championship.[1]

Teams[]

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Arizona
  • Arizona State
  • Cal Poly–Pomona
  • Chapman College (California)
  • Emporia State (Kansas)
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Nebraska–Omaha
  • Northern Colorado
  • Oregon State
  • Rutgers (New Jersey)
  • South Carolina
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas Woman's
  • UCLA
  • Western Illinois

Texas Woman's University, newly named the Pioneers in February after years as the Tessies, won its first national championship behind the pitching of Kathy Arendsen, emerging from the losers' bracket to defeat defending champion UCLA with a pair of 1–0 wins in the final. On the final day, Arendsen pitched all 21 innings in three games. UCLA pitchers had posted shutouts in all of its games until the finals, a streak of nine games over two WCWS.[1]

Bracket[]

1st Round[2]   2nd Round   3rd Round   4th Round   Semifinals   Finals
Cal Poly–Pomona 6  
Nebraska–Omaha 0     Cal Poly–Pomona 1  
Western Illinois 4   Western Illinois 0  
Emporia State 0       Cal Poly–Pomona 1  
Arizona State 2       Texas Woman's 0  
Oregon State 0     Arizona State 0
Texas Woman's 4   Texas Woman's 1[a]  
South Carolina 2       Cal Poly–Pomona 0  
Kansas 2     UCLA 1    
Arizona 0     Kansas 0  
UCLA 5   UCLA 2  
Texas A&M 0       UCLA 2
Indiana 8       Northern Colorado 0  
Chapman College 1     Indiana 1
Northern Colorado 3[b]   Northern Colorado 4  
Rutgers 2  
  UCLA 0 0  
  Texas Woman's 1 1  
Nebraska–Omaha 4   Indiana 4  
Emporia State 3   Nebraska–Omaha 2  
    Indiana 2   Texas Woman's 2[b]  
    Oregon State 1   Indiana 1  
Oregon State 1[c]   Kansas 0
South Carolina 0   Oregon State 1  
    Texas Woman's 1   Cal Poly–Pomona 0  
    Northern Colorado 0   Texas Woman's 2[d]  
Arizona 2   Arizona State 0  
Texas A&M 6   Texas A&M 2  
    Texas A&M 4   Northern Colorado 2
    Western Illinois 2   Texas A&M 0  
Chapman College 0   Western Illinois 3
Rutgers 1   Rutgers 2  
  1. ^ 18 innings
  2. ^ a b 11 innings
  3. ^ 8 innings
  4. ^ no-hitter

Ranking[]

Place School WCWS Record
1st Texas Woman's 7-1
2nd UCLA 4-2
3rd Cal Poly–Pomona 3-2
4th Northern Colorado 3-2
5th Indiana 3-2
Texas A&M 3-2
7th Oregon State 2-2
Western Illinois 2-2
9th Arizona State 1-2
Rutgers 1-2
Kansas 1-2
Nebraska–Omaha 1-2
13th Chapman College 0-2
Emporia State 0-2
Arizona 0-2
South Carolina 0-2

See also[]

See also: AIAW Champions § Fastpitch Softball

References[]

  1. ^ a b Plummer III, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  2. ^ "aiaw/asa women's college world series" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives. May 29, 1979. p. 4-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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