1983 NCAA Division I softball season
| 1983 NCAA Division I softball season | |
|---|---|
| Defending Champions | UCLA |
| Tournament | |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Champions | Texas A&M (1st NCAA WCWS title) |
| Runners-up | Cal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Bob Brock (1st NCAA WCWS title) |
| Seasons | |
The 1983 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1983. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1983 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 29, 1983.
Women's College World Series[]
The 1983 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Pacific | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 0 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pacific | 112 | South Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||
| Pacific | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | Texas A&M | 212 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 114 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 217 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
Season leaders[]
- Batting average: .516 – Mitzi Davis, East Carolina Pirates
- RBIs: 46 – Mitzi Davis, East Carolina Pirates
- Home runs: 9 – Cindy Mosteller, Baylor Lady Bears
- Wins: 30-7 – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M Aggies
- ERA: 0.04 (1 ER/168.0 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
- Strikeouts: 340 – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M Aggies
Records[]
NCAA Division I season ERA: 0.04 (1 ER/168.0 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins[2]
NCAA Division I single game assists: 12 – Wende Ward, Fresno State Bulldogs; February 23, 1983
Freshman class ERA: 0.09 (3 ER/219.0 IP) – Darlene Lowery, South Carolina Gamecocks
Awards[]
- Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lori Stoll, Texas A&M Aggies[3][4]
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1983 | 30 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 297.1 | 99 | 26 | 14 | 60 | 340 | 0.33 | 0.53 |
References[]
- ^ "1983 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- 1983 NCAA Division I softball season