# 1986 NCAA Division I 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.

## Regionals

West Regional :
| – | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | 1 | — |
| – | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | 0 | — |
Mideast Regional :
| – | Indiana | 2 | 5 | — |
| – | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | — |
South Regional :
| – | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | — |
| – | Florida State | 0 | 0 | — |
Central Regional :
| – | Texas A&M | 1 | 1$^{10}$ | — |
| – | Kansas | 0 | 0 | — |

## Women's College World Series
### Participants

* California
* Cal State Fullerton
* Creighton
* Indiana
* Long Beach State
* Louisiana Tech
* Northwestern
* Texas A&M

### Game results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 2 | California | California | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1$^9$ | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{10}$ | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{10}$ | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3$^8$ | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 0 | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3$^8$ | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 0 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 6 | | | | Indiana | Indiana | 1 | | |
| | | | Indiana | Indiana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana | 1$^{10}$ | Indiana | Indiana | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 |
| | | | | | | Indiana | Indiana | | | | | | 2$^{10}$ |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | | | | | | 0 |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{10}$ | | 0 |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1$^{10}$ | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{10}$ | |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1$^{10}$ | | | | California | California | 0 | |
| | | | | | | California | California | | California | California | 0 | 1$^8$ | |
| | | | Creighton | Creighton | 4$^{13}$ | Creighton | Creighton | | | | | 0 | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game log

| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Notes |
| May 21 | Game 1 | California | 2–0 | Northwestern | |
| May 21 | Game 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 1–0$^9$ | Long Beach State | |
| May 22 | Game 3 | Texas A&M | 1–0$^{10}$ | Creighton | |
| May 22 | Game 4 | Indiana | 1–0$^{10}$ | Louisiana Tech | |
| May 23 | Game 5 | Long Beach State | 1–0$^{10}$ | Northwestern | Northwestern eliminated |
| May 23 | Game 6 | Creighton | 4–3$^{13}$ | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech eliminated |
| May 23 | Game 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–0 | California | |
| May 23 | Game 8 | Texas A&M | 6–0 | Indiana | |
| May 24 | Game 9 | California | 1–0$^8$ | Creighton | Creighton eliminated |
| May 24 | Game 10 | Indiana | 2–0$^{10}$ | Long Beach State | Long Beach State eliminated |
| May 24 | Game 11 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–0 | Texas A&M | |
| May 24 | Game 12 | Texas A&M | 1–0$^{10}$ | California | California eliminated |
| May 24 | Game 13 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–1$^8$ | Indiana | Indiana eliminated |
| May 25 | Game 14 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–0 | Texas A&M | Cal State Fullerton wins WCWS |

### Championship Game

| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| Cal State Fullerton Titans | JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) | 1-3 RBI |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Tory Parks (PH) | 1-1 |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Cal State Fullerton Titans | Connie Clark (W) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 22 |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Shawn Andaya (L) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 31 |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| 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 |