# 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.

## Regionals

At-Large Regional :
| – | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | — |
| – | Arizona | 3 | 0 | — |
Northwest Regional :
| – | UCLA | 1 | 2 | — |
| – | Long Beach State | 0 | 0 | — |
Northeast Regional :
| – | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | — |
| – | California | 0 | 2 | — |
Midwest Regional :
| – | Nebraska | 6 | 3$^9$ | — |
| – | Utah | 0 | 2 | — |
West Regional :
| – | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | 3 | — |
| – | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | 0 | — |
South Regional :
| – | Florida State | 1$^9$ | 3$^{13}$ | — |
| – | Adelphi | 0 | 1 | — |
Central Regional :
| – | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | — |
| – | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 1 | — |
Mideast Regional :
| – | Central Michigan | 0 | 7 | 5$^{11}$ |
| – | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 4 |

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

* Arizona State
* Cal State Fullerton
* Central Michigan
* Florida State
* Fresno State
* Nebraska
* Texas A&M
* UCLA

### 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 | Final |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 3 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | | 1 |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | 2 | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | | | | | 1 | |
| | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game log

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

### Championship Game

| 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

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Shawn Andaya | Texas A&M |
| P | 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 |
| AL | Shauna Wattenberg | UCLA |