# 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team

The 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1982 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs were coached by Donna Pickel, who led her fifth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 43–11. They competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference, where they finished first with a 17–3 record.
The Bulldogs were invited to the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the Northwest Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Fresno State win |
| | Fresno State loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1982 Fresno State Bulldogs Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
Overall record :
| USC | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 7–0 | 1–0 |
| USC | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 9–0 | 2–0 |
| Cal State Northridge | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Cal State Northridge | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–0 | 4–0 |
| at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 6–3 | 5–0 |
| at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 5–0 | 6–0 |
| at Santa Clara | Santa Clara, CA | W 9–0 | 7–0 |
| at Santa Clara | Santa Clara, CA | W 13–1 | 8–0 |
| vs Pacific | | W 2–1 | 9–0 |
| at Sacramento State | Sacramento, CA | W 9–0 | 10–0 |
| at Sacramento State | Sacramento, CA | W 7–4 | 11–0 |
| US International | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–1 | 12–0 |
| US International | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 13–0 |
| Stanislaus State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 14–0 | 14–0 |
| Stanislaus State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 10–0 | 15–0 |
| Santa Clara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 18–0 | 16–0 |
| Santa Clara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 11–0 | 17–0 |
| vs Arizona | | L 0–1 | 17–1 |
| vs Texas A&M | | L 1–3 | 17–2 |
| vs Cal State Dominguez Hills | | W 3–2 | 18–2 |
| vs UC Santa Barbara | | L 0–2 | 18–3 |
| vs San Francisco | | L 0–2 | 18–4 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 1–0 | 19–4 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–1 | 20–4 |
| vs Cal State Dominguez Hills | | W 4–3 | 21–4 |
| vs UNLV | | W 12–0 | 22–4 |
| vs UNLV | | W 16–6 | 23–4 |
| vs California | | W 3–1 | 24–4 |
| vs Cal State Northridge | | W 7–5 | 25–4 |
| at Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | W 4–0 | 26–4 |
| at Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | L 1–3 | 26–5 |
| San Francisco State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 27–5 |
| San Francisco State | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 28–5 |
| Stanford | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 11–0 | 29–5 |
| Stanford | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 7–1 | 30–5 |
| at California | Berkeley, CA | W 1–0 | 31–5 |
| at California | Berkeley, CA | W 6–0 | 32–5 |
| at Pacific | | L 0–1 | 32–6 |
| at Pacific | | L 4–5 | 32–7 |
| at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–2 | 33–7 |
| at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–0 | 34–7 |
| California | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | L 0–1 | 34–8 |
| California | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–1 | 35–8 |
| at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–2 | 36–8 |
| at San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | W 4–0 | 37–8 |
| Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–1 | 38–8 |
Post-season :
NCAA Northwest Regional :
| Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 2–0 | 39–8 | 1–0 |
| Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | L 1–5 | 39–9 | 1–1 |
| Pacific | Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 40–9 | 2–1 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 27 | Western Michigan | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–5 | 40–10 | 0–1 |
| May 29 | Oklahoma State | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 41–10 | 1–1 |
| May 29 | Nebraska | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 42–10 | 2–1 |
| May 30 | Arizona State | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | W 4–1 | 43–10 | 3–1 |
| May 31 | UCLA | Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–2 | 43–11 | 3–2 |