# 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The finals of the 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held from May 27 through May 30. 16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament's first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women's College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. UCLA won the title. Historian Bill Plummer III wrote, "With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA's first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA's first in Omaha."$^{:63}$

## Regionals

Northeast Regional :
| Western Michigan | 2$^{10}$ | 0 | 7 |
| Adelphi | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atlantic Regional :
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | 11 | — |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | — |
South Regional :
| Creighton | 7 | 3 | — |
| South Carolina | 0 | 2 | — |
Mideast Regional :
| Nebraska | 1$^{11}$ | 0 | 4 |
| Missouri | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Midwest Regional :
| Oklahoma State | 1$^9$ | 3$^{11}$ | — |
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | 2 | — |
Central Regional :
| UCLA | 4 | 5 | — |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | — |
West Regional :
| California | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arizona State | 0 | 3$^8$ | 2 |
Northwest Regional :
| Fresno State | 2$^9$ | 1 | 4 |
| Pacific | 0 | 5 | 0 |

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

These eight teams met at Seymour Smith Park to decide the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Championship:
* Arizona State
* Cal State Fullerton
* Creighton
* Fresno State
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma State
* UCLA
* Western Michigan

### 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 |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 2$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 2 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 3$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 3$^8$ | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{10}$ | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 2$^{13}$ | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{10}$ | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 2$^{13}$ | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2$^8$ |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 |
| | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | | | | | 0 |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 4$^8$ | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | 1$^8$ |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 4$^8$ | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 1 | | 1$^8$ |
| | | | Creighton | Creighton | 1 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 1 | |
| | | | Creighton | Creighton | 1 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | 0 | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | 1 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Championship Game

| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| UCLA Bruins | Debbie Hauer (1B) | 0-3 RBI 2Ks |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Sandi Taylor (2B) | 1-2 BB |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| UCLA Bruins | Debbie Doom (W) | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 27 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Wende Ward (L) | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 |