# 1983 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

## Conference standings

1983 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1983 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Indiana ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–5–1 .72545–20–1 .689 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65034–16–0 .680 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 13–9–0 .59132–18–0 .640 Iowa ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53320–18–0 .526 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45016–22–1 .423 Michigan ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37532–27–0 .542 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 4–14–1 .23719–28–1 .406 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1983 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Zone Texas–Arlington $^x$‍‍‍ 5–1–0 .83339–19–0 .672 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 3–1–0 .7509–18–0 .333 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 0–6–0 .0005–9–0 .357 South Zone Southwestern Louisiana $^x$‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75022–13–0 .629 McNeese State ‍‍‡‍ 5–3–0 .62519–18–0 .514 Lamar ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1255–40–0 .111 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 1983 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## 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.
| 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana | 2 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 2 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 8 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 7 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacific | Pacific | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{14}$ | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^{12}$ |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana | Indiana | 0 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana | Indiana | 0 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | | UCLA | UCLA | 2$^{17}$ | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2$^{17}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 0 | Pacific | Pacific | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pacific | Pacific | 1$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .516 – Mitzi Davis, East Carolina Pirates
* RBIs: 46 – Mitzi Davis, East Carolina Pirates
* Home runs: 9 – Cindy Mosteller, Baylor Lady Bears
Pitching
* 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
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
| 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 |