# 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held in May at the end of the 1983 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 1983 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1983 Women's College World Series was the second NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Texas A&M, following up its 1982 AIAW WCWS title, won the championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton 2–1 in the final game.

## Regionals

West Regional :
| – | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| – | New Mexico | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Mideast Regional :
| – | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| – | Cal Poly Pomona | 2 | 1 | 1 |
South Regional :
| – | South Carolina | 1$^{10}$ | 3 | 3 |
| – | Central Michigan | 0 | 4$^8$ | 0 |
Central Regional :
| – | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | — |
| – | Kansas | 0 | 0 | — |
Midwest Regional :
| – | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| – | Southwest Missouri State | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Northeast Regional :
| – | UCLA | 1$^9$ | 1$^{11}$ | — |
| – | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | — |
Northwest Regional :
| – | Pacific | 3 | 0 | 3$^{12}$ |
| – | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Atlantic Regional :
| – | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 9 | — |
| – | Penn State | 0 | 1 | — |

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

* Cal State Fullerton
* Indiana
* South Carolina
* Texas A&M
* UCLA
* Missouri
* Louisiana Tech
* Pacific

### 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 | | 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$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game log

| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Notes |
| May 25 | Game 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–2 | Indiana | |
| May 25 | Game 2 | South Carolina | 2–0 | Texas A&M | |
| May 26 | Game 3 | UCLA | 1–0 | Missouri | |
| May 26 | Game 4 | Louisiana Tech | 7–0 | Pacific | |
| May 27 | Game 5 | Texas A&M | 1–0 | Indiana | Indiana eliminated |
| May 27 | Game 6 | Pacific | 1–0$^{12}$ | Missouri | Missouri eliminated |
| May 27 | Game 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 2–0 | South Carolina | |
| May 27 | Game 8 | UCLA | 8–0 | Louisiana Tech | |
| May 28 | Game 9 | South Carolina | 2–1 | Pacific | Pacific eliminated |
| May 28 | Game 10 | Texas A&M | 2–0 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech eliminated |
| May 28 | Game 11 | Cal State Fullerton | 6–1 | UCLA | |
| May 28 | Game 12 | UCLA | 2–1$^{17}$ | South Carolina | South Carolina eliminated |
| May 28 | Game 13 | Texas A&M | 1–0 | Cal State Fullerton | |
| May 29 | Game 14 | Texas A&M | 1–0$^{17}$ | UCLA | |
| May 29 | Game 15 | Texas A&M | $^{12}$ | Cal State Fullerton | Texas A&M wins WCWS |

### Championship Game

| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Pattie Holthaus (2B) | 1-4 BB K |
| Cal State Fullerton Titans | JoAnn Ferrieri (DH) | 2-5 |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Lori Stoll (W) | 12.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 42 |
| Cal State Fullerton Titans | Susan LeFebvre (L) | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 45 |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| 1B | Sheila Cornell | UCLA |
| 2B | Patti Holthaus | Texas A&M |
| 3B | Cindy Cooper | Texas A&M |
| SS | Dot Richardson | UCLA |
| OF | Iva Jackson | Texas A&M |
| OF | Elise King | Cal St. Fullerton |
| OF | Mary Ricks | UCLA |
| OF | Vera Bahr | Cal St. Fullerton |
| P | Susan LeFebvre | Cal St. Fullerton |
| P | Lori Stoll | Texas A&M |
| C | Gay McNutt | Texas A&M |
| DH | Cindy Long | South Carolina |