1987 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) title)
Runner-upUCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachBob Brock (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) title)

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.[1][2]

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA19
Arizona State0
UCLA3
Nebraska0
Nebraska1
Fresno State0
UCLA1
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton3
UCLA2
Florida State0
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton1
Texas A&M213
Texas A&M3
Central Michigan0
UCLA01
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M14
Cal State Fullerton2
Arizona State0Fresno State1
Texas A&M4
Fresno State3
Nebraska0
Nebraska2
Florida State0Central Michigan1
Central Michigan1

Game log

DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamNotes
May 20Game 1UCLA1–09Arizona State
Game 2Nebraska1–0Fresno State
May 21Game 3Cal State Fullerton3–0Florida State
Game 4Texas A&M3–0Central Michigan
May 22Game 5Fresno State3–0Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
Game 6Central Michigan1–0Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
Game 7UCLA3–0Nebraska
Game 8Texas A&M2–113Cal State Fullerton
May 23Game 9Nebraska2–1Central MichiganCentral Michigan eliminated
Game 10Cal State Fullerton2–1Fresno StateFresno State eliminated
Game 11UCLA1–0Texas A&M
Game 12Texas A&M4–0NebraskaNebraska eliminated
Game 13UCLA1–0Cal State FullertonCal State Fullerton eliminated
May 24Game 14Texas A&M1–0UCLA
Game 15Texas A&M4–1UCLATexas A&M wins WCWS

Championship Game

[3]

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 IPHRERBBSOABBF
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (W) 7.0211162425
UCLA Bruins Michelle Phillips (L) 0.03111034
UCLA Bruins Samantha Ford 6.0733012525

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

PosNameSchool
PShawn AndayaTexas A&M
Lisa LongakerUCLA
1BGena StrangFresno State
2BJulie SmithTexas A&M
3BJanice ParksUCLA
SSLiz MizeraTexas A&M
OFKaren WalkerUCLA
OFSandra ArledgeUCLA
OFChenita RogersCal State Fullerton
CKris TipmoreCentral Michigan
ALLisa HankerdUCLA
Shauna WattenbergUCLA

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1987 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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