1987 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

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]

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)
MOP()

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket
  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  Winner's bracket
  UCLA 19  
  Arizona State 0    
      UCLA 3  
      Nebraska 0    
  Nebraska 1          
  Fresno State 0        
      UCLA 1
      Texas A&M 0
  Cal State Fullerton 3        
  Florida State 0          
      Cal State Fullerton 1    
      Texas A&M 213  
  Texas A&M 3    
  Central Michigan 0  
  Loser's bracket
  Arizona State 0  
  Fresno State 3     Cal State Fullerton 2
    Fresno State 1
  Florida State 0  
  Central Michigan 1     Nebraska 2
    Central Michigan 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semifinals
  UCLA 2       Texas A&M 4
  Cal State Fullerton 1           UCLA 1
      UCLA 0    
      Texas A&M 1  
  Texas A&M 4    
  Nebraska 0  

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 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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