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.
Regionals
At-Large Regional–55—–30 — Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northwest Regional–UCLA12—–00— UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northeast Regional–35—–02— Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Midwest Regional–639—–02— Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
West Regional–23—–10— Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
South Regional–19313—–01— Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Central Regional–Texas A&M42—–01— Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Mideast Regional–07511–204 Central Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Women's College World Series
Participants
Texas A&M UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 20 Game 1 UCLA 1–09 Game 2 1–0 May 21 Game 3 3–0 Game 4 Texas A&M 3–0 May 22 Game 5 3–0 Arizona State eliminated Game 6 1–0 Florida State eliminated Game 7 UCLA 3–0 Game 8 Texas A&M 2–113 May 23 Game 9 2–1 Central Michigan eliminated Game 10 2–1 Fresno State eliminated Game 11 UCLA 1–0 Texas A&M Game 12 Texas A&M 4–0 Nebraska eliminated Game 13 UCLA 1–0 Cal State Fullerton eliminated May 24 Game 14 Texas A&M 1–0 UCLA Game 15 Texas A&M 4–1 UCLA Texas A&M wins WCWS
Championship Game
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 IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (W) 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 24 25 UCLA Bruins Michelle Phillips (L) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 3 4 UCLA Bruins Samantha Ford 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 25 25
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team Pos Name School P Shawn Andaya Texas A&M Lisa Longaker UCLA 1B Gena Strang Fresno State 2B Julie Smith Texas A&M 3B Janice Parks UCLA SS Liz Mizera Texas A&M OF Karen Walker UCLA OF Sandra Arledge UCLA OF Chenita Rogers Cal State Fullerton C Kris Tipmore Central MichiganAL Lisa Hankerd UCLA Shauna Wattenberg UCLA
See also 1987 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1987 NAIA softball tournament 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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