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• 1Regionals
• 2Women's College World Series
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  • 2.1Participants
  • 2.2Game results
    • 2.2.1Bracket
    • 2.2.2Game log
  • 2.3Championship Game
  • 2.4All-Tournament Team
• 3See also
• 4References

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American college softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

1985 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	16
Finals site	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE
Champions	UCLA (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Runner-up	Nebraska (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
← 1984  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1986 →

The 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Nebraska 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions.^[1][2]

Regionals

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West Regional – Cal State Fullerton 5 5 — – Central Michigan 0 0 — Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Mideast Regional – Northwestern 3 6 — – Indiana 2 0 — Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional – Louisiana Tech 0 5 1 – Texas A&M 3 0 0 Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Central Regional – Utah 1 38 28 – Arizona State 28 2 1 Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Midwest Regional – Nebraska† 1 6 2 – Kansas 49 1 0 Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 † Nebraska's wins vacated

Northeast Regional – Adelphi 2 2 — – Penn State 0 0 — Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional – Cal Poly Pomona 4 1 — – Fresno State 0 0 — Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

At-large Regional – UCLA 1 3 2 – Pacific 3 0 0 UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

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Participants

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• Adelphi
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Cal State Fullerton
• Louisiana Tech
• Nebraska
• Northwestern
• UCLA
• Utah

Game results

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Bracket

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	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Cal State Fullerton		18
	Adelphi		0
						Cal State Fullerton		2
						UCLA		0
	Utah		0
	UCLA		1
											Cal State Fullerton		1
											Nebraska		5
	Northwestern		3
																Nebraska		0
	Cal Poly Pomona		6
						Cal Poly Pomona		0								UCLA		3
						Nebraska		2
	Louisiana Tech		0
	Nebraska		6																							Nebraska		1
																					UCLA		1			UCLA		29
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Cal State Fullerton		0
											Cal Poly Pomona		18
						Adelphi		1			Adelphi		0
																Cal State Fullerton		28
						Utah		0
																Cal Poly Pomona		1
											UCLA		1
						Northwestern		18			Northwestern		0
						Louisiana Tech		0

Game log

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Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 22	Game 1	Cal State Fullerton	1–08	Adelphi
	Game 2	UCLA	1–0	Utah
May 23	Game 3	Cal Poly Pomona	6–3	Northwestern
	Game 4	Nebraska	6–0	Louisiana Tech
May 24	Game 5	Adelphi	1–0	Utah	Utah eliminated
	Game 6	Northwestern	1–08	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 7	Cal State Fullerton	2–0	UCLA
	Game 8	Nebraska	2–0	Cal Poly Pomona
May 25	Game 9	UCLA	1–0	Northwestern	Northwestern eliminated
	Game 10	Cal Poly Pomona	1–08	Adelphi	Adelphi eliminated
	Game 11	Nebraska	5–1	Cal State Fullerton
	Game 12	Cal State Fullerton	2–18	Cal Poly Pomona	Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
	Game 13	UCLA	3–0	Nebraska
May 26	Game 14	UCLA	1–0	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
	Game 15	UCLA	2–19	Nebraska	UCLA wins WCWS

Championship Game

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^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Chris Olivie (RF)	2-3 RBI BB
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Ginger Cannon (2B)	0-3 RBI BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Debbie Doom (W)	9.0	6	1	0	4	10	32	38
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Lori Sippel (L)	8.1	7	2	1	4	8	28	35

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Debbie Doom	UCLA
	Tracy Compton	UCLA
	Lori Sippel	Nebraska
C	Lisa Busby	Nebraska
1B	Ginger Cannon	Nebraska
2B	Lori Richins	Nebraska
3B	Jo Ann Ferrieri	Cal State Fullerton
SS	Leslie Rover	UCLA
OF	Stacy Sunny	Nebraska
	Regina Dooley	Adelphi
	Alison Stowell	Cal Poly Pomona
U	Chris Olivie	UCLA

See also

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• 1985 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1985 NAIA softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

References

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1. 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
2. 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
3. "1985 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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American college softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

1985 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	16
Finals site	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE
Champions	UCLA (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Runner-up	Nebraska (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
← 1984  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1986 →

The 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Nebraska 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions.^[1][2]

Regionals

West Regional – Cal State Fullerton 5 5 — – Central Michigan 0 0 — Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Mideast Regional – Northwestern 3 6 — – Indiana 2 0 — Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

South Regional – Louisiana Tech 0 5 1 – Texas A&M 3 0 0 Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Central Regional – Utah 1 38 28 – Arizona State 28 2 1 Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Midwest Regional – Nebraska† 1 6 2 – Kansas 49 1 0 Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 † Nebraska's wins vacated

Northeast Regional – Adelphi 2 2 — – Penn State 0 0 — Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Northwest Regional – Cal Poly Pomona 4 1 — – Fresno State 0 0 — Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

At-large Regional – UCLA 1 3 2 – Pacific 3 0 0 UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Adelphi
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Cal State Fullerton
• Louisiana Tech
• Nebraska
• Northwestern
• UCLA
• Utah

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Cal State Fullerton		18
	Adelphi		0
						Cal State Fullerton		2
						UCLA		0
	Utah		0
	UCLA		1
											Cal State Fullerton		1
											Nebraska		5
	Northwestern		3
																Nebraska		0
	Cal Poly Pomona		6
						Cal Poly Pomona		0								UCLA		3
						Nebraska		2
	Louisiana Tech		0
	Nebraska		6																							Nebraska		1
																					UCLA		1			UCLA		29
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Cal State Fullerton		0
											Cal Poly Pomona		18
						Adelphi		1			Adelphi		0
																Cal State Fullerton		28
						Utah		0
																Cal Poly Pomona		1
											UCLA		1
						Northwestern		18			Northwestern		0
						Louisiana Tech		0

Game log

Date	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
May 22	Game 1	Cal State Fullerton	1–08	Adelphi
	Game 2	UCLA	1–0	Utah
May 23	Game 3	Cal Poly Pomona	6–3	Northwestern
	Game 4	Nebraska	6–0	Louisiana Tech
May 24	Game 5	Adelphi	1–0	Utah	Utah eliminated
	Game 6	Northwestern	1–08	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech eliminated
	Game 7	Cal State Fullerton	2–0	UCLA
	Game 8	Nebraska	2–0	Cal Poly Pomona
May 25	Game 9	UCLA	1–0	Northwestern	Northwestern eliminated
	Game 10	Cal Poly Pomona	1–08	Adelphi	Adelphi eliminated
	Game 11	Nebraska	5–1	Cal State Fullerton
	Game 12	Cal State Fullerton	2–18	Cal Poly Pomona	Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
	Game 13	UCLA	3–0	Nebraska
May 26	Game 14	UCLA	1–0	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
	Game 15	UCLA	2–19	Nebraska	UCLA wins WCWS

Championship Game

^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Chris Olivie (RF)	2-3 RBI BB
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Ginger Cannon (2B)	0-3 RBI BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Debbie Doom (W)	9.0	6	1	0	4	10	32	38
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Lori Sippel (L)	8.1	7	2	1	4	8	28	35

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Debbie Doom	UCLA
	Tracy Compton	UCLA
	Lori Sippel	Nebraska
C	Lisa Busby	Nebraska
1B	Ginger Cannon	Nebraska
2B	Lori Richins	Nebraska
3B	Jo Ann Ferrieri	Cal State Fullerton
SS	Leslie Rover	UCLA
OF	Stacy Sunny	Nebraska
	Regina Dooley	Adelphi
	Alison Stowell	Cal Poly Pomona
U	Chris Olivie	UCLA

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1985 NAIA softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

References

1. 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
2. 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
3. "1985 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_NCAA_Division_I_softball_tournament&oldid=1233356891"