1986 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 21-25.
Champion – Cal State Fullerton Titans
Runner Up – Texas A&M Aggies
UCLA had to fight out of the loser’s bracket following a second game loss to Cal State Fullerton. With its backs against the wall, UCLA won the next three, including a revenge win over the Titans, and advanced to the title game against Nebraska. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second behind an RBI single by Chris Olivie, but Nebraska tied it in the fourth. The game went to extras and in the bottom of the ninth, Janet Pinneau drove home the game-winner on a single to plate Leslie Rover for the championship. Compton, Doom, Olivie and Rover were each named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
Nebraska’s appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions with two ineligible student-athletes participating.
- Honda Sports Award – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
- Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .438
- RBI Leader – 5 tied at 2 RBI. Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton; JoAnn Ferrieri, Cal State Fullerton; Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton; Liz Mizera, Texas A&M; Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
- Home Run Leader – No home runs were hit
- ERA Leader – 4 players tied at 0.00. Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton; Kandy Foust, Creighton; Lisa Martinez, California; Kim Moe, California
- Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 27
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton
1B – Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton
2B – Judy Trussell, Texas A&M
3B – Roni Deutch, California
SS – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M
OF – Tammy Connor, Indiana
OF – Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Sue Trubovitz, Long Beach State
AL – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
AL – Joey Schope, Creighton
SCORES
- California 2 Northwestern 0
- Cal State Fullerton 1 Long Beach State (9 inn.)
- Texas A&M 1 Creighton 0 (10 inn.)
- Indiana 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (10 inn.)
- Long Beach State 1 Northwestern 0 (10 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
- Creighton 4 Louisiana Tech 3 (13 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 3 California 0
- Texas A&M 6 Indiana 0
- California 1 Creighton 0 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
- Indiana 2 Long Beach State 0 (10 inn.) – Long Beach State eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0
- Texas A&M 1 California 0 (10 inn.) – California eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Indiana 1 (8 inn.) – Indiana eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Cal State Fullerton Titans (5-0)
2. Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
3. Indiana Hoosiers (2-2)
4. California Bears (2-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
5t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
7t. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (0-2)
7t. Northwestern Wildcats (0-2)
REGIONALS
West Regional
- Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 0
- Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal Poly Pomona 0
Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Mideast Regional
- Indiana 2 Central Michigan 0
- Indiana 5 Central Michigan 0
Indiana qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
South Regional
- Louisiana Tech 4 Florida State 0
- Louisiana Tech 1 Florida State 0
Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Central Regional
- Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0
- Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0 (10 inn.)
Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Midwest Regional
The Midwest Regional was not held. Creighton was awarded the Midwest Regional berth to the WCWS.
Northeast Regional
- Northwestern 3 Massachusetts 0
- Northwestern 6 Massachusetts 0
Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Northwest Regional
- Long Beach State 4 Fresno State 1 (12 inn.)
- Long Beach State 2 Fresno State 1
Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
At-Large Regional
- Pacific 3 California 1
- California 3 Pacific 0
- California 2 Pacific 0
California qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
1986 Cal State Fullerton
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Stacey Johnson, Louisiana Tech
P – Amy Unterbrink, Indiana
P – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Kathy Dyer, New Mexico
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
SS – Leslie Kanter, USF
OF – Kathy Escarcega, Arizona State
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Karleen Moore, Indiana
UTIL – Tracy Bunge, Kansas
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona
C – Kelly Downs, Kansas
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B- Mary Hammen, Oklahoma State
SS – Kelly Smith, Utah State
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Kris Schmidt, Missouri
OF – Sally Mahar, UMass
UTIL – Barb Drake, Minnesota
