1987 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 20-24.
Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (56-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (50-10)
Texas A&M defeated UCLA 4-1 to earn its second NCAA softball championship.
Shawn Andaya pitched a perfect game in the best-of-three series opener and started the decisive second game, helping her own cause by driving in a run.
The Aggies finished the season with a 56-8 record and featured four first-team All-Americans: third baseman Cindy Cooper, shortstop Liz Mizera, second baseman Julie Smith and Andaya.
- Honda Sports Award – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton (33-5, 0.47 ERA, 261 K)
- Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .467
- RBI Leader – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M – 3
- Home Run Leader – Gena Strang, Fresno State – 1
- ERA Leader – 2 players tied at 0.00. Karen Wongstrom, Central Michigan; Melanie Parrent
- Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 51
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
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
AL – Lisa Hankerd, UCLA
AL – Shauna Wattenberg, UCLA
SCORES
- UCLA 1 Arizona State 0 (9 inn.)
- Nebraska 1 Fresno State 0
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Florida State 0
- Texas A&M 3 Central Michigan 0
- Fresno State 3 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
- Central Michigan 1 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
- UCLA 3 Nebraska 0
- Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 (13 inn.)
- Nebraska 2 Central Michigan – Central Michigan eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 2 Fresno State 1 – Fresno State eliminated
- UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0
- Texas A&M 4 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
- UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
- Texas A&M 1 UCLA 0
- Texas A&M 4 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-2)
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)
REGIONALS
At-Large Regional
- Arizona State 5 Arizona 3
- Arizona State 5 Arizona 0
Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Northwest Regional
- UCLA 1 Long Beach State 0
- UCLA 2 Long Beach State 0
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Northeast Regional
- Fresno State 3 California 0
- Fresno State 5 California 2
Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Midwest Regional
- Nebraska 6 Utah 0
- Nebraska 3 Utah 2 (9 inn.)
Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
West Regional
- Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 1
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Cal Poly Pomona 0
Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
South Regional
- Florida State 1 Adelphi 0 (9 inn.)
- Florida State 3 Adelphi 1 (13 inn.)
Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Central Regional
- Texas A&M 4 Louisiana Tech 0
- Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 1
Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Mideast Regional
- Northwestern 2 Central Michigan 0
- Central Michigan 7 Northwestern 0
- Central Michigan 5 Northwestern 4 (11 inn.)
Central Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
1986 Cal State Fullerton
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton
P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Smith, Texas A&M
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
UT – Kristie Skoglund, Utah State
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern
P – Lori Romeiro-Gardner, Fresno State
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Jodi Rathburn, Arizona State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B – Lisa Wunar, USF
SS – Tiffany Daniels, Florida State
OF – Sandra Arledge, UCLA
OF – Pipi Hollingsworth, Utah
OF – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
UTIL – Vicki Morrow, Michigan
