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1983 NCAA Division I softball season

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The 1983 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1983. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1983 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 29, 1983.

Defending ChampionsUCLA
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st NCAA WCWS title)
Runners-upCal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBob Brock (1st NCAA WCWS title)
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1983 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st NCAA WCWS title)
Runners-upCal State Fullerton (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBob Brock (1st NCAA WCWS title)
Seasons
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Conference standings

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1983 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Indiana ‍†‍‍y 14–5–1 .72545–20–1 .689
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65034–16–0 .680
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 13–9–0 .59132–18–0 .640
Iowa ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53320–18–0 .526
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45016–22–1 .423
Michigan ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37532–27–0 .542
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 4–14–1 .23719–28–1 .406
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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1983 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Zone
Texas–Arlington  x‍‍‍ 5–1–0 .83339–19–0 .672
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 3–1–0 .7509–18–0 .333
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0–6–0 .0005–9–0 .357
South Zone
Southwestern Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75022–13–0 .629
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍ 5–3–0 .62519–18–0 .514
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1255–40–0 .111
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
1983 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 17–3–0 .85056–15–0 .789
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 17–3–0 .85040–7–0 .851
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 9–12–1 .43222–19–1 .536
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7–12–0 .36820–24–0 .455
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25018–21–1 .463
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 4–14–1 .23715–32–2 .327
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
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Women's College World Series

The 1983 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska.[9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Cal State Fullerton3
Indiana2
Cal State Fullerton2
South Carolina0
South Carolina2
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton6
UCLA1
UCLA1
Cal State Fullerton0
Missouri0
UCLA8Texas A&M1
Louisiana Tech0
Louisiana Tech7
Pacific0Cal State Fullerton0
Texas A&M114Texas A&M212
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA0
Louisiana Tech0
Indiana0Texas A&M2
UCLA217
Texas A&M1
South Carolina1
South Carolina2
Missouri0Pacific1
Pacific112

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season ERA: 0.04 (1 ER/168.0 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins[10]

NCAA Division I single game assists: 12 – Wende Ward, Fresno State Bulldogs; February 23, 1983

Freshman class ERA: 0.09 (3 ER/219.0 IP) – Darlene Lowery, South Carolina Gamecocks

Awards

Lori Stoll, Texas A&M Aggies[11][12]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1983 30 7 45 35 34 24 3 297.1 99 26 14 60 340 0.33 0.53

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