The 1980 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 22–25, the first time it was played at a location other than Omaha, Nebraska, where it had been held for its first 11 years. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the AIAW national collegiate softball championship.[1]
Teams
editThe 1980 season was the first time that AIAW softball competition was split into three divisions (I, II and III) with each conducting its own championship tournament. The Division I double-elimination tournament included these teams:
- Cal Poly–Pomona
- Cal State–Fullerton
- California
- Creighton
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Southwest Missouri State
- Texas A&M
- Utah State
- Western Illinois
- Western Michigan
The Utah State Aggies, behind the pitching of Mary Lou Ramm, won its first national championship, emerging from the losers' bracket to defeat Indiana with 1–0 and 2–1 wins in the final. Ramm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1] Utah State's only loss had been to Indiana in the fourth round, forcing the Aggies to defeat top-seeded Texas A&M in order to again face the Hoosiers in the final.
Bracket
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 3 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly–Pomona | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly–Pomona | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | Indiana | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 0 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 4 | Lower round 5 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 4 | Southwest Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | Western Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | Utah State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | Texas A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly–Pomona | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly–Pomona | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking
edit| Place | School | WCWS Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah State | 6-1 |
| 2nd | Indiana | 4-2 |
| 3rd | Texas A&M | 5-2 |
| 4th | Western Michigan | 4-2 |
| 5th | Oklahoma State | 2-2 |
| Western Illinois | 2-2 | |
| 7th | Oregon | 2-2 |
| Cal Poly–Pomona | 2-2 | |
| 9th | Cal State–Fullerton | 1-2 |
| California | 1-2 | |
| Creighton | 1-2 | |
| Southwest Missouri State | 1-2 | |
| 13th | South Carolina | 0-2 |
| New Mexico | 0-2 | |
| Massachusetts | 0-2 | |
| Oklahoma | 0-2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Plummer III, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- ^ "College Softball AIAW World Series". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 24, 1980. p. 6A. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Softball". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 27, 1980. p. 9A. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Softball". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. May 23, 1980. p. 6 (S4). Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "College Softball". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 25, 1980. p. III-17. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "College Softball Series Set". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. May 22, 1980. p. 8D. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved March 5, 2017.