1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team

1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball
1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball
National Champion; NCAA West Regional champion; PCAA champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	57–9–1 (22–5–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Judi Garman (7th season);

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
‍†‍‍^y	22	–	5	–	1	.804	57	–	9	–	1	.858
Long Beach State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	9	–	0	.667	39	–	18	–	0	.684
Cal Poly Pomona ‍‍‍^y	18	–	9	–	1	.661	36	–	19	–	1	.652
Pacific ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	–	0	.630	34	–	18	–	1	.651
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	11	–	17	–	0	.393	20	–	30	–	0	.400
UNLV ‍‍‍	10	–	17	–	0	.370	18	–	32	–	0	.360
San Diego State ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0	.222	22	–	36	–	0	.379
Hawaii ‍‍‍	7	–	21	–	0	.250	9	–	27	–	0	.250

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season. The Titans were coached by Judi Garman, who led her seventh season. The Titans finished with a record of 57–9–1. They competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, where they finished first with a 22–5–1 record.

The Titans were invited to the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]^[3]

Roster

1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 – April Jones – junior
20 - Connie Clark – junior
32 – Susan LeFebvre – senior

Catchers

10 – Michelle Gromacki – junior
22 – Kristin Goodall – freshman

Infielders

4 – Andrea Gray – freshman
7 – Terri Oberg – senior
8 – Valerie Van Kirk – sophomore
16 – Robin Goodin – senior
21 – JoAnn Ferrieri – senior

Outfielders

5 – Rina Foster – sophomore
6 – Chenita Rogers – junior
12 – Diane Dodd – senior
13 – Corina Smith – junior
18 – Alani Silva – junior
23 – Yvonne Solis – junior

Utility

2 – Cheryl Dazalla – sophomore
25 – Charis Monroe – freshman

Schedule

Legend
	Cal State Fullerton win
	Cal State Fullerton loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

1986 Cal State Fullerton Titans Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCAA Record
Feb 21	Chapman*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	1–0
Feb 21	Fresno State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	2–0
Feb 22	Fresno State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	3–0
Feb 22	US International*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	4–0
Feb 26	UC Riverside*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0	5–0
Feb 26	UC Riverside*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	6–0
Feb 28	Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	7–0
Feb 28	Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	8–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCAA Record
Mar 5	Louisiana Tech*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	9–0
Mar 5	Louisiana Tech*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	10–0
Mar 7	vs Fresno State*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	L 0–1	10–1
Mar 7	vs Oklahoma City*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 9–0	11–1
Mar 7	vs Utah*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	L 1–2¹¹	11–2
Mar 8	vs Southern Utah*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 9–0	12–2
Mar 8	vs South Florida*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 4–0	13–2
Mar 9	vs UCLA*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 2–1¹⁰	14–2
Mar 9	vs Fresno State*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 4–1	15–2
Mar 9	vs Oklahoma State*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 6–0	16–2
Mar 14	UNLV	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	17–2	1–0
Mar 14	UNLV	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	18–2	2–0
Mar 17	Texas A&M*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	19–2
Mar 17	Texas A&M*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1¹²	19–3
Mar 18	Northwestern*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	20–3
Mar 20	Oregon State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 5–0	21–3
Mar 21	Michigan*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0¹¹	22–3
Mar 21	Adelphi*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0	23–3
Mar 22	Arizona*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	24–3
Mar 22	California*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 5–0	25–3
Mar 23	Northwestern Wildcats*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1⁸	26–3
Mar 23	Fresno State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0¹⁰	27–3
Mar 25	Pacific	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	28–3	3–0
Mar 25	Pacific	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2⁹	28–4	3–1
Mar 27	at UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	W 2–1⁹	29–4	4–1
Mar 27	at UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	W 7–0	30–4	5–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCAA Record
Apr 1	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	L 0–1	30–5	5–2
Apr 1	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 1–0	31–5	6–2
Apr 3	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	32–5	7–2
Apr 3	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 9–1	33–5	8–2
Apr 6	at Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, CA	W 3–0	34–5	9–2
Apr 11	at UNLV	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 16–0	35–5	10–2
Apr 11	at UNLV	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 4–0	36–5	11–2
Apr 13	San Diego State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	37–5	12–2
Apr 13	San Diego State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	38–5	13–2
Apr 17	at Hawaii	Wahine Softball Field • Hononlulu, HI	W 1–0	39–5	14–2
Apr 17	at Hawaii	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI	W 4–1	40–5	15–2
Apr 18	at Hawaii	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI	W 2–0	41–5	16–2
Apr 18	at Hawaii	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI	W 8–1	42–5	17–2
Apr 23	at US International	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	43–5
Apr 23	at US International	San Diego, CA	W 4–0	44–5
Apr 26	at UCLA*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2	45–5
Apr 26	at UCLA*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–6	45–6
Apr 30	Cal Poly Pomona	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0¹²	46–6	18–2
Apr 30	Cal Poly Pomona	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	46–7	18–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCAA Record
May 2	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	47–7	19–3
May 2	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	48–7	20–3
May 6	at Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, CA	T 1–1¹¹	48–7–1	20–3–1
May 8	at Pacific	Stockton, CA	W 2–0	49–7–1	21–3–1
May 8	at Pacific	Stockton, CA	L 0–1	49–8–1	21–4–1
May 10	Long Beach State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 1–4	49–9–1	21–5–1
May 10	Long Beach State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 3–1	50–9–1	22–5–1

Post-season

NCAA West Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 16	Cal Poly Pomona	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	51–9–1	1–0
May 17	Cal Poly Pomona	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	52–9–1	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 21	Long Beach State	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0⁹	53–9–1	1–0
May 23	California	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	54–9–1	2–0
May 24	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	55–9–1	3–0
May 24	Indiana	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–1⁸	56–9–1	4–0
May 25	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	57–9–1	5–0

References

^ 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 2. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2021 Softball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ Mirin Fader (February 24, 2016). "CSUF Celebrates Softball's National Title 30 Years Ago". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[1] 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 2. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[media-2] 2021 Softball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[3] Mirin Fader (February 24, 2016). "CSUF Celebrates Softball's National Title 30 Years Ago". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

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Cal State Fullerton Titans softball
Venues	Lions Field (1980–1984) Anderson Family Field (1985–present)
Head coaches	Judi Garman (1980–1999) Michelle Gromacki (2000–2012) Kelly Ford (2013–2024) Gina Oaks Garcia (2025– )
Seasons	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics