1969 Women's College World Series

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The 1969 Women's College World Series of softball was organized by the Omaha Softball Association and recognized by the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) as a championship tournament. Softball teams from nine colleges met on May 16–18 in Omaha and Fremont, Nebraska. A tenth team from the Philippines encountered a travel delay en route and was forced to miss the tournament. The first day of games was rained out, causing the 16 games to be played in two days. Connie Claussen, the chair of the physical education department at the University of Nebraska–Omaha, was a driving force in organizing and directing that first tournament, as well as the next ten while the series was held in Omaha.[1][2][3]

Teams[edit]

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Black Hills State College (South Dakota)
  • Colorado State College (now University of Northern Colorado)
  • Creighton University (Nebraska)
  • Illinois State University
  • John F. Kennedy College (Nebraska)
  • Kearney State College (Nebraska)
  • St. Petersburg Junior College (Florida)
  • Southwest Missouri State College
  • University of Nebraska–Omaha

Far Eastern University of Manila was also expected to compete; however, mechanical issues with their airplane forced them to forfeit.[1]

The John F. Kennedy College Patriettes won the first college softball championship by winning all five of their games, defeating Illinois State in the final, 2–0. Patriettes pitcher Judy Lloyd was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1]

Bracket[edit]

The bracket, which was originally planned to be a ten-team tournament, included nine teams, with results as shown.[1][4][5][6][7]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
Illinois State2
John F. Kennedy19John F. Kennedy3[a]
John F. Kennedy6
Black Hills State0
St. Petersburg JC2
St. Petersburg JC9
Kearney State7
John F. Kennedy9
Southwest Missouri0
Southwest Missouri1
Nebraska–Omaha0
Southwest Missouri14
Colorado State College2
Colorado State College12
Creighton3John F. Kennedy2–
Illinois State0–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
St. Petersburg JC0
Illinois State12Illinois State2Southwest Missouri0[b]
Kearney State8Kearney State1Illinois State4Illinois State5
Creighton5Colorado State College0
Colorado State College10
Nebraska Omaha4Black Hills State0
Black Hills State8
  1. ^ 8 innings
  2. ^ The Missouri State Softball Media Guide lists this score as 5–1.

Ranking[edit]

Place School WCWS Record
1st John F. Kennedy College 5-0
2nd Illinois State 4-2
3rd Southwest Missouri State 2-2
4th Colorado State 2-2
5th St. Petersburg Jr. College 1-2
Black Hills State 1-2
7th Kearney State 1-2
8th Creighton 0-2
Nebraska–Omaha 0-2

See also[edit]

See also: AIAW Champions § Fastpitch Softball

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ Gaarder, Nancy. "Lost to history: Nebraska's three-peat college softball champions paid the price for equity". Omaha World-Herald.
  3. ^ Ducey, Marjie. "Connie Claussen and Mary Higgins were softball pioneers before and after Title IX". Omaha World-Herald.
  4. ^ Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide (PDF). Missouri State University. p. 89. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. ^ "Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. ^ "JFK's Girls Reach Softball Final". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 18, 1969. p. 9-C. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  7. ^ "JFK Women Take Crown". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 19, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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