1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball
1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball
NCAA Central Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Independent
Record	41–13
Head coach	Bob Brock (5th season);
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Bob Brock, who led his fifth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 41–13.

The Aggies were invited to the 1986 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Central Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Cal State Fullerton.^[1]

Roster

1986 Texas A&M Aggies roster^[1]^[2]

Pitchers

- Shawn Andaya - Junior
- Julie Carpenter - Freshman

Catchers

Outfielders

- Cindy Foster - Senior
- Erin Newkirk - Freshman
- Tory Parks - Freshman

Infielders

- Cindy Cooper - Senior
- Liz Mizera - Sophomore
- Mary Schwind - Senior
- Judy Trussell - Junior

Unknown

- Karen Athanacio
- Carrie Heightley - Freshman
- Zina Ochoa - Sophomore
- Debbie Rollman - Senior
- Rita Shea
- Tara Szymczak

Schedule

Legend
	Texas A&M win
	Texas A&M loss
*	Non-Conference game

1986 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log^[1]^[3]

Regular season

February/March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Feb 28	vs Mississippi State	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 6–0	1–0
Feb 28	vs Toledo	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 2–	2–0
Feb 28	vs Southwest Texas State	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 10–0	3–0
Mar 1	vs Southwestern Louisiana	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 2–1	4–0
Mar 1	at Nicholls State	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 1–0	5–0
Mar 1	vs Louisiana Tech	Colonels Softball Diamond • Thibodaux, LA	W 6–0	6–0
Mar 8	vs Southwest Texas State	Waco, TX	W 5–0	7–0
Mar 8	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 7–0	8–0
Mar 9	vs Texas–Arlington	Waco, TX	W 6–0	9–0
Mar 9	vs Creighton	Waco, TX	L 1–3	9–1
Mar 15	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	10–1
Mar 16	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1¹²	10–2
Mar 16	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0¹²	11–2
Mar 19	vs California	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	L 0–1	11–3
Mar 20	vs UNLV	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	W 5–3	12–3
Mar 20	vs California	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	W 1–0	13–3
Mar 21	vs Long Beach State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	W 1–0	14–3
Mar 22	vs Arizona	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	W 6–0	15–3
Mar 23	vs Fresno State	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA<ref>(PONY Invitational)	L 1–2	15–4
Mar 26	Minnesota	College Station, TX	W 4–0	16–4
Mar 27	vs Utah	Houston, TX (Houston Classic)	W 2–0	17–4
Mar 27	vs Oklahoma State	Houston, TX (Houston Classic)	W 5–2	18–4
Mar 28	vs Florida State	Houston, TX (Houston Classic)	L 0–1	18–5
Mar 28	vs Adelphi	Houston, TX (Houston Classic)	W 4–1	19–5
Mar 28	vs Arizona State	Houston, TX (Houston Classic)	L 0–2	19–6
Mar 29	Southwestern Louisiana	College Station, TX	L 2–3	19–7
Mar 29	Utah	College Station, TX	W 3–0	20–7

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 3	Baylor	College Station, TX	W 3–0	21–7
Apr 3	Baylor	College Station, TX	W 3–0	22–7
Apr 8	at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Field • San Marcos, TX	W 5–1	23–7
Apr 8	at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Field • San Marcos, TX	W 6–0	24–7
Apr 12	at South Carolina	Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 0–2	24–8
Apr 12	at South Carolina	Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 3–1	25–8
Apr 13	at South Carolina	Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 7–3	26–8
Apr 13	at South Carolina	Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 1–0	27–8
Apr 15	at Texas–Arlington	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 2–1	28–8
Apr 15	at Texas–Arlington	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 1–0	29–8
Apr 20	at Louisiana Tech	Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	W 2–0	30–8
Apr 20	at Louisiana Tech	Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	W 1–0	31–8
Apr 22	Texas–Arlington	College Station, TX	W 2–1	32–8
Apr 22	Texas–Arlington	College Station, TX	W 1–0	33–8
Apr 24	vs Oklahoma	Logan, UT (Coca-Cola Classic)	L 1–3	33–9
Apr 24	vs BYU	Logan, UT (Coca-Cola Classic)	W 4–0	34–9

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 3	at Louisiana Tech	Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	L 0–1	34–10
May 3	at Louisiana Tech	Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	L 0–1	34–11
May 4	Northeastern Louisiana	College Station, TX	W 4–0	35–11
May 4	Northeast Louisiana	College Station, TX	W 8–0	36–11

Post-season

NCAA Central Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 16	Kansas	College Station, TX	W 1–0	37–11
May 16	Kansas	College Station, TX	W 1–0	38–11

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 22	Creighton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0¹⁰	39–11	1–0
May 23	Indiana	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 6–0	40–11	2–0
May 24	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–3	40–12	2–1
May 24	California	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0¹⁰	41–12	3–1
May 25	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–3	41–13	3–2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 2024 Softball Record Book (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Final 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "1986 Softball Schedule". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[media-1] 2024 Softball Record Book (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[2] "Final 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[3] "1986 Softball Schedule". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

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