1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team

1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball
1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball
NCAA West Regional champion; WCAA champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	56–15 (17–3 WCAA)
Head coach	Judi Garman (4th season);

1983 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	3	–	0	.850	56	–	15	–	0	.789
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	3	–	0	.850	40	–	7	–	0	.851
Arizona State ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	1	.432	22	–	19	–	1	.536
Arizona ‍‍‍	7	–	12	–	0	.368	20	–	24	–	0	.455
San Diego State ‍‍‍	5	–	15	–	0	.250	18	–	21	–	1	.463
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	4	–	14	–	1	.237	15	–	32	–	2	.327

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. The Titans were coached by Judi Garman, who led her fourth season. The Titans finished with a record of 56–15.

The Titans were invited to the 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the NCAA West Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Texas A&M.^[1]

Roster

1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster^[1]

Pitchers

4 - Lisa Baker
32 - Susan LeFebvre

Catchers

13 - Leslie King
25 - Maridee Richards

Infielders

7 - Sue Lewis
15 - Robin Goodin
21 - Joanne Ferrieri

Outfielders

2 - Vera Bahr
20 - Elise King

3 - Kim Kirk
6 - Stephanie Tanaka
8 - Pam Newton
10 - Lori Neff
11 - Tobi Perkins
19 - Jan Pierini

Schedule

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

1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans softball game log^[1]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA record
Feb 12	at Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Carson, CA	W 1–0	1–0
Feb 12	at Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Carson, CA	W 2–0	2–0
Feb 17	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 2–0	3–0
Feb 17	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	L 1–2	3–1
Feb 22	Michigan*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	4–1
Feb 22	Michigan*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–0	5–1
Feb 24	Chapman*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	6–1
Feb 24	Chapman*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–0	7–1
Feb 25	US International*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	7–2
Feb 25	US International*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	8–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA record
Mar 8	Creighton*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	9–2
Mar 8	Creighton*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	10–2
Mar 9	Cal State Northridge*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0¹⁸	11–2
Mar 9	Cal State Northridge*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	11–3
Mar 11	Arizona State	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	12–3	1–0
Mar 11	Arizona State	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	13–3	2–0
Mar 12	Arizona	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–2	14–3	3–0
Mar 12	Arizona	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–2	15–3	4–0
Mar 16	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 1–0⁹	16–3
Mar 16	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 13–0	17–3
Mar 19	Northern Colorado*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–0	18–3
Mar 19	Northern Colorado*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0	19–3
Mar 20	Texas A&M*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	20–3
Mar 20	Texas A&M*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0	21–3
Mar 23	Minnesota*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–0	22–3
Mar 23	Minnesota*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0¹⁰	23–3
Mar 25	New Mexico State*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA (PONY Tournament)	W 1–0	24–3
Mar 25	Utah State*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA (PONY Tournament)	W 4–0	25–3
Mar 26	Fresno State*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA (PONY Tournament)	W 7–0	26–3
Mar 26	Texas A&M*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA (PONY Tournament)	L 0–2	26–4
Mar 27	Cal Poly Pomona*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA (PONY Tournament)	L 2–4	26–5
Mar 30	at California*	Berkeley, CA	W 3–2	27–5
Mar 30	at California*	Berkeley, CA	W 3–2	28–5
Mar 31	at San Francisco*	San Francisco, CA	W 2–0	29–5
Mar 31	at San Francisco*	San Francisco, CA	W 2–0	30–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA record
Apr 1	at Pacific*	Stockton, CA	L 0–1	30–6
Apr 1	at Pacific*	Stockton, CA	W 7–0^[a]	31–6
Apr 5	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–4	31–7	4–1
Apr 5	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	32–7	5–1
Apr 8	Long Beach State	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–0	33–7	6–1
Apr 8	Long Beach State	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	34–7	7–1
Apr 9	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 1–0	35–7
Apr 9	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	L 1–2	35–8
Apr 13	San Diego State*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	36–8	8–1
Apr 13	San Diego State	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–0^[b]	37–8	9–1
Apr 15	vs Texas A&M*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	L 0–1	37–9
Apr 15	vs Texas A&M*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	W 2–¹⁹	38–9
Apr 16	vs Oklahoma State*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	L 0–2	38–10
Apr 16	vs Oklahoma State*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	W 5–3	39–10
Apr 17	at New Mexico*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	W 5–1	40–10
Apr 17	at New Mexico*	Albuquerque, NM (UNM Diamond Invitational)	W 4–3	41–10
Apr 22	at Arizona	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	42–10	10–1
Apr 22	at Arizona	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	43–10	11–1
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0⁹	44–10	12–1
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 2–4	44–11	12–2
Apr 27	at San Diego State*	San Diego, CA	W 1–0¹⁰	45–11	13–2
Apr 27	at San Diego State*	San Diego, CA	W 2–0	46–11	14–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA record
May 3	UCLA	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	47–11	15–2
May 3	UCLA	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	47–12	15–3
May 6	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 3–1	48–12	16–3
May 6	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 5–0	49–12	17–3
May 8	Cal Poly Pomona*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–0	50–12
May 8	Cal Poly Pomona*	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1²⁰	51–12

Post-season

NCAA West Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg record
May 13	New Mexico	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	52–12	1–0
May 14	New Mexico	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–4	52–13	1–1
May 14	New Mexico	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	53–13	2–1

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 25	Indiana	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–2	54–13	1–0
May 27	South Carolina	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 2–0	55–13	2–0
May 28	UCLA	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 6–1	56–13	3–0
May 28	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–1	56–14	3–1
May 29	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–2¹²	56–15	3–2

References

1 2 3 2025 Softball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

Notes

↑ Forfeit
↑ Forfeit

[media-1] 1 2 3 2025 Softball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[2] Forfeit

[3] Forfeit

[1]

[a]

[b]

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 1986 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 2026
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics