1983 NCAA Division II softball tournament

1983 NCAA Division II
softball tournament

Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Orange, California
Champions	Cal State Northridge (1st title)
Runner-up	Sam Houston State (2nd title game)
Winning coach	Gary Torgeson (1st title)
Attendance	1,294

The 1983 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the second annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II softball season.

The final, four-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played in Orange, California.

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Cal State Northridge defeated defending champions Sam Houston State in the championship game, 1–0, to capture the Matadors' first Division II national title.

Bracket

Finals

	First Round				Semifinals				Championship
	Sam Houston State	0
	Cal State Northridge	1
					Cal State Northridge	4
	Winner's bracket
					Stephen F. Austin	0
	Sacred Heart	0
	Stephen F. Austin	5
									Cal State Northridge	1
									Sam Houston State	0
	Sam Houston State	3
	Sacred Heart	1
					Stephen F. Austin	2
	Loser's bracket
					Sam Houston State	3

All-tournament team

• Ginger Cannon, 1B, Sam Houston State
• Pat Mulcahey, 2B, Sam Houston State
• Kathy Toerner, SS, Cal State Northridge
• Renee Smith, 3B, Stephen F. Austin
• Terri Lamoree, OF, Cal State Northridge
• Beth Smith, OF, Sam Houston State
• Linda Lowande, OF, Cal State Northridge
• Kathy Slaten, P, Cal State Northridge
• Kathy Phillips, P, Sam Houston State
• Lisa Busby, C, Sam Houston State
• Stacy Lim, UT, Cal State Northridge
• Mary Baskin, UT, Sam Houston State

See also

• 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1983 NAIA softball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division II baseball tournament