1970 Women's College World Series

The 1970 Women's College World Series of softball. It 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 17 schools met on May 15–17 at the George W. Dill Softball Center at Benson Park^[1] in Omaha, Nebraska.^[2]

The John F. Kennedy College Patriettes won their second consecutive college softball championship by winning five of their six games, defeating Southwest Missouri State in the final if-necessary game, 7–6.^[2]

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

Team	Appearance
Concordia (NE)	1st
Illinois State	2nd
John F. Kennedy	2nd
Kearney State	2nd
Luther College (IA)	1st
Midland Lutheran (NE)	1st
Midwestern College (IA)	1st
Minnesota–Duluth	1st
Minot State	1st
Nebraska	1st
Nebraska–Omaha	2nd
Northern Colorado	2nd
Southern Illinois	1st
Southwest Missouri State	2nd
Upper Iowa	1st
Wayne State (NE)	1st
Western Illinois	1st

Bracket

The bracket included 17 teams with results as shown.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper round 3		Upper round 4		Upper final						Final



		John F. Kennedy	2

		Upper Iowa	0
				John F. Kennedy	10

				Western Illinois	0
		Western Illinois	2

		Wayne State	1
						John F. Kennedy	4

						Southwest Missouri State	1
		Southwest Missouri State	4

		Nebraska	1
				Southwest Missouri State	8

				Southern Illinois	3
		Southern Illinois	7

		Minnesota-Duluth	6
								John F. Kennedy	8

								Nebraska-Omaha	1
		Nebraska-Omaha	9

Nebraska-Omaha	3	Minot State	2
				Nebraska-Omaha	10
Luther College	0
				Northern Colorado	2
		Northern Colorado	7

		Kearney State	1
						Nebraska-Omaha	7

						Illinois State	5
		Illinois State	24

		Concordia	5
				Illinois State	10
														John F. Kennedy	0	7
				Midwestern	4
		Midwestern	10											Southwest Missouri State	2	6

		Midland Lutheran	7





Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower round 4		Lower round 5		Lower round 6		Lower final



				Midland Lutheran	0
								Western Illinois	0
		Midland Lutheran	9	Western Illinois	10
						Western Illinois	6	Illinois State	8
		Concordia	8
						Kearney State	2					Southwest Missouri State	13^[a]
				Kearney State	7
										Illinois State	2	Nebraska-Omaha	1
		Kearney State	10	Southern Illinois	6
										Southwest Missouri State	3
		Minot State	3

				Minnesota-Duluth	1
								Luther College	1
		Minnesota-Duluth	8	Northern Colorado	0
						Minnesota-Duluth	7	Southwest Missouri State	11
		Nebraska	1
						Luther College	10
				Luther College	17

		Luther College	16	Midwestern	7

Luther College	W	Upper Iowa	1

Wayne State	L

^ The Missouri State Softball Media Guide lists this score as 14–1.

Ranking

Place	School	WCWS Record
1st	John F. Kennedy College	5-1
2nd	Southwest Missouri State	6-2
3rd	Nebraska–Omaha	4-2
4th	Illinois State	3-2
5th	Western Illinois	3-2
5th	Luther College	4-2
7th	Kearney State	2-2
7th	Minnesota–Duluth	2-2
9th	Midland Lutheran College	1-2
	Northern Colorado	1-2
	Southern Illinois	1-2
	Midwestern College	1-2
13th	Minot State College	0-2
	Wayne State College	0-2
	Concordia Teachers College	0-2
	Nebraska	0-2
	Upper Iowa	0-2

References

^ The first Women's College World Series champions. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide (PDF). Missouri State University. p. 89. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
^ "Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
^ "Gal Softball CWS Starts". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "Ankle Break Fails to Halt UN-O Coed". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "JFK, UN-O to Clash in Gals' CWS Play". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1970. p. 6-C. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "Frosh Help JFK Retain College Title". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 18, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

[9] The Missouri State Softball Media Guide lists this score as 14–1.

[1] The first Women's College World Series champions. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.

[Plummer-2] 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.

[3] Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide (PDF). Missouri State University. p. 89. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

[4] "Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

[5] "Gal Softball CWS Starts". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

[6] "Ankle Break Fails to Halt UN-O Coed". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

[7] "JFK, UN-O to Clash in Gals' CWS Play". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1970. p. 6-C. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

[8] "Frosh Help JFK Retain College Title". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 18, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

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