1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| sport = softball

| year = 1982

| team = Fresno State Bulldogs

| logo =

| logo_size = 150

| logo_alt =

| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference

| division =

| short_conf = NCAC

| CoachRank =

| CBRank =

| record = 43–11

| conf_record = 17–3

| head_coach = Donna Pickel

| hc_year = 5th

| stadium =

| champion = NCAA Northwest Regional champion
NCAC champion

| tourney = Women's College World Series

| tourney_result = runner-up

}}

The 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1982 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs were coached by Donna Pickel, who led her fifth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 43–11. They competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference, where they finished first with a 17–3 record.

The Bulldogs were invited to the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the Northwest Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.{{cite book|url=https://gobulldogs.com/documents/2018/1/31/2018_Media_Guide.pdf|publisher=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=2018 Softball Media Guide|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://abc30.com/fresno-state-1982-softball-bulldog-breakdown/11503249/|publisher=KFSN-TV|location=Fresno, California|title=Bulldog Breakdown: Looking back on the 1982 softball team|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012&event=400101 |title=1982 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 |location=Ncaa.org |access-date=2018-06-08 |archive-date=2014-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528045541/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400006&division=400006400012&event=400101 |url-status=dead }}

Roster

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width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers 42 - Barbara Cambria 38 - Ella Vilche 19 - Wende Ward Catchers 15 - Mickie Anacleto 25 - Denise Fabris 40 - Denise Ketcham 35 - Sandra Taylor 20 - Shell Voorhees \|valign="top"\| Infielders 5 - Debbie Camacho 28 - Edna Figueroa 3 - Roberta Garcia 7 - Kim Muratore 41 - Rene Polanco 30 - Rhonda Williams \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders 44 - Caroline Mullin 10 - Alyce Rodriguez

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|color=white}}"| 1982 Fresno State Bulldogs roster

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Pitchers

42 - Barbara Cambria
38 - Ella Vilche
19 - Wende Ward

Catchers

15 - Mickie Anacleto
25 - Denise Fabris
40 - Denise Ketcham
35 - Sandra Taylor
20 - Shell Voorhees

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Infielders

5 - Debbie Camacho
28 - Edna Figueroa
3 - Roberta Garcia
7 - Kim Muratore
41 - Rene Polanco
30 - Rhonda Williams

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Outfielders

44 - Caroline Mullin
10 - Alyce Rodriguez

Schedule

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style="background:#ddffdd;"\|	Fresno State win
style="background:#ffdddd;"\|	Fresno State loss
*	Non-Conference game

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Fresno State Bulldogs\|color=white}}"\|1982 Fresno State Bulldogs Softball Game Log
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Fresno State Bulldogs\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=10 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Fresno State Bulldogs\|color=white}}"\|
Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=USC Trojans\|title=USC}}	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 7–0	1–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	USC	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 9–0	2–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors\|title=Cal State Northridge}}	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	3–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Cal State Northridge	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 2–0	4–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Stanford Cardinal\|title=Stanford}}	Stanford, CA	W 6–3	5–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 5–0	6–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Santa Clara Broncos\|title=Santa Clara}}	Santa Clara, CA	W 9–0	7–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at Santa Clara	Santa Clara, CA	W 13–1	8–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Pacific Tigers\|title=Pacific}}		W 2–1	9–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Sacramento State Hornets\|title=Sacramento State}}	Sacramento, CA	W 9–0	10–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at Sacramento State	Sacramento, CA	W 7–4	11–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=US International Gulls\|title=US International}}	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 2–1	12–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	US International	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	13–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Stanislaus State Warriors\|title=Stanislaus State}}	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 14–0	14–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Stanislaus State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 10–0	15–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Santa Clara	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 18–0	16–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Santa Clara	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 11–0	17–0
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Arizona Wildcats\|title=Arizona}}		L 0–1	17–1
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Texas A&M Aggies\|title=Texas A&M}}		L 1–3	17–2
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros\|title=Cal State Dominguez Hills}}		W 3–2	18–2
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos\|title=UC Santa Barbara}}		L 0–2	18–3
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=San Francisco Dons\|title=San Francisco}}		L 0–2	18–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	UC Santa Barbara	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 1–0	19–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	UC Santa Barbara	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 3–1	20–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs Cal State Dominguez Hills		W 4–3	21–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=UNLV Rebels\|title=UNLV}}		W 12–0	22–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs UNLV		W 16–6	23–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}		W 3–1	24–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	vs Cal State Northridge		W 7–5	25–4
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at {{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Cal Poly Mustangs\|title=Cal Poly}}	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 4–0	26–4
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	at Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 1–3	26–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=San Francisco State Gators\|title=San Francisco State}}	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	27–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	San Francisco State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	28–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Stanford	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 11–0	29–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Stanford	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 7–1	30–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at California	Berkeley, CA	W 1–0	31–5
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at California	Berkeley, CA	W 6–0	32–5
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	at Pacific		L 0–1	32–6
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	at Pacific		L 4–5	32–7
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	W 4–2	33–7
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	W 4–0	34–7
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	California	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 0–1	34–8
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	California	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 2–1	35–8
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	W 4–2	36–8
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	at San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	W 4–0	37–8
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Pacific	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 3–1	38–8

! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|Post-season

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! NCAAT record
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bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Pacific	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 2–0	39–8	1–0
bgcolor=ffdddd \|	Pacific	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 1–5	39–9	1–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \|	Pacific	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	40–9	2–1

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WCWS Record
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bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 27	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Western Michigan Broncos\|title=Western Michigan}}	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–5	40–10	0–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 29	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Oklahoma State Cowgirls\|title=Oklahoma State}}	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	41–10	1–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 29	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers\|title=Nebraska}}	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	42–10	2–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 30	{{csb link\|year=1982\|team=Arizona State Sun Devils\|title=Arizona State}}	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 4–1	43–10	3–1
bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 31	UCLA	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–2	43–11	3–2

References

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