The 1979 AIAW Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 24–27. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the national collegiate softball championship.
Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams:
Arizona Arizona State Cal Poly–Pomona Chapman College (California) Emporia State (Kansas) Indiana Kansas Nebraska–Omaha Northern Colorado Oregon State Rutgers (New Jersey) South Carolina Texas A&M Texas Woman's UCLA Western Illinois
Texas Woman's University, newly named the Pioneers in February after years as the Tessies, won its first national championship behind the pitching of Kathy Arendsen, emerging from the losers' bracket to defeat defending champion UCLA with a pair of 1–0 wins in the final. On the final day, Arendsen pitched all 21 innings in three games. UCLA pitchers had posted shutouts in all of its games until the finals, a streak of nine games over two WCWS.
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Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Texas Woman's7-1 2nd UCLA4-2 3rd Cal Poly–Pomona3-2 4th Northern Colorado3-25th Indiana3-2 Texas A&M3-27th Oregon State 2-2 Western Illinois2-29th Arizona State1-2 Rutgers1-2 Kansas1-2 Nebraska–Omaha1-213th Chapman College0-2 Emporia State0-2 Arizona0-2 South Carolina0-2
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