1979 Women's College World Series

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.

Bracket
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