1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball for the 1984 NCAA Division I softball season. Held during May 1984, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the NCAA tournament's first round. Featuring eight regionals with two teams each, the winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the 1984 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1984 Women's College World Series was the third NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 23 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1984 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game.[1][2]

1984 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSharron Backus (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)

Regionals

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Women's College World Series

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Participants

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Game results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA6
Utah State0
UCLA19
Northwestern0
Northwestern1
Adelphi0
UCLA0
Texas A&M28
Texas A&M125
Texas A&M114
Cal Poly Pomona0
Texas A&M5Northwestern0
Nebraska2
Nebraska2
Fresno State0
Texas A&M00
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA1113
Nebraska2
Utah State0Adelphi1
UCLA18
Adelphi1
Nebraska0
Northwestern3
Cal Poly Pomona0Fresno State0
Fresno State1

Game log

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Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
May 23 Game 1 UCLA 6–0 Utah State
Game 2 Northwestern 1–0 Adelphi
May 24 Game 3 Texas A&M 1–025 Cal Poly Pomona
May 25 Game 4 Nebraska 2–0 Fresno State
Game 5 Adelphi 1–0 Utah State Utah State eliminated
May 26 Game 6 Fresno State 1–012 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
Game 7 UCLA 1–09 Northwestern
Game 8 Nebraska 5–2 Texas A&M
May 27 Game 9 Northwestern 3–08 Fresno State Fresno State eliminated
Game 10 Nebraska 2–1 Adelphi Adelphi eliminated
May 28 Game 11 Texas A&M 2–08 UCLA
Game 12 UCLA 1–08 Nebraska Nebraska eliminated
Game 13 Texas A&M 1–013 Northwestern Northwestern eliminated
May 29 Game 14 UCLA 1–0 Texas A&M
Game 15 UCLA 1–014 Texas A&M UCLA wins WCWS

Championship Game

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School Top Batter Stats.
UCLA Bruins Tricia Ming (DP) 2-6 RBI HR
Texas A&M Aggies Pattie Holthaus (2B) 1-4
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
UCLA Bruins Debbie Doom (W) 13.0 5 0 0 1 15 44 47
Texas A&M Aggies Yvette Lopez 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 9
Texas A&M Aggies Shawn Andaya (L) 10.1 5 1 1 1 3 36 39

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Pos Name School
P Shawn Andaya Texas A&M
Debbie Doom UCLA
Lisa Ishikawa Northwestern
1B Denice Feldhaus Nebraska
2B Jennifer Simm UCLA
3B Anne Schroeder Nebraska
SS Leslie Rover UCLA
OF Peg Richardson Nebraska
Regina Dooley Adelphi
Josie Carter Texas A&M
C Gay McNutt Texas A&M
DH Tricia Mang UCLA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "1984 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2015.