The 1984 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the third annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1984 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Cal State Northridge (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Akron (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Gary Torgeson (2nd title) |
| Attendance | 2,345 |
The final, four-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Defending champions Cal State Northridge defeated Akron in the championship game, 1–0, to capture the Matadors' second Division II national title.
Bracket
editFinals
edit| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 18 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | |||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | ||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | |||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 3 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | |||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | |||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | ||||||||||||
| Akron | 215 | |||||||||||
All-tournament team
edit- Tracy Gelsinger, 1B, Sacred Heart
- Deann Viebranz, 2B, Akron
- Kay Piper, SS, Akron
- Rose Marie Torma, 3B, Akron
- Barbara Jordan, OF, Cal State Northridge
- Linda Lowande, OF, Cal State Northridge
- Kim Cassidy, OF, Akron
- Dani Vance, P, Akron
- Kathy Slaten, P, Cal State Northridge
- Stacy Lim, C, Cal State Northridge
- Becky Drake, UT, Cal State Northridge
- Debbie Tidy, UT, Sacred Heart
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.