1984 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1984 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1984. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1984 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 29, 1984.

1984 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsTexas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Runners-upTexas A&M (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1984 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .700  54–12–0 .818
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 7–3–0 .700  45–6–0 .882
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 6–4–0 .600  33–15–0 .688
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .500  28–16–0 .636
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .400  22–19–0 .537
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .100  21–31–0 .404
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1984 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 29, 1984 in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  UCLA 6  
  Utah State 0    
      UCLA 19  
      Northwestern 0    
  Northwestern 1          
  Adelphi 0        
      UCLA 0
      Texas A&M 28
  Texas A&M 120        
  Cal Poly Pomona 0          
      Texas A&M 5    
      Nebraska 2  
  Nebraska 2    
  Fresno State 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Utah State 0  
  Adelphi 1     Nebraska 2
    Adelphi 1
  Cal Poly Pomona 0  
  Fresno State 1     Northwestern 3
    Fresno State 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas A&M 113       Texas A&M 0
  Northwestern 0           UCLA 113
      Texas A&M 0    
      UCLA 1  
  UCLA 18    
  Nebraska 0  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .428 - Mary Wallace, Adelphi Panthers

RBIs: 43 - Michelle Turk, Penn State Nittany Lions

HOME RUNS: 11 - Karen Nichols, Nicholls State Colonels

PITCHING

WINS: 33-7 - Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats

ERA: 0.09 (2 ER/147.0 IP) - Terri Higgins, Adelphi Panthers

STRIKEOUTS: 469, Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats

Records

[2]

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME PUTOUTS: 35 - Laura Meyers, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos; May 24, 1984 (25 innings)

JUNIOR CLASS SINGLE GAME RUNS: 6 - Terri Tucker, Adelphi Panthers; April 9, 1984

FRESHMAN CLASS SINGLE GAME INNINGS PITCHED: 25.0 - Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies; May 24, 1984

JUNIOR CLASS SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: 102.0 - Debbie Doom, UCLA Bruins; February 24-April 6, 1984

FRESHMAN CLASS NO HITTERS: 5 - Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats

FRESHMAN CLASS WHIP: 0.39 (30 H+15 BB/115.0 IP) - Shelley Berube, FSU Seminoles

JUNIOR CLASS ERA: 0.10 (3 ER/215.1 IP) - Debbie Doom, UCLA Bruins

TEAM ERA: 0.10 (10 ER/397.0 IP) - UCLA Bruins

Awards

Debbie Doom, UCLA Bruins[3][4]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1984 24 3 28 27 27 24 0 215.1 77 5 3 29 282 0.10 0.49

References
  1. "1984 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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