1984 NCAA Division I softball season

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1984 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Texas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Runners-up Texas A&M (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sharron Backus (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →

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.

Contents

Conference standings

1984 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y14–4–0 .77841–17–0 .707
Minnesota  ‍‍‍14–8–0 .63630–19–0 .612
Indiana  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58338–22–0 .633
Michigan  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50032–24–0 .571
Iowa  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41724–28–0 .462
Michigan State  ‍‍‍8–15–0 .34822–26–1 .459
Ohio State  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25020–25–0 .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1984 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Zone
Texas–Arlington  x‍‍‍3–1–0 .75026–25–0 .510
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍5–3–0 .62540–25–0 .615
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍0–4–0 .0003–14–0 .176
South Zone
Southwestern Louisiana  x‍‍‡‍6–2–0 .75028–9–0 .757
McNeese State  ‍‍‍5–3–0 .62524–27–0 .471
Lamar  ‍‍‍1–7–0 .12513–43–0 .232


x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1984 [9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1984 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍7–3–0 .70054–12–0 .818
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y7–3–0 .70045–6–0 .882
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y6–4–0 .60033–15–0 .688
Arizona  ‍‍‍5–5–0 .50028–16–0 .636
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40022–19–0 .537
San Diego State  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .10021–31–0 .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. [10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA 6
Utah State 0
UCLA19
Northwestern0
Northwestern 1
Adelphi 0
UCLA0
Texas A&M28
Texas A&M 125
Texas A&M114
Cal Poly Pomona 0
Texas A&M5Northwestern0
Nebraska2
Nebraska 2
Fresno State 0
Texas A&M00
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA1113
Nebraska2
Utah State0Adelphi1
UCLA18
Adelphi1
Nebraska0
Northwestern3
Cal Poly Pomona0Fresno State0
Fresno State1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I single game putouts:35 – Laura Meyers, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos; May 24, 1984 (25 innings) [11]

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, Florida State 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 [12] [13]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1984243282727240215.17753292820.100.49

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1984 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1984 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1984 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1984 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1984 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1984 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1984 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "1984 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. ↑ "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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