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.
Regionals
West Regional–UCLA13—–Arizona00—
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Mideast Regional–Northwestern113–Western Michigan021
Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
South Regional–Cal Poly Pomona1912—–Louisiana Tech00—
Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Central Regional–Utah State648—–Utah23—
Utah State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Midwest Regional–Nebraska318214—–Oklahoma State21—
Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northeast Regional–Adelphi2114—–Rutgers00—
Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Northwest Regional–Fresno State13—–Pacific01—
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
At-large Regional–Cal State Fullerton512–Texas A&M02155
Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Women's College World Series
Participants
Texas A&M UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Game log Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes May 23 Game 1 UCLA 6–0 Game 2 1–0 May 24 Game 3 Texas A&M 1–025 May 25 Game 4 2–0 Game 5 1–0 Utah State eliminated May 26 Game 6 1–012 Cal Poly Pomona eliminated Game 7 UCLA 1–09 Game 8 5–2 Texas A&M May 27 Game 9 3–08 Fresno State eliminated Game 10 2–1 Adelphi eliminated May 28 Game 11 Texas A&M 2–08 UCLA Game 12 UCLA 1–08 Nebraska eliminated Game 13 Texas A&M 1–013 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
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 The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team 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 1984 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1984 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1984 NAIA softball tournament 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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