1984 NCAA Division I softball season
1984 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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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 |
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.
Conference standings
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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 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelphi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 5 | Northwestern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | UCLA | 1 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 0 | Adelphi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelphi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Season leaders
- Batting average: .428 – Mary Wallace, Adelphi Panthers
- RBIs: 43 – Michelle Turk, Penn State Nittany Lions
- Home runs: 11 – Karen Nichols, Nicholls Colonels
- 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
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
- Honda Sports Award Softball:
Debbie Doom, UCLA Bruins[12][13]
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
- ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ 1984 Indiana Season
- ^ 1984 Iowa Season
- ^ 1984 Michigan Season
- ^ 1984 Michigan State Season
- ^ 1984 Minnesota Season
- ^ 1984 Northwestern Season
- ^ 1984 Ohio State Season
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "1984 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.