# 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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 :
| – | UCLA | 1 | 3 | — |
| – | Arizona | 0 | 0 | — |
Mideast Regional :
| – | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| – | Western Michigan | 0 | 2 | 1 |
South Regional :
| – | Cal Poly Pomona | 1$^9$ | 12 | — |
| – | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | — |
Central Regional :
| – | Utah State | 6 | 4$^8$ | — |
| – | Utah | 2 | 3 | — |
Midwest Regional :
| – | Nebraska | 3$^{18}$ | 2$^{14}$ | — |
| – | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | — |
Northeast Regional :
| – | Adelphi | 2 | 1$^{14}$ | — |
| – | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | — |
Northwest Regional :
| – | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | — |
| – | Pacific | 0 | 1 | — |
At-large Regional :
| – | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| – | Texas A&M | 0 | 2$^{15}$ | 5 |

## Women's College World Series
### Participants

* Adelphi
* Cal Poly Pomona
* Fresno State
* Nebraska
* Northwestern
* Texas A&M
* UCLA
* Utah State

### Game results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UCLA | UCLA | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | Utah State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | Utah State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 1 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Adelphi | Adelphi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelphi | Adelphi | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{25}$ | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^8$ | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{25}$ | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{14}$ | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1$^{14}$ | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 5 | | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 0 | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | 1$^{13}$ |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Utah State | Utah State | 0 | Adelphi | Adelphi | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Utah State | Utah State | 0 | Adelphi | Adelphi | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^8$ | | 1 |
| | | | Adelphi | Adelphi | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^8$ | |
| | | | Adelphi | Adelphi | 1 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | 3 | |
| | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | 0 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game log

| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Notes |
| May 23 | Game 1 | UCLA | 6–0 | Utah State | |
| May 23 | Game 2 | Northwestern | 1–0 | Adelphi | |
| May 24 | Game 3 | Texas A&M | 1–0$^{25}$ | Cal Poly Pomona | |
| May 25 | Game 4 | Nebraska | 2–0 | Fresno State | |
| May 25 | Game 5 | Adelphi | 1–0 | Utah State | Utah State eliminated |
| May 26 | Game 6 | Fresno State | 1–0$^{12}$ | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona eliminated |
| May 26 | Game 7 | UCLA | 1–0$^9$ | Northwestern | |
| May 26 | Game 8 | Nebraska | 5–2 | Texas A&M | |
| May 27 | Game 9 | Northwestern | 3–0$^8$ | Fresno State | Fresno State eliminated |
| May 27 | Game 10 | Nebraska | 2–1 | Adelphi | Adelphi eliminated |
| May 28 | Game 11 | Texas A&M | 2–0$^8$ | UCLA | |
| May 28 | Game 12 | UCLA | 1–0$^8$ | Nebraska | Nebraska eliminated |
| May 28 | Game 13 | Texas A&M | 1–0$^{13}$ | Northwestern | Northwestern eliminated |
| May 29 | Game 14 | UCLA | 1–0 | Texas A&M | |
| May 29 | Game 15 | UCLA | 1–0$^{14}$ | 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 |
| P | Debbie Doom | UCLA |
| P | Lisa Ishikawa | Northwestern |
| 1B | Denice Feldhaus | Nebraska |
| 2B | Jennifer Simm | UCLA |
| 3B | Anne Schroeder | Nebraska |
| SS | Leslie Rover | UCLA |
| OF | Peg Richardson | Nebraska |
| OF | Regina Dooley | Adelphi |
| OF | Josie Carter | Texas A&M |
| C | Gay McNutt | Texas A&M |
| DH | Tricia Mang | UCLA |