# 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.

## Conference standings

1984 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1984 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1984 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Zone Texas–Arlington $^x$‍‍‍ 3–1–0 .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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1984 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70054–12–0 .818 UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–3–0 .70045–6–0 .882 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–4–0 .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.
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .428 – Mary Wallace, Adelphi Panthers
* RBIs: 43 – Michelle Turk, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Home runs: 11 – Karen Nichols, Nicholls 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

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, 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
| 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 |