1984 NCAA Division I softball season explained

1984 NCAA Division I softball season
Defendingchampions:	Texas A&M
Tournament Link:	1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament
Tournament:	Tournament
Wcws Link:	1984 Women's College World Series
Wcws:	Women's College World Series
Wcwschamp:	UCLA
Wcwstitlecount:	2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS
Wcwsrunnerup:	Texas A&M
Wcwscount:	2nd
Wcwscoach:	Sharron Backus
Wcwscoachcount:	2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS
Prevseason Year:	1983
Nextseason Year:	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.

Conference standings

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.^[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)^[2]

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^{[3] [4]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1984 Women's College World Series . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-16.
2. Web site: Division I Softball Records . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-16.
3. Web site: PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL . Collegiatewomensportsawards.com . 2020-07-16.
4. Web site: FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-29.