1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty eighth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The thirty-eighth tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of Cal State Fullerton.

1984 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1984
Teams	36
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Runner-up	Texas (22nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Augie Garrido (2nd title)
MOP	John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
← 1983  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1985 →

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

• Arizona State
• Cal State Fullerton
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma State
• Texas

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams.^[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Upper round 1

Upper final

Final

UNLV

2

Oklahoma

1

UNLV

3

Texas

12

Texas

6

Lamar

0

Texas

6*

—

Lamar

5*

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

UNLV

5

Lamar

4

Lamar

10

Oklahoma

3

Mideast Regional at Mt. Pleasant, MI

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	Michigan		13
	Temple		9
						Michigan		8
						Indiana State		2
	Indiana State		4
	Central Michigan		2
											Michigan		4	—
											Central Michigan		3	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Central Michigan		4
	Temple		10			Indiana State		0
	Central Michigan		15

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	Oklahoma City		2
	Texas A&M		1
						Oklahoma City		5
						Oklahoma State		2
	Oklahoma State		21
	Grambling State		5
											Oklahoma City		1	4
											Oklahoma State		11	9
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Oklahoma State		5
	Grambling State		5			Texas A&M		0
	Texas A&M		11

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

Upper round 1

Upper final

Final

Harvard

10

Seton Hall

8

Harvard

4*

Maine

5*

Maine

12

Rider

6

Maine

2

5

Seton Hall

3

2

Lower round 1

Lower final

Seton Hall

9

Seton Hall

7

Harvard

1

Rider

5

South I Regional at Tallahassee, FL

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	East Carolina	6
	6	South Alabama	5			East Carolina		7
						Florida State		4
	2	Miami (FL)	6								East Carolina		4
	5	Florida	5								Miami (FL)		6
						Miami (FL)		13													Miami (FL)		4	10
						Stetson		8													South Alabama		6	2
	3	Stetson	10													East Carolina		2
	4	Florida State	7								Stetson		9			South Alabama		18
						South Alabama		7			South Alabama		10
						Florida		4

South II Regional at Starkville, MS

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						New Orleans		4
						Mississippi State		11
	1	New Orleans	1								Mississippi State		13
	6	Appalachian State	0								Eastern Kentucky		8			Mississippi State		18
						Appalachian State		9
																South Carolina		9
						Eastern Kentucky		11
	2	North Carolina	4
																					Mississippi State		3
	5	Eastern Kentucky	2
						North Carolina		4													New Orleans		6
						South Carolina		5
	3	South Carolina	4								South Carolina		5
	4	Mississippi State	1								New Orleans		6
						New Orleans		13
						North Carolina		6

West I Regional at Fresno, CA

Upper round 1

Upper final

Final

Cal State Fullerton

10

Southern California

6

Cal State Fullerton

16

San Diego State

6

San Diego State

10

Fresno State

6

Cal State Fullerton

5

8*

San Diego State

9

7*

Lower round 1

Lower final

San Diego State

10

Southern California

12

Fresno State

7

Fresno State

15

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

Upper round 1

Upper final

Final

Hawaii

10*

Stanford

7*

Arizona State

15

Hawaii

11

Arizona State

8

Washington State

4

Arizona State

5

—

Stanford

4

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Stanford

11

Stanford

3

Hawaii

7

Washington State

1

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Arizona State	Pac-10	53–18 (23–7)	Jim Brock	12 (last: 1983)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	44–19
Cal State Fullerton	SCBA	61–19 (22–6)	Augie Garrido	3 (last: 1982)	1st (1979, 1984)	5–5
Maine	Eastern Collegiate	33–18 (n/a)	John Winkin	5 (last: 1983)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7–10
Miami (FL)	n/a	47–26 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	6 (last: 1982)	1st (1982)	13–10
Michigan	Big 10	43–16 (11–5)	Bud Middaugh	6 (last: 1983)	1st (1953, 1962)	12–10
New Orleans	n/a	45–24 (n/a)	Ron Maestri	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Oklahoma State	Big 8	58–13 (15–3)	Gary Ward	11 (last: 1983)	1st (1959)	24–21
Texas	SWC	57–12 (16–5)	Cliff Gustafson	21 (last: 1983)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	48–36

Results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Texas		6
	New Orleans		3
						Texas		6
						Cal State Fullerton		4
	Cal State Fullerton		8
	Michigan		4
											Texas		8
											Arizona State		4
	Arizona State		9
																Texas		3
	Miami (FL)		6
						Arizona State		23								Oklahoma State		18
						Oklahoma State		12
	Oklahoma State		9
	Maine		5																							Cal State Fullerton		3
																					Oklahoma State		2			Texas		1
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Cal State Fullerton		10
											Oklahoma State		810
						New Orleans		11			New Orleans		7
																Arizona State		1
						Michigan		3
																Cal State Fullerton		6
											Cal State Fullerton		13
						Miami (FL)		13			Miami (FL)		5
						Maine		7

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1	Game 1	Texas	6–3	New Orleans
	Game 2	Cal State Fullerton	8–4	Michigan
June 2	Game 3	Arizona State	9–6	Miami (FL)
	Game 4	Oklahoma State	9–5	Maine
June 3	Game 5	New Orleans	11–3	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
	Game 6	Miami (FL)	13–7	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 4	Game 7	Texas	6–4	Cal State Fullerton
June 5	Game 8	Arizona State	23–12	Oklahoma State
June 6	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	13–5	Miami (FL)	Miami eliminated
	Game 10	Oklahoma State	8–7 (10 innings)	New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Texas	8–4	Arizona State	Texas qualified for final
June 8	Game 12	Cal State Fullerton	6–1	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 13	Oklahoma State	18–3	Texas
June 9	Game 14	Cal State Fullerton	10–2	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
June 10	Final	Cal State Fullerton	3–1	Texas	Cal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Eddie Delzer	Cal State Fullerton
	Greg Swindell	Texas
C	Bob Caffrey	Cal State Fullerton
1B	Rusty Richards	Texas
2B	Randy Whisler	Oklahoma State
3B	Blaine Larker	Cal State Fullerton
	Scott Raziano	New Orleans
SS	Gary Green	Oklahoma State
OF	Barry Bonds	Arizona State
	John Fishel (MOP)	Cal State Fullerton
	Oddibe McDowell	Arizona State
DH	Pete Incaviglia	Oklahoma State

Notable players

• Arizona State: Chris Beasley, Barry Bonds, Mike Devereaux, Shawn Gilbert, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Luis Medina, Don Wakamatsu
• Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Greg Mathews, José Mota, Shane Turner
• Maine: Mike Bordick, Bill Swift
• Michigan: Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Gary Wayne
• New Orleans: Jim Bullinger, Mark Higgins, Wally Whitehurst
• Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete Incaviglia
• Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell

Tournament Notes

Gary Green and Bill Swift appear in their fourth College World Series. Michigan's appearance was the last for the Big Ten until 2013 when Indiana made the College World Series.

See also

• 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament
• 1984 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1984 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1984 NAIA World Series