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. The thirty-eighth tournament's champion was [1984 1984 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team|Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team|Cal State Fullerton], coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of Cal State Fullerton.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

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. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 1Game 1[1984 1984 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]6–3
June 1Game 2Cal State Fullerton8–4[1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]
June 2Game 3Arizona State9–6Miami (FL)
June 2Game 4Oklahoma State9–5
June 3Game 511–3MichiganMichigan eliminated
June 3Game 6Miami (FL)13–7Maine eliminated
June 4Game 7Texas6–4Cal State Fullerton
June 5Game 8Arizona State23–12Oklahoma State
June 6Game 9Cal State Fullerton13–5Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
June 6Game 10Oklahoma State8–7 New Orleans eliminated
June 7Game 11Texas8–4Arizona StateTexas qualified for final
June 8Game 12Cal State Fullerton6–1Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
June 8Game 13Oklahoma State18–3Texas
June 9Game 14Cal State Fullerton10–2Oklahoma StateOklahoma State eliminated
June 10FinalCal State Fullerton3–1TexasCal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PEddie DelzerCal State Fullerton
PGreg SwindellTexas
CBob CaffreyCal State Fullerton
1BRusty RichardsTexas
2BRandy WhislerOklahoma State
3BBlaine LarkerCal State Fullerton
3BScott RazianoNew Orleans
SSGary GreenOklahoma State
OFBarry BondsArizona State
OFJohn Fishel Cal State Fullerton
OFOddibe McDowellArizona State
DHPete IncavigliaOklahoma State

Notable players

Arizona State: Chris Beasley, Barry Bonds, Mike Devereaux, Shawn Gilbert, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Luis Medina, Don WakamatsuCal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Greg Mathews, José Mota, Shane TurnerMaine: Mike Bordick, Bill SwiftMichigan: Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Gary WayneNew Orleans: Jim Bullinger, Mark Higgins, Wally WhitehurstOklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete IncavigliaTexas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell