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 Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of Cal State Fullerton.

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

Bold indicates winner.

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Mideast Regional at Mt. Pleasant, MI

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

South I Regional at Tallahassee, FL

South II Regional at Starkville, MS

West I Regional at Fresno, CA

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

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 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

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 1 Game 1 Texas 6–3 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 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 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

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