The 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the

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to determine the national champion of

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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the

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, 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

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

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
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Mideast Regional at Mt. Pleasant, MI

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Northeast Regional at
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South I Regional at
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South II Regional at
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West I Regional at
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West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

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

Notable players

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: Chris Beasley,

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, Mike Devereaux, Shawn Gilbert, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Luis Medina, Don Wakamatsu *

: John Fishel, Greg Mathews, José Mota,

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Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

Mike Bordick Michael Todd Bordick (born July 21, 1965) is an American retired professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 with four teams: the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays ...

, Bill Swift *

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: Scott Kamieniecki,

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, Gary Wayne *

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: Jim Bullinger, Mark Higgins, Wally Whitehurst *

Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete Incaviglia *

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: Billy Bates,

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, 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.

References

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