1984 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1984 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 1 to June 10. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirty-eighth tournament's champion was California State University, Fullerton coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of California State University, Fullerton.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	53 - 18 (23 - 7, 0 GB)	Jim Brock	12 (last: 1983)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	44 - 19
	California State University, Fullerton	Southern California Baseball Association	61 - 19 (22 - 6, 0 GB)	Augie Garrido	3 (last: 1982)	1st (1979)	5 - 5
	University of Maine	ECAC New England	33 - 18 (15-3)	John Winkin	5 (last: 1983)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7 - 10
	University of Miami	Division-I Independent	47 - 26 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	6 (last: 1982)	1st (1982)	13 - 10
	University of Michigan	Big Ten Conference	43 - 16 (11 - 5, 0 GB)	Bud Middaugh	6 (last: 1983)	1st (1953)	12 - 9
	University of New Orleans	Division-I Independent	45 - 24 (n/a)	Ron Maestri	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	58 - 13 (15 - 3, 0 GB)	Gary Ward	11 (last: 1983)	1st (1959)	24 - 21
	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	57 - 12 (16 - 5, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	21 (last: 1983)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	48 - 36

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		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
		Miami	6
							Arizona State	23
							Oklahoma State	2
		Oklahoma State	9
		Maine	5
						Loser's bracket
							New Orleans	11
							Michigan	3				Oklahoma State	8
												New Orleans	7
							Miami	13
							Maine	7				Cal State Fullerton	13
												Miami	5

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Texas	3									Texas	1
		Oklahoma State	18									Cal State Fullerton	3
							Oklahoma State	2
							Cal State Fullerton	10
		Arizona State	1
		Cal State Fullerton	6

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
	Game 4	Oklahoma State	9 - 5	Maine
June 3	Game 5	New Orleans	11 - 3	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
	Game 6	Miami	13 - 7	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 4	Game 7	Texas	6 - 4	Cal State Fullerton
June 5	Game 8	Arizona State	23 - 2	Oklahoma State
June 6	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	13 - 5	Miami	Miami eliminated
	Game 10	Oklahoma State	8 - 7 (10 innings)	New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Texas	8 - 4	Arizona State
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	Class	School
Pitcher	Eddie Delzer	Senior	Cal State Fullerton
	Greg Swindell	Freshman	Texas
Catcher	Bob Caffrey	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
First baseman	Rusty Richards	Freshman	Texas
Second baseman	Randy Whisler	Junior	Oklahoma State
Third baseman	Blaine Larker	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
	Scott Raziano	Senior	New Orleans
Shortstop	Gary Green	Senior	Oklahoma State
Outfielder	Barry Bonds	Sophomore	Arizona State
	John Fishel	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
	Oddibe McDowell	Senior	Arizona State
Designated hitter	Pete Incaviglia	Sophomore	Oklahoma State

Notable Players

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

Tournament Notes

Gary Green and Bill Swift appear in their fourth College World Series.

Barry Bonds ties the CWS record with hits in eight straight at-bats.

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball