1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

1980 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC Tournament champions Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1980 record	38–21 (6–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Wilhelm
Home stadium	Beautiful Tiger Field

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍	11	–	1		.917			39	–	17		.696
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	4		.692			24	–	10		.706
No. 8 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍^y	6	–	5		.545			38	–	21		.644
NC State  ‍‍‍	7	–	6		.538			21	–	12		.636
Virginia  ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500			21	–	13		.618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	5	–	8		.385			17	–	13		.567
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	3	–	10		.231			8	–	19		.296
Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	9		.182			17	–	11		.607
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his twenty-third season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1980 College World Series, their fifth appearance in Omaha.[2]

Roster

1980 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
			Pitchers - Len Bradley - Mike Brown - Junior - Bill Duke - Bobby Kenyon - Junior - Jimmy Key - Freshman - Billy Trapp		Catchers - Dave Lemaster - Freshman - Danny Sheaffer Infielders - Robbie Allen - Junior - Greg Guin - Sophomore - Tim Teufel - Senior - Craig Roberson - Freshman - Frank Russ - Freshman Outfielders - Glenn Gallagher - Freshman - Neil Simons - Senior - Billy Weems - Senior - Jay Sexton - "Junior"		Unknown - Bill Castelli - Steve Van Dyke

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game

1980 Clemson Tigers Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record Feb 21 Erskine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 1–0 Feb 22 at Valdosta State* Blazer Field • Valdosta, GA L 2–6 1–1 Feb 23 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 3–4 1–2 Feb 25 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 0–6 1–3 Feb 27 Georgia* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 22–7 2–3 Feb 28 Western Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 3–3
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record Mar 1 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 8–5 4–3 Mar 7 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–3 4–4 Mar 9 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–3^11 4–5 Mar 9 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0^7 5–5 Mar 10 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0^7 6–5 Mar 10 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–3^7 6–6 Mar 11 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–2 7–6 Mar 14 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–4^10 8–6 1–0 Mar 15 at Stetson* Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 10–7 9–6 Mar 17 vs Cincinnati* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 7–10 9–7 Mar 18 at Rollins* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 3–2 10–7 Mar 19 vs Cornell* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 5–0 11–7 Mar 20 vs Cincinnati* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 8–2 12–7 Mar 21 at Rollins* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 1–5 12–8 Mar 22 vs Cornell* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 6–7^10 12–9 Mar 25 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–1 13–9 Mar 26 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 14–9 Mar 27 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–0^7 15–9 Mar 27 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–3^7 16–9 Mar 31 Howard* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–1 17–9
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record Apr 1 Howard* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 18–9 Apr 3 Georgia Tech Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 18–1 19–9 2–0 Apr 5 North Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–14 19–10 2–1 Apr 6 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–6 19–11 2–2 Apr 7 Francis Marion* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–2 20–11 Apr 9 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA L 10–12 20–12 2–3 Apr 10 at Western Carolina* Childress Field • Cullowhee, NC W 14–8 21–12 Apr 11 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–5 21–13 2–4 Apr 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–4 21–14 2–5 Apr 15 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–3 22–14 Apr 16 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–3 23–14 Apr 17 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–1 24–14 3–5 Apr 18 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 25–14 4–5 Apr 19 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 1–0 26–14 5–5 Apr 20 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–2 27–14 6–5
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACCT Record Apr 22 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 4–0 28–14 1–0 Apr 24 Maryland Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 9–4 29–14 2–0 Apr 25 NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 5–4 30–14 3–0 Apr 26 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 12–3 31–14 4–0
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record May 3 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–4 31–15 May 4 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 32–15 May 5 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 13–3 33–15 May 6 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 10–8^10 34–15 May 7 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 5–14 34–16 May 8 at Tennessee* Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN L 7–13 34–17 May 9 at Tennessee* Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–3 35–17 May 10 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 1–6 35–18 May 11 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 1–4 35–19
NCAA Atlantic Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Regional Record May 22 East Tennessee State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 22–4 36–19 1–0 May 24 South Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 37–19 2–0 May 25 South Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 17–12 38–19 3–0
NCAA College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record May 31 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–13 38–20 0–1 June 1 California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–6 38–21 0–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1980". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. "1980 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
3. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 166–167. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.