1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1980 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 fourth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.[2][3][4][5]
Season | 1980 |
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Teams | 34 |
Finals site |
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Champions | Arizona (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Hawaii (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Jerry Kindall (2nd title) |
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Regionals
Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.
Northeast Regional
Games played in Orono, Maine.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Harvard | 7 | |||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||
Harvard | 5 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||
Harvard | 7 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 5 | |||||||||||||
West Regional
Games played in Tucson, Arizona.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 9 | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 13 | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 10 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 10 | |||||||||||||
South Regional
Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 0 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 19 | |||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 7 | |||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 15 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | — | ||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
New Orleans | 8 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | |||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 3 | |||||||||||||
Central Regional
Games played in Austin, Texas.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 8 | |||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 4 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 1 | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 4 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 4 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||
Atlantic Regional
Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 22 | |||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 4 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 17 | — | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 12 | — | ||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 5 | |||||||||||||
East Regional
Games played in Miami, Florida.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
James Madison | 11 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 10 | |||||||||||||
James Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 15 | |||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 10 | — | ||||||||||||
Delaware | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | |||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | |||||||||||||
James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | |||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 12 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | |||||||||||||
Michigan | 12 | — | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 9 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 12 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 4 | |||||||||||||
Midwest Regional
Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | UNLV | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | UNLV | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 4 | Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 6 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | California | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 2 | Arkansas | 1 | California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | California | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 1 |
College World Series
Participants
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS Record |
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Arizona | Pac-10 | 40–20–1 (17–13) | Jerry Kindall | 11 (last: 1979) | 1st (1976) | 22–21 |
California | Pac-10 | 41–21–1 (17–13) | Bob Milano | 2 (last: 1957) | 1st (1947,1957) | 7–0 |
Clemson | ACC | 38–19 (6–5) | Bill Wilhelm | 4 (last: 1977) | 5th (1958, 1959, 1976) | 4–8 |
Florida State | Metro | 51–10 (n/a) | Mike Martin | 6 (last: 1975) | 2nd (1970) | 8–12 |
Hawaii | WAC | 57–16 (19–5) | Les Murakami | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
Miami (FL) | n/a | 57–10 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 3 (last: 1979) | 2nd (1974) | 5–6 |
Michigan | Big 10 | 35–16–1 (14–2) | Bud Middaugh | 3 (last: 1978) | 1st (1953) | 9–3 |
St. John's | Eastern Collegiate | 29–9 (n/a) | Joe Russo | 5 (last: 1978) | 4th (1949, 1966, 1968) | 5–10 |
Results
Bracket
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | ||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 9 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 13 | ||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 911 | ||||||||||||
California | 8 | ||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | ||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||
California | 6 | St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||
California | 8 |
Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | Hawaii | 3 | ||||||||||
Arizona | 611 | Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | ||||||||||||
California | 9 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||
California | 4 |
Game results
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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May 30 | Game 1 | St. John's | 6–1 | Arizona | |
Game 2 | Hawaii | 7–6 | Florida State | ||
May 31 | Game 3 | Miami (FL) | 13–5 | Clemson | |
Game 4 | Michigan | 9–8 (11 innings) | California | ||
June 1 | Game 5 | Arizona | 5–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
Game 6 | California | 6–4 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated | |
Game 7 | Hawaii | 7–2 | St. John's | ||
June 2 | Game 8 | Miami (FL) | 3–2 | Michigan | |
Game 9 | California | 8–5 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated | |
Game 10 | Arizona | 8–0 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated | |
June 3 | Game 11 | Hawaii | 9–3 | Miami (FL) | |
June 4 | Game 12 | California | 4–3 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) eliminated |
Game 13 | Arizona | 6–4 (11 innings) | Hawaii | ||
June 5 | Game 14 | Arizona | 10-9 | California | California eliminated |
June 6 | Final | Arizona | 5–3 | Hawaii | Arizona wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | Class | School |
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Pitcher | Greg Barger | Junior | Arizona |
Craig Lefferts | Senior | Arizona | |
Catcher | Collin Tanabe | Junior | Hawaii |
First baseman | Wes Clements | Senior | Arizona |
Second baseman | Paul Hundhammer | Senior | Miami (FL) |
Third baseman | Kimo Perkins | Junior | Hawaii |
Shortstop | Eric Tokunaga | Junior | Hawaii |
Out fielder | Terry Francona | Junior | Arizona |
Lyle Brackenridge | Senior | California | |
Jim Paciorek | Sophomore | Michigan | |
Designated hitter | Paul Maruffi | Junior | St. John's |
Notable players
- Arizona: Greg Bargar, Casey Candaele, Terry Francona, Craig Lefferts, John Moses, Dwight Taylor, Ed Vosberg, Kevin Ward
- California: Chuck Cary, Rod Booker, Chuck Hensley, Bob Melvin
- Clemson: Mike Brown, Jimmy Key, Danny Sheaffer, Tim Teufel
- Florida State: Mike Fuentes, Jim Weaver
- Hawaii: Chuck Crim
- Miami (FL): Neal Heaton, Ross Jones, Mike Pagliarulo
- Michigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek
- St. John's: John Franco, Frank Viola
References
- "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf
- "Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc". CWS of Omaha, Inc. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)
- http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/2/10/GEN_0210103049.aspx? (mentions Hawaii's head baseball coach Les Murakami and the team's CWS appearance)