1980 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 1980 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fifth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Ithaca, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]

1980 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1980
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsIthaca (1st title)
Runner-upMarietta
,

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
Alma CollegeScotsAlma, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1stDebut1Debut
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Buena Vista CollegeBeaversStorm Lake, IAIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent5th19795National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent5th19795Regional Runner-Up (1979)
Elmhurst CollegeBlue JaysElmhurst, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin1stDebut1Debut
Illinois Benedictine CollegeEaglesLisle, ILNorthern Illinois-Iowa Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Johns Hopkins UniversityBlue JaysBaltimore, MDIndependent2nd19761Regional Fourth place (1976)
Juniata CollegeEaglesHuntingdon, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19781Regional Fifth place (1978)
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)3rd19792World Series Third place (1979)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1978)
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19771Regional Fourth place (1977)
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Fourth place (1976)
Ramapo College of New JerseyRoadrunnersMahwah, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RIIndependent3rd19793World Series Fourth place (1979)
University of RochesterYellowjacketsRochester, NYIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference5th19795National Champion (1978, 1979)
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent3rd19781Regional Third place (1977, 1978)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4th19794Regional Third place (1977, 1979)
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19794Regional Runner-Up (1978, 1979)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference5th19795Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19793Regional Third place (1976, 1979)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference2nd19792Regional Fourth place (1979)

Regionals

[2]

South Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Glassboro State 4  
    Johns Hopkins 1     Glassboro State 3  
    Lynchburg 5    
      Lynchburg 4  
      Upsala 5    
  Johns Hopkins 1          
  Upsala 20        
  Salisbury State 3         Upsala 5 19
  Upsala 2           Salisbury State 2 2
      Salisbury State 4        
      Ramapo 2          
  Ramapo 10           Salisbury State 5    
  Lynchburg 9         Ramapo 4  
  Glassboro State 3    
  Ramapo 7  

Northeast Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Brandeis 12  
    Rochester 6     Brandeis 13  
    Eastern Connecticut State 9    
  North Adams State 6         Brandeis 1            
  Rhode Island College 3           Ithaca 6              
      North Adams State 0           Ithaca 20 --
      Ithaca 7         North Adams State 4 --
  Ithaca 15         Brandeis 8    
  Eastern Connecticut State 7       North Adams State 7     North Adams State 12  
  Rochester 2     Rhode Island College 6  
  Rhode Island College 10  

Mideast Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Marietta 10  
    Alma 4     Marietta 7  
    Juniata 6    
  Wooster 5         Marietta 6            
  Mansfield State 1           Wooster 4              
      Wooster 15           Marietta 14 --
      Ohio Northern 2         Wooster 5 --
  Ohio Northern 5         Wooster 7    
  Juniata 3       Ohio Northern 4     Ohio Northern 3  
  Alma 2     Mansfield State 2  
  Mansfield State 11  

West Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Illinois Benedictine 8  
    Elmhurst 5     Illinois Benedictine 2  
    Stanislaus State 13    
      Stanislaus State 6  
      Elmhurst 3    
  Elmhurst 2          
  St. Olaf 1        
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6         Stanislaus State 3 --
  St. Olaf 3           Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12 --
      Wisconsin-Oshkosh 9        
      Buena Vista 4          
  Buena Vista 12           Wisconsin-Oshkosh 16    
  Stanislaus State 8         Buena Vista 3  
  Illinois Benedictine 6    
  Buena Vista 7  

World Series

[3]

Participants

School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
World Series
appearances
Previous best
performance
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference3rd19781Runner-Up (1976)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19781Runner-Up (1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Upsala 7  
  Ithaca 4  
    Upsala 1  
    Marietta 17  
  Marietta 4
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3  
    Marietta 4 5
    Ithaca 5 15
  Ithaca 23  
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7  
    Upsala 5
    Ithaca 7  

References

  1. "Ithaca comes back around to win 1980 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "1980 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. "1980 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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