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]

1980 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season1980
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsArizona (2nd title)
Runner-upHawaii (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJerry 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

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
ArizonaPac-1040–20–1 (17–13)Jerry Kindall11
(last: 1979)
1st
(1976)
22–21
CaliforniaPac-1041–21–1 (17–13)Bob Milano2
(last: 1957)
1st
(1947,1957)
7–0
ClemsonACC38–19 (6–5)Bill Wilhelm4
(last: 1977)
5th
(1958, 1959, 1976)
4–8
Florida StateMetro51–10 (n/a)Mike Martin6
(last: 1975)
2nd
(1970)
8–12
HawaiiWAC57–16 (19–5)Les Murakami0
(last: none)
none0–0
Miami (FL)n/a57–10 (n/a)Ron Fraser3
(last: 1979)
2nd
(1974)
5–6
MichiganBig 1035–16–1 (14–2)Bud Middaugh3
(last: 1978)
1st
(1953)
9–3
St. John'sEastern Collegiate29–9 (n/a)Joe Russo5
(last: 1978)
4th
(1949, 1966, 1968)
5–10

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

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 30Game 1St. John's6–1Arizona
Game 2Hawaii7–6Florida State
May 31Game 3Miami (FL)13–5Clemson
Game 4Michigan9–8 (11 innings)California
June 1Game 5Arizona5–3Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
Game 6California6–4ClemsonClemson eliminated
Game 7Hawaii7–2St. John's
June 2Game 8Miami (FL)3–2Michigan
Game 9California8–5St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
Game 10Arizona8–0MichiganMichigan eliminated
June 3Game 11Hawaii9–3Miami (FL)
June 4Game 12California4–3Miami (FL)Miami (FL) eliminated
Game 13Arizona6–4 (11 innings)Hawaii
June 5Game 14Arizona10-9CaliforniaCalifornia eliminated
June 6FinalArizona5–3HawaiiArizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherGreg BargerJuniorArizona
Craig LeffertsSeniorArizona
CatcherCollin TanabeJuniorHawaii
First basemanWes ClementsSeniorArizona
Second basemanPaul HundhammerSeniorMiami (FL)
Third basemanKimo PerkinsJuniorHawaii
ShortstopEric TokunagaJuniorHawaii
Out fielderTerry FranconaJuniorArizona
Lyle BrackenridgeSeniorCalifornia
Jim PaciorekSophomoreMichigan
Designated hitterPaul MaruffiJuniorSt. John's

Notable players

References

  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf
  3. "Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc". CWS of Omaha, Inc. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "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)
  5. 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)
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