Season | 1980 |
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Teams | 34 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Arizona (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Hawaii (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Jerry Kindall (2nd title) |
MOP | Terry Francona (Arizona) |
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]
Regionals
[edit]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
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Harvard | 7 | |||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||
Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||
West Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 10 | Gonzaga | 10 | |||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 8 | New Orleans | 3 | |||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | |||||||||||||
Central Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | |||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 4 | Texas | 7 | |||||||||||
Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||
Atlantic Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 1 | East Tennessee State | 5 | |||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | |||||||||||||
East Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | Delaware | 6 | |||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 12 | |||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | BYU | 4 | |||||||||||
BYU | 9 | |||||||||||||
Midwest Regional
[edit]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
[edit]Participants
[edit]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
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | Arizona | 611 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 8 | Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | Arizona | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | California | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | Arizona | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | California | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
[edit]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
[edit]The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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P | Greg Barger | Arizona |
Craig Lefferts | Arizona | |
C | Collin Tanabe | Hawaii |
1B | Wes Clements | Arizona |
2B | Paul Hundhammer | Miami (FL) |
3B | Kimo Perkins | Hawaii |
SS | Eric Tokunaga | Hawaii |
OF | Terry Francona (MOP) | Arizona |
Lyle Brackenridge | California | |
Jim Paciorek | Michigan | |
DH | Paul Maruffi | St. John's |
Notable players
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1980 NAIA World Series
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "1980 National Collegiate Baseball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc". CWS of Omaha, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010. (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)
- ^ "UH Sports Circle of Honor". Hawaii Athletics.? (mentions Hawaii's head baseball coach Les Murakami and the team's CWS appearance)