1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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1980 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1980
Finals site
Champions Cal Poly Pomona  (2nd title)
Runner-up New Haven (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach John Scolinos  (2nd title)
MOP Brian Zell (OF) (Cal Poly Pomona)
Attendance8,437

The 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division II baseball season. [1]

Contents

Cal Poly Pomona defeated New Haven, 13–6, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Broncos' second national title and first since 1976. Cal Poly Pomona was coached by John Scolinos.

Regionals

The regionals consisted 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1980 Division II College World Series. [2]

New England Regional

TeamWinsLosses
New Haven 30
LIU Post 22
NYIT 12
Le Moyne 02

South Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
FIU 30
Valdosta State 22
Columbus State 12
Shippensburg 02

South Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern 32
Eckerd 23

Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Troy State 41
Bellarmine 22
Wright State 12
Delta State 02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Mankato State 41
Northwest Missouri State 22
Southwest Missouri State 12
Morningside 02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Cal Poly Pomona 32
Cal State Northridge 23

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 42–25–1 John Scolinos 2
(last: 1979)		1st5–3
FIU Independent 41–14 Danny Price 0
(last: none)		None0–0
Florida Southern Sunshine State 45–11 (11–4) Joe Arnold 8
(last: 1979)		1st20–12
Mankato State Northern Intercollegiate 36–21–1 (13–3) Dean Bowyer 2
(last: 1979)		4th0–4
New Haven Independent 29–7 Frank Vieira 4
(last: 1979)		3rd8–8
Troy State Gulf South 30–12 (12–2) Chase Riddle 0
(last: none)		None0–0

Results

Bracket

First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsChampionship
Mankato State1
New Haven3
Florida Southern 9New Haven15
Mankato State 12Troy State7
Troy State6
Florida Southern3
FIU 8New Haven6
Troy State 2Cal Poly Pomona13
Florida International2
Cal Poly Pomona12
Cal Poly Pomona 6Cal Poly Pomona10
New Haven 4Mankato State4
Mankato State8
Florida International3

Game Results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 24Game 1 Mankato State 12–9 Florida Southern
Game 2 FIU 8–2 Troy State
Game 3 Cal Poly Pomona 6–4 New Haven
May 25Game 4 Troy State 6–3 Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated
Game 5 New Haven 3–1 Mankato State
Game 6 Cal Poly Pomona 12–2 FIU
May 26Game 7 Mankato State 8–3 FIU FIU eliminated
Game 8 New Haven 15–7 Troy State Troy State eliminated
Game 9 Cal Poly Pomona 10–4 Mankato State Mankato State eliminated
May 27Game 10 Cal Poly Pomona 13–6 New Haven Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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