1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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1980 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1980
Teams34
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]

Contents

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
Winner's bracket
St. John's9
St. John's 6
Maine 4
St. John's6
Harvard 3
East Carolina 1
Maine2
Harvard7
Loser's bracket
Maine 5

West Regional

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
Gonzaga 3
Cal State Fullerton 2
Gonzaga 9
Winner's bracket
Arizona13
Arizona 5
Fresno State 4
Arizona8
Gonzaga 5
Cal State Fullerton10
Fresno State 2
Cal State Fullerton 8
Loser's bracket
Gonzaga10

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
Florida State 10
New Orleans 0
Florida State19
Winner's bracket
Western Kentucky 7
Western Kentucky 15
Vanderbilt 4
Florida State10
Western Kentucky 5
New Orleans 8
Vanderbilt 2
Western Kentucky4
Loser's bracket
New Orleans 3

Central Regional

Games played in Austin, Texas.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
Hawaii 8
Texas–Pan American 4
Hawaii2
Winner's bracket
Louisiana Tech 1
Louisiana Tech 4
Texas 3
Hawaii7
Texas 3
Texas–Pan American 4
Texas7
Louisiana Tech 6
Loser's bracket
Texas7

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
South Carolina 7
Georgia Southern 2
South Carolina 2
Winner's bracket
Clemson6
Clemson 22
East Tennessee State 4
Clemson17
South Carolina 12
Georgia Southern 1
East Tennessee State2
South Carolina8
Loser's bracket
East Tennessee State 5

East Regional

Games played in Miami, Florida.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
James Madison 11
Delaware 10
James Madison 3
Winner's bracket
Miami (FL)10
Miami (FL) 15
South Alabama 6
Miami (FL)10
Delaware 1
Delaware5
South Alabama 4
James Madison 1
Loser's bracket
Delaware6

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
          
Michigan 9
Central Michigan 4
Michigan7
Winner's bracket
Nebraska 0
Nebraska 12
BYU 0
Michigan12
Nebraska 3
Central Michigan 0
BYU9
Nebraska12
Loser's bracket
BYU 4

Midwest Regional

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UNLV 3
California 2UNLV4
Oral Roberts0
Missouri 5UNLV10
Wichita State 4Missouri2
Missouri6UNLV20
Arkansas0California612
Arkansas 3Missouri1
Oral Roberts 2Arkansas1California2
California5California7
Wichita State1

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
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)
none0–0
Miami (FL) n/a57–10 (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's2 
   Hawaii7  
  Hawaii 7     
  Florida State 6    
   Hawaii9
   Miami (FL)3
  Miami (FL) 13    
  Clemson 5     
   Miami (FL)3  
   Michigan2 
  Michigan 911  
  California 8 
 Loser's bracket
 Arizona5 
 Florida State3  Michigan0
  Arizona8
 Clemson4 
 California6  St. John's5
  California8
 Semifinals  Finals  if needed
              
 Re-ordered Semifinals
 Hawaii4   Hawaii3
 Arizona611     Arizona5
   Arizona10  
   California9 
 Miami (FL)3  
 California4 

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 30Game 1 St. John's 6–1 Arizona
Game 2 Hawaii 7–6 Florida State
May 31Game 3 Miami (FL) 13–5 Clemson
Game 4 Michigan 9–8 (11 innings) California
June 1Game 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 2Game 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 3Game 11 Hawaii 9–3 Miami (FL)
June 4Game 12 California 4–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
Game 13 Arizona 6–4 (11 innings) Hawaii
June 5Game 14 Arizona 10-9 California California eliminated
June 6Final Arizona 5–3 Hawaii Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
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

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