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]
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 |
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