1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team

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1980 St. John's Redmen baseball
College World Series, T-5th
ConferenceIndependent
Record30–11
Head coach
Assistant coachEd Mathes
Pitching coachHowie Gershberg
Captains
  • Steve Bingham
  • Greg LaCasse
  • Doug Latrenta
Home stadiumRedman Field
Seasons
 1979
1981 

The 1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Redman Field. The team was coached by Joe Russo in his 7th year at St. John's.

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The Redmen won the Northeast Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they went 1-2 and were eliminated by the California Golden Bears.

Roster

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
14 LHP Patrick AmbroseR/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrStaten Island, NY
20 RHP Steve BinghamR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrWantagh, NY
Anthony Bonomo/
SrBrooklyn, NY
21 C Sebby BorrielloR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrBrooklyn
OF Frank CaporasoR/R
Sr
28 C Rich ConnorsR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrFar Rockaway, NY
15 OF Bob deGruchyR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoN. Massapequa, NY
45 LHP John FrancoL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoBrooklyn, NY
32 C Don GiordanoR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrStaten Island, NY
27 RHP Ronald KieneS/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrBrooklyn, NY
17 INF Karl KomyathyR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrHauppauge, NY
26 INF Bob KovaslskyR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrMineola, NY
23 RHP Greg LaCasseR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrW. Hempstead, NY
4 OF Doug LatrentaL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrSmithtown, NY
24 INF Tom MarasaR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrFlushing, NY
7 OF Paul MaruffiR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrBrooklyn, NY
INF Kevin McCabeR/R
Sr
22 RHP Vincent MerollaR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrBrooklyn, NY
6 INF Brian MillerR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrBronx, NY
31 C Cliff MorelloR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrPlainview, NY
34 RHP Chris RichR/R6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrLevittown, NY
1 INF Steve ScafaS/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrBrooklyn, NY
33 OF John SimetiL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrE. Rockaway, NY
29 LHP Frank ViolaL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoEast Meadow, NY
8 OF Carl WenzR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrGlen Head, NY
44 LHP Tom WhiteL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrBellmore, NY
Head coach

Joe Russo

Assistant coach(es)

Ed Mathes

Pitching coach(es)

Howie Gershberg


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1March 23at Connecticut J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, Connecticut 0–40–1
2March 25at Hofstra University FieldHempstead, New York 9–01–1
April (17–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
3April 2at Fordham Jack Coffey FieldNew York, New York 15–32–1
4April 3at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 8–23–1
5April 8at William & Mary Unknown • Williamsburg, Virginia 4–24–1
6April 9at Old Dominion Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia 3–25–1
7April 10at Old DominionUnknown • Norfolk, Virginia3–45–2
8April 11at Old DominionUnknown • Norfolk, Virginia6–75–3
9April 11at Old DominionUnknown • Norfolk, Virginia14–76–3
10April 12at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia12–117–3
11April 12at RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond1–27–4
12April 13at VCU Unknown • Richmond, Virginia 1–77–5
13April 13at VCUUnknown • Richmond, Virginia16–48–5
14April 14at St. Francis Unknown • New York, New York4–39–5
15April 16 Army Redman Field • New York, New York25–610–5
16April 18at Queens Unknown • New York, New York9–111–5
17April 19at Fairfield Alumni Baseball DiamondFairfield, Connecticut 5–112–5
18April 20at Temple Erny FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 7–213–5
19April 21 New Haven Redman Field • New York, New York1–213–6
20April 22 Bridgeport Redman Field • New York, New York14–014–6
21April 23 Iona Redman Field • New York, New York13–315–6
22April 24 Ride Redman Field • New York, New York9–516–6
23April 25at Penn State Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 5–117–6
24April 26at Penn StateBeaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania4–617–7
25April 30at Adelphi Redman Field • New York, New York10–218–7
May (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
26May 5St. FrancisRedman Field • New York, New York9–119–7
27May 6 Delaware Redman Field • New York, New York5–220–7
28May 10at Delaware Bob Hannah StadiumNewark, Delaware 3–221–7
29May 11at Princeton Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey 7–322–7
30May 11at Princeton Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey4–522–8
Postseason
ECAC Tournament (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
31May 16vs LIU Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown6–523–8
32May 17vs Buffalo Unknown • Unknown0–423–9
33May 17vs Seton Hall Unknown • Unknown11–824–9
34May 18vs BuffaloUnknown • Unknown14–125–9
35May 18vs BuffaloUnknown • Unknown9–826–9
Northeast Regional (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
36May 22vs Maine Unknown • Orono, Maine 6–427–9
37May 23vs Harvard Unknown • Orono, Maine9–528–9
38May 25vs HarvardUnknown • Orono, Maine6–429–9
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
39May 30vs Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–130–9
40June 1vs Hawaii Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–730–10
41June 2vs California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–830–11

Awards and honors

Paul Maruffi

References

  1. "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.