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 (Senior year)
  • Greg LaCasse (Senior year)
  • Doug Latrenta (Senior year)
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.

Contents

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.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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 Field • Storrs, Connecticut 0–40–1
2March 25at Hofstra University Field • Hempstead, New York 9–01–1
April (17–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
3April 2at Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York, New York 15–32–1
4April 3at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, 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 Diamond • Fairfield, Connecticut 5–112–5
18April 20at Temple Erny Field • Philadelphia, 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 Stadium • Newark, Delaware 3–221–7
29May 11at Princeton Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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

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