1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1980 Division I NCAA primary logo 1980 reserved.svg 34 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Arizona 2nd Hawaii 1st Jerry Kindall 2nd Terry Francona Arizona NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 27, 2014 195 2009 The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.1980 National Collegiate Baseball Championship http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf NCAA https://web.archive.org/web/20180422134418/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf April 22, 2018http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58198&Itemid=1 Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc. CWS of Omaha, Inc. 22 April 2018http://www.arizonawildcats.com/trads/sports-history.html University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site 2010-08-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100806041548/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/trads/sports-history.html 2010-08-06 (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)UH Sports Circle of Honor https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/2/10/GEN_0210103049.aspx Hawaii Athletics? (mentions Hawaii's head baseball coach Les Murakami and the team's CWS appearance) 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 1980 Harvard Crimson Harvard 7 1980 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 3 St. John's 6 1980 Maine Black Bears Maine 4 East Carolina 1 Maine 2 Harvard 5 St. John's 9 Harvard 7 Maine 5 St. John's 6 — Harvard 3 — West Regional Games played in Tucson, Arizona. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1980 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 3 1980 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2 Arizona 5 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 4 Cal State Fullerton 10 Fresno State 2 Gonzaga 9 Arizona 13 Cal State Fullerton 8 Gonzaga 1011 Arizona 8 — Gonzaga 5 — South Regional Games played in Tallahassee, Florida. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Florida State 10 1980 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 0 1980 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 15 1980 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 4 New Orleans 8 Vanderbilt 2 Florida State 19 Western Kentucky 7 Western Kentucky 4 New Orleans 3 Florida State 10 — Western Kentucky 5 — Central Regional Games played in Austin, Texas. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Hawaii 8 1980 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 4 1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 4 1980 Texas Longhorns Texas 3 Texas–Pan American 4 Texas 7 Hawaii 2 Louisiana Tech 1 Louisiana Tech 6 Texas 7 Hawaii 7 — Texas 3 — Atlantic Regional Games played in Clemson, South Carolina. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1980 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 7 1980 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 2 Clemson 22 1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 4 Georgia Southern 1 East Tennessee State 2 South Carolina 2 Clemson 6 South Carolina 8 East Tennessee State 5 Clemson 17 — South Carolina 12 — East Regional Games played in Miami, Florida. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1980 James Madison Dukes James Madison 11 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 10 Miami (FL) 15 1980 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 6 Delaware 510 South Alabama 4 James Madison 3 Miami (FL) 10 James Madison 1 Delaware 6 Miami (FL) 10 — Delaware 1 — Mideast Regional Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Michigan 9 1980 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 4 1980 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 12 1980 BYU Cougars BYU 0 Central Michigan 0 BYU 9 Michigan 7 Nebraska 0 Nebraska 12 BYU 4 Michigan 12 — Nebraska 3 — Midwest Regional Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals 1980 UNLV Rebels UNLV 3 1980 California Golden Bears California 2 1980 Missouri Tigers Missouri 5 1980 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 4 1980 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 3 1980 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 2 UNLV 4 Oral Roberts 0 Missouri 6 Arkansas 0 California 5 Wichita State 1 UNLV 10 Missouri 2 Arkansas 1 California 7 Missouri 1 California 214 UNLV 2 0 California 6 12 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Pac-10 40–20–1 (17–13) Jerry Kindall 11(last: 1979) 1st(1976) 22–21 1980 California Golden Bears 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 Results Bracket 2 St. John's 6 Arizona 1 Hawaii 7 Florida State 6 Miami (FL) 13 Clemson 5 Michigan 911 1980 California Golden Bears California 8 St. John's 2 Hawaii 7 Miami (FL) 3 Michigan 2 Arizona 5 Florida State 3 Clemson 4 California 6 Hawaii 9 Miami (FL) 3 Michigan 0 Arizona 8 St. John's 5 California 8 Hawaii 4 Arizona 611 Miami (FL) 3 California 4 Arizona 10 California 9 Hawaii 3 Arizona 5 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 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) 1980 California Golden Bears California June 1 Game 5 Arizona 5–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated Game 6 1980 California Golden Bears 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 1980 California Golden Bears 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 1980 California Golden Bears California 4–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated Game 13 Arizona 6–4 (11 innings) Hawaii June 5 Game 14 Arizona 10-9 1980 California Golden Bears California California eliminated June 6 Final Arizona 5–3 Hawaii Arizona wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Greg Barger Arizona Craig Lefferts Arizona C Collin Tanabe #C8C8C8 Hawaii 1B Wes Clements Arizona 2B Paul Hundhammer Miami (FL) 3B Kimo Perkins #C8C8C8 Hawaii SS Eric Tokunaga #C8C8C8 Hawaii OF Terry Francona (MOP) Arizona Lyle Brackenridge California Jim Paciorek Michigan DH Paul Maruffi white St. John's Notable players Arizona: Greg Bargar, Casey Candaele, Terry Francona, Craig Lefferts, John Moses, Dwight Taylor, Ed Vosberg, Kevin Ward California: Chuck Cary, Rod Booker, Chuck Hensley, Bob Melvin Clemson: Mike Brown, Jimmy Key, Danny Sheaffer, Tim Teufel Florida State: Mike Fuentes, Jim Weaver Hawaii: Chuck Crim Miami (FL): Neal Heaton, Ross Jones, Mike Pagliarulo Michigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek St. John's: John Franco, Frank Viola See also 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1980 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas