1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

August 2023 1980 Division III 24 Pioneer Park Marietta, Ohio, U.S. 1980 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 1st 1980 Marietta Pioneers Marietta NCAA Division III Baseball Championship The 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fifth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was 1980 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca, who defeated 1980 Marietta Pioneers Marietta for the championship.http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/1980/index d3baseball.com Ithaca comes back around to win 1980 title n.d. January 17, 2018 Bids The 24 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Alma College Scots Alma, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1st Debut 1 Debut Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1977) Buena Vista College Beavers Storm Lake, IA Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 5th 1979 5 National Champion (1976, 1977) Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 5th 1979 5 Regional Runner-Up (1979) Elmhurst College Blue Jays Elmhurst, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Debut 1 Debut Illinois Benedictine College Eagles Lisle, IL Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1976) Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays Baltimore, MD Independent 2nd 1976 1 Regional Fourth place (1976) Juniata College Eagles Huntingdon, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1978 1 Regional Fifth place (1978) Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 3rd 1979 2 World Series Third place (1979) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1978) North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 1 Regional Fourth place (1977) Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Regional Fourth place (1976) Ramapo College of New Jersey Roadrunners Mahwah, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI Independent 3rd 1979 3 World Series Fourth place (1979) University of Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester, NY Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 National Champion (1978, 1979) Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent 3rd 1978 1 Regional Third place (1977, 1978) St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1979 4 Regional Third place (1977, 1979) The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1979 4 Regional Runner-Up (1978, 1979) Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1979 3 Regional Third place (1976, 1979) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 2nd 1979 2 Regional Fourth place (1979) Regionals October 2022 South Regional 2 2 First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals Final Glassboro State 4 Johns Hopkins 1 Salisbury State 3 Upsala 2 Ramapo 10 Lynchburg 9 Glassboro State 3 Lynchburg 5 Johns Hopkins 1 Upsala 20 Salisbury State 4 Ramapo 2 Glassboro State 3 Ramapo 7 Lynchburg 4 Upsala 5 Salisbury State 5 Ramapo 4 Upsala 5 19 Salisbury State 2 2 Northeast Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Brandeis 12 Rochester 6 North Adams State 6 Rhode Island College 3 Ithaca 15 Eastern Connecticut State 7 Brandeis 13 Eastern Connecticut State 9 North Adams State 0 Ithaca 7 Rochester 2 Rhode Island College 10 Brandeis 1 Ithaca 6 North Adams State 7 Rhode Island College 6 Brandeis 8 North Adams State 12 Ithaca 20 -- North Adams State 4 -- Mideast Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Marietta 10 Alma 4 Wooster 5 Mansfield State 1 Ohio Northern 5 Juniata 3 Marietta 7 Juniata 6 Wooster 15 Ohio Northern 2 Alma 2 Mansfield State 11 Marietta 6 Wooster 4 Ohio Northern 4 Mansfield State 2 Wooster 7 Ohio Northern 3 Marietta 14 -- Wooster 5 -- West Regional 2 2 First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals Final Illinois Benedictine 8 Elmhurst 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6 St. Olaf 3 Buena Vista 12 Stanislaus State 8 Illinois Benedictine 2 Stanislaus State 13 Elmhurst 2 St. Olaf 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 9 Buena Vista 4 Illinois Benedictine 6 Buena Vista 7 Stanislaus State 6 Elmhurst 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 16 Buena Vista 3 Stanislaus State 3 – Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12 – World Series October 2022 Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1 Runner-Up (1976) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1 Runner-Up (1978) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College) First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Upsala 7 Ithaca 4 Marietta 4 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3 Ithaca 23 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7 Upsala 1 Marietta 17 Upsala 5 Ithaca 7 Marietta 4 5 Ithaca 5 15 See also 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1980 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division III baseball tournament Tournament