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. The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona. (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)? (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.
West Regional Games played in Tucson, Arizona.
South Regional Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.
Central Regional Games played in Austin, Texas.
Atlantic Regional Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.
East Regional Games played in Miami, Florida.
Mideast Regional Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Midwest Regional Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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 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
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) June 1 Game 5 Arizona 5–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated Game 6 6–4 Clemson Clemson eliminated Game 7 Hawaii 7–2 St. John's June 2 Game 8 Miami (FL) 3–2 Michigan Game 9 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 4–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated Game 13 Arizona 6–4 (11 innings) Hawaii June 5 Game 14 Arizona 10-9 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 1B Wes Clements Arizona 2B Paul Hundhammer Miami (FL) 3B Kimo Perkins SS Eric Tokunaga OF Terry Francona (MOP) Arizona Lyle Brackenridge California Jim Paciorek Michigan DH Paul Maruffi
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
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