1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1980

| team = Michigan Wolverines

| sport = baseball

| logo = Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg

| logo_size =

| logo_alt =

| image =

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| image_alt =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| conference_link = Big Ten Conference

| division =

| short_conf = Big Ten

| CoachRank = 6

| CBRank = 6

| record = 36–18–1

| conf_record = 14–2

| head_coach = Bud Middaugh

| hc_year = 1st

| asst_coach1 = Danny Hall

| ac1_year = 1st

| hit_coach = Terry Hunter

| htc_year = 1st

| pitch_coach =

| pc_year =

| mvp = Gerry Hool

| mvp_year = Junior

| mvp2 =

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| captain =

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| captain3 =

| captain3_year =

| captain4 =

| captain4_year =

| stadium = Ray Fisher Stadium

| champion = Big Ten Conference

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-5th

}}

{{1980 Big Ten Conference baseball standings}}

The 1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 1st year. The Wolverines finished the season in 5th place in the 1980 College World Series.

Roster

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Scott|last=Dawson|dab=|link=|num=|pos=P|bat=|throw=|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Plymouth, Michigan}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Evans|dab=|link=|num=9|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=FR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Franklin, Ohio}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=George|last=Foussianes|dab=|link=|num=|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=SR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Birmingham, Michigan}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Jeffery|last=Jacobson|dab=|link=|num=|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=1|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Timothy|last=Karazim|dab=|link=|num=26|pos=P|bat=|throw=|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Jackson, Michigan}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Ontiveros|dab=pitcher|link=y|num=16|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Tularosa, New Mexico}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Paciorek|dab=|link=y|num=19|pos=OF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=203|class=SO|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Detroit, Michigan}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Shea|dab=|link=|num=|pos=C|bat=|throw=|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=|rs=|cur_rs=|home=}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Sherman|last=Stenson|dab=|link=|num=8|pos=C|bat=R|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=175|class=SR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Farmington, Michigan}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Charles|last=Wagner|dab=|link=|num=7|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SR|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Madison Heights, Michigan}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Joe|last=Wissing|dab=|link=|num=12|pos=P|bat=|throw=|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Southfield, Michigan}}

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|head_coach= 27 Bud Middaugh

|asst_coach= 17 Danny Hall
41 Terry Hunter

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}}

Schedule

{{Game log start|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2|color=white}}|title= 1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log}}

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2|color=white}}" | Regular season

|- valign="top"

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=February (0–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1 || February 28 || at {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Tampa Spartans|title=Tampa}} || UT Baseball Field • Tampa, Florida || 7–11 || 0–1 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2 || February 29 || at {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Eckerd Tritons|title=Eckerd}} || Unknown • St. Petersburg, Florida || 6–8 || 0–2 || 0–0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=March (6–5)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 3 || March 3 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}} || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 8–3 || 1–2 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 4 || March 3 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}} || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 8–3 || 2–2 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5 || March 4 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}} || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 0–1 || 2–3 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 6 || March 4 || vs Old Dominion || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 7–4 || 3–3 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7 || March 6 || vs Old Dominion || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 0–8 || 3–4 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 8 || March 6 || vs Old Dominion || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 4–2 || 4–4 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 9 || March 7 || at Tampa || UT Baseball Field • Tampa, Florida || 4–14 || 4–5 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 10 || March 9 || vs Missouri || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 2–3 || 4–6 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 11 || March 10 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}} || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 5–3 || 5–6 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 12 || March 10 || vs Eckerd || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 1–4 || 5–7 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 13 || March 11 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}} || Unknown • Lakeland, Florida || 7–4 || 6–7 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 14 || March 29 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Grand Valley State Lakers|title=Grand Valley State}} || Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan || 3–0 || 7–7 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 15 || March 29 || Grand Valley State || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 0–3 || 7–8 || 0–0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=April (14–4–1)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 16 || April 2 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 5–0 || 8–8 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 17 || April 2 || Bowling Green || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 11–0 || 9–8 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 18 || April 5 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Wayne State Warriors|title=Wayne State}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 9–0 || 10–8 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 19 || April 5 || Wayne State || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 1–0 || 11–8 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 20 || April 8 || vs Western Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 7–9 || 11–9 || 0–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 21 || April 12 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Michigan State Spartans|title=Michigan State}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–0 || 12–9 || 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 22 || April 13 || at Michigan State || Ray Fisher Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || 7–0 || 13–9 || 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 23 || April 15 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}} || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 2–11 || 13–10 || 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"

| 24 || April 15 || vs Central Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 5–5 || 13–10–1 || 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 25 || April 19 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} || Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota || 2–13 || 13–11–1 || 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 26 || April 19 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–2 || 14–11–1 || 3–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 27 || April 20 || at {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Wisconsin Badgers|title=Wisconsin}} || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 5–2 || 15–11–1 || 4–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 28 || April 20 || at Wisconsin || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 4–1 || 16–11–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 29 || April 22 || Wayne State || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 4–3 || 17–11–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 30 || April 22 || Wayne State || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 11–3 || 18–11–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 31 || April 23 || Western Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 1–3 || 18–12–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 32 || April 23 || Western Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 9–4 || 19–12–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 33 || April 27 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}} || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 8–4 || 20–12–1 || 5–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 34 || April 27 || Eastern Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 4–2 || 21–12–1 || 5–1

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=May (11–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 35 || May 3 || Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 5–2 || 22–12–1 || 6–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 36 || May 3 || Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4–3 || 23–12–1 || 7–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 37 || May 4 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–2 || 24–12–1 || 8–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 38 || May 4 || Illinois || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 8–7 || 25–12–1 || 9–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 39 || May 7 || vs Eastern Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 4–3 || 26–12–1 || 9–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 40 || May 7 || vs Eastern Michigan || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 6–10 || 26–13–1 || 9–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 41 || May 10 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4–0 || 27–13–1 || 10–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 42 || May 10 || Ohio State || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–1 || 28–13–1 || 11–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 43 || May 11 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 1–0 || 29–13–1 || 12–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 44 || May 11 || Indiana || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 18–4 || 30–13–1 || 13–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 45 || May 13 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}} || Unknown • Unknown || 4–7 || 30–14–1 || 13–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 46 || May 14 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}} || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 9–8 || 31–14–1 || 13–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 47 || May 14 || vs Detroit || Unknown • Unknown, Michigan || 8–9 || 31–15–1 || 13–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 48 || May 18 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}} || Unknown • Unknown || 5–0 || 32–15–1 || 14–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 49 || May 18 || vs Northwestern || Unknown • Unknown || 2–3 || 32–16–1 || 14–2

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|-

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2|color=white}}" | Postseason

|- valign="top"

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=Mideast Regional (3–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 50 || May 22 || Central Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 9–4 || 33–16–1 || 14–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 51 || May 23 || {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}} || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–0 || 34–16–1 || 14–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 52 || May 23 || Nebraska || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 12–3 || 35–16–1 || 14–2

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|border=2}};|title=1980 College World Series (1–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Big Ten record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 53 || June 1 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1980|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} || Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska || 9–8 || 36–16–1 || 14–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 54 || June 2 || vs Miami (FL) || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–3 || 36–17–1 || 14–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 55 || June 2 || vs Arizona || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–8 || 36–18–1 || 14–2

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

Awards and honors

;Scott Dawson

;George Foussianes

  • First Team All-Big Ten
  • Third Team All-American (ABCA)

;Jim Paciorek

  • First Team All-Big Ten
  • College World Series Most Outstanding Player{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2020/1-CWSGeneral.pdf |title=College World Series record Book |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |work=www.ncaa.org |accessdate=July 4, 2020}}

References