1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#East Regional

{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament

| Year=1980

| Division=Division I

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=34

| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

| City=Omaha, NE

| Champions=Arizona

| TitleCount=2nd

| Runner-Up=Hawaii

| CWSCount=1st

| Coach=Jerry Kindall

| CoachCount=2nd

| MOP=Terry Francona

| MOPTeam=Arizona

| Attendance=

| Television=

| tournament_link=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.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=August 27, 2014|page=195|year=2009}} The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.{{cite web |title=1980 National Collegiate Baseball Championship |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf |website=NCAA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422134418/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf |archive-date=April 22, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58198&Itemid=1|title=Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc.|website=CWS of Omaha, Inc.|access-date=22 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/trads/sports-history.html |title=University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site |access-date=2010-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806041548/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/trads/sports-history.html |archive-date=2010-08-06 }} (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season){{cite web |title=UH Sports Circle of Honor |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/2/10/GEN_0210103049.aspx |website=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.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=St. John's

| RD1-score3=6

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=East Carolina

| RD1-score5=1

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Maine

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Harvard

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=St. John's

| RD2-score2=9

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Harvard

| RD2-score3=7

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Maine

| RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=St. John's

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Harvard

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=West Regional=

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Gonzaga Bulldogs|title=Gonzaga}}

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Arizona

| RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Cal State Fullerton

| RD1-score5=10

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Fresno State

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Gonzaga

| RD2-score1=9

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Arizona

| RD2-score2=13

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score3=8

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Gonzaga

| RD2-score4=10

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Arizona

| RD3-score1-1=8

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Gonzaga

| RD3-score2-1=5

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=South Regional=

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Florida State

| RD1-score1=10

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=New Orleans Privateers|title=New Orleans}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}}

| RD1-score3=15

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=New Orleans

| RD1-score5=8

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Vanderbilt

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Florida State

| RD2-score1=19

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Western Kentucky

| RD2-score2=7

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Western Kentucky

| RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=New Orleans

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Florida State

| RD3-score1-1=10

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Western Kentucky

| RD3-score2-1=5

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Central Regional=

Games played in Austin, Texas.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Hawaii

| RD1-score1=8

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Texas–Pan American Broncs|title=Texas–Pan American}}

| RD1-score2=4

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|title=Louisiana Tech}}

| RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Texas–Pan American

| RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Texas

| RD1-score6=7

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Hawaii

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Louisiana Tech

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Louisiana Tech

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Texas

| RD2-score4=7

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Hawaii

| RD3-score1-1=7

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Texas

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Atlantic Regional=

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Clemson

| RD1-score3=22

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Georgia Southern

| RD1-score5=1

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=East Tennessee State

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=South Carolina

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Clemson

| RD2-score2=6

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=South Carolina

| RD2-score3=8

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=East Tennessee State

| RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Clemson

| RD3-score1-1=17

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=South Carolina

| RD3-score2-1=12

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=East Regional=

Games played in Miami, Florida.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}

| RD1-score1=11

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}

| RD1-score2=10

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Miami (FL)

| RD1-score3=15

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}}

| RD1-score4=6

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Delaware

| RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=South Alabama

| RD1-score6=4

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=James Madison

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Miami (FL)

| RD2-score2=10

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=James Madison

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Delaware

| RD2-score4=6

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Miami (FL)

| RD3-score1-1=10

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Delaware

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Mideast Regional=

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Michigan

| RD1-score1=9

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}}

| RD1-score2=4

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}

| RD1-score3=12

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Central Michigan

| RD1-score5=0

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=BYU

| RD1-score6=9

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Michigan

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Nebraska

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Nebraska

| RD2-score3=12

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=BYU

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Michigan

| RD3-score1-1=12

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Nebraska

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Midwest Regional=

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Second Round

| RD3=Third Round

| RD4=Semi-Finals

| RD5=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=UNLV Rebels|title=UNLV}}

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}

| RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=UNLV

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Oral Roberts

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Missouri

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Arkansas

| RD2-score4=0

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=California

| RD2-score5=5

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Wichita State

| RD2-score6=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=UNLV

| RD3-score1=10

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Missouri

| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Arkansas

| RD3-score3=1

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=California

| RD3-score4=7

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Missouri

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=California

| RD4-score2=2

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=UNLV

| RD5-score1a=2

| RD5-score1b=0

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=California

| RD5-score2a=6

| RD5-score2b=12

}}

College World Series

=Participants=

class="wikitable" ! School !! Conference !! Record (conference) !! Head coach !! CWS appearances !! CWS best finish !! CWS record
align=center \| Arizona	Pac-10	40–20–1 (17–13)	Jerry Kindall	11 (last: 1979)	1st (1976)	22–21
align=center \| {{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}	Pac-10	41–21–1 (17–13)	Bob Milano	2 (last: 1957)	1st (1947, 1957)	7–0
align=center \| Clemson	ACC	38–19 (6–5)	Bill Wilhelm	4 (last: 1977)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	4–8
align=center \| Florida State	Metro	51–10 (n/a)	Mike Martin	6 (last: 1975)	2nd (1970)	8–12
align=center \| Hawaii	WAC	57–16 (19–5)	Les Murakami	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
align=center \| Miami (FL)	n/a	57–10 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	3 (last: 1979)	2nd (1974)	5–6
align=center \| Michigan	Big 10	35–16–1 (14–2)	Bud Middaugh	3 (last: 1978)	1st (1953)	9–3
align=center \| St. John's	Eastern Collegiate	29–9 (n/a)	Joe Russo	5 (last: 1978)	4th (1949, 1966, 1968)	5–10

=Results=

==Bracket==

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim |style=2

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=St. John's

| RD1-score1=6

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Arizona

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Hawaii

| RD1-score3=7

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Florida State

| RD1-score4=6

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Miami (FL)

| RD1-score5=13

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Clemson

| RD1-score6=5

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Michigan

| RD1-score7=9¹¹

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8={{CBSB link|year=1980|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| RD1-score8=8

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=St. John's

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Hawaii

| RD2-score2=7

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Miami (FL)

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Michigan

| RD2-score4=2

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Arizona

| RD2-score5=5

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Florida State

| RD2-score6=3

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Clemson

| RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=California

| RD2-score8=6

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Hawaii

| RD3-score1=9

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Miami (FL)

| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Michigan

| RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Arizona

| RD3-score4=8

| RD3-seed5=

| RD3-team5=St. John's

| RD3-score5=5

| RD3-seed6=

| RD3-team6=California

| RD3-score6=8

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Hawaii

| RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Arizona

| RD4-score2=6¹¹

| RD4-seed3=

| RD4-team3=Miami (FL)

| RD4-score3=3

| RD4-seed4=

| RD4-team4=California

| RD4-score4=4

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Arizona

| RD5-score1=10

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=California

| RD5-score2=9

| RD6-seed1=

| RD6-team1=Hawaii

| RD6-score1=3

| RD6-seed2=

| RD6-team2=Arizona

| RD6-score2=5

}}

==Game results==

class="wikitable" ! Date !! Game !! Winner !! Score !! Loser !! Notes
align=center \|rowspan=2\| May 30	Game 1	St. John's	6–1	Arizona
align=center \| Game 2	Hawaii	7–6	Florida State
align=center \|rowspan=2\| May 31	Game 3	Miami (FL)	13–5	Clemson
align=center \| Game 4	Michigan	9–8 (11 innings)	{{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}
align=center \|rowspan=3\| June 1	Game 5	Arizona	5–3	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
align=center \| Game 6	{{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}	6–4	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
align=center \| Game 7	Hawaii	7–2	St. John's
align=center \|rowspan=3\| June 2	Game 8	Miami (FL)	3–2	Michigan
align=center \| Game 9	{{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}	8–5	St. John's	St. John's eliminated
align=center \| Game 10	Arizona	8–0	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
align=center \| June 3	Game 11	Hawaii	9–3	Miami (FL)
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 4	Game 12	{{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}	4–3	Miami (FL)	Miami (FL) eliminated
align=center \| Game 13	Arizona	6–4 (11 innings)	Hawaii
align=center \| June 5	Game 14	Arizona	10-9	{{CBSB link\|year=1980\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}	California eliminated
align=center \| 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
class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
rowspan=2\| P	Greg Barger	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona Wildcats\|border=0}}\|Arizona
Craig Lefferts	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona Wildcats\|border=0}}\|Arizona
C	Collin Tanabe	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{color\|#C8C8C8\|Hawaii}}
1B	Wes Clements	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona Wildcats\|border=0}}\|Arizona
2B	Paul Hundhammer	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|border=0}}\|Miami (FL)
3B	Kimo Perkins	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{color\|#C8C8C8\|Hawaii}}
SS	Eric Tokunaga	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{color\|#C8C8C8\|Hawaii}}
rowspan=3\| OF	Terry Francona (MOP)	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona Wildcats\|border=0}}\|Arizona
Lyle Brackenridge	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|California Golden Bears\|border=0}}\|California
Jim Paciorek	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Michigan Wolverines\|border=0}}\|Michigan
DH	Paul Maruffi	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|St. John's Red Storm\|border=0}}\|{{color\|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

References

Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Tournament

Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas

1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#East Regional

Regionals

=Northeast Regional=

=West Regional=

=South Regional=

=Central Regional=

=Atlantic Regional=

=East Regional=

=Mideast Regional=

=Midwest Regional=

College World Series

=Participants=

=Results=

==Bracket==

==Game results==

=All-Tournament Team=

=Notable players=

See also

References