The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the

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to determine the national champion of

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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the

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, 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

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, coached by

Jerry Kindall Gerald Donald Kindall (May 27, 1935 – December 24, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over ...

. The Most Outstanding Player was

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of the

.? (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

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West Regional

Games played in

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South Regional

Games played in

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Central Regional

Games played in

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Atlantic Regional

Games played in

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East Regional

Games played in

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Mideast Regional

Games played in

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Midwest Regional

Games played in

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College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Notable players

Greg Bargar Greg Robert Bargar (born January 27, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Barger played for the Montreal Expos from to and the St. Louis Cardinals in . Bargar attended South High School in Torrance, California. He attended Cal P ...

Casey Candaele Casey Todd Candaele (born January 12, 1961) is an American former utility player and professional baseball coach. His mother, Helen Callaghan St. Aubin and her sister, Marge Callaghan, played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball Le ...

Craig Lefferts Craig Lindsay Lefferts (born September 29, 1957) is a German-American former relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and California Angels ...

, John Moses, Dwight Taylor, Ed Vosberg, Kevin Ward *

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Chuck Cary Charles Douglas Cary (born March 3, 1960) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1985 to 1991. He played for the Tokyo Giants in 1992, and returned to the Chicago White Sox in 1993. Cary was drafted in the ...

Rod Booker Roderick Stewart Booker (born September 4, 1958) is an American former professional baseball utility player, who played shortstop, second base, and third base. He attended Pasadena High School before spending five seasons in Major League Baseb ...

Chuck Hensley Charles Floyd Hensley (born March 11, 1959) is an American former professional relief pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 te ...

Bob Melvin Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961) is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Melvin has been named Manager of the Year three times. S ...

* Clemson: Mike Brown,

Jimmy Key James Edward Key (born April 22, 1961) is an American former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992), New York Yankees (1993–1996), and Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998). His best ...

, Danny Sheaffer,

Tim Teufel Timothy Shawn Teufel (born July 7, 1958) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and coach. He played Major League Baseball from to , most notably as a member of the New York Mets, with whom he won a world championship in . He ...

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: Mike Fuentes, Jim Weaver *

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Chuck Crim Charles Robert Crim (born July 23, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels and the Chicago Cubs from 1987 to 1994. Career A 1979 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School, Cr ...

* Miami (FL):

Neal Heaton Neal Heaton (born March 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees from 198 ...

Ross Jones Ross A. Jones (born January 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career A native of Miami, Florida, Jo ...

Mike Pagliarulo Michael Timothy Pagliarulo, a.k.a. "Pags" (born March 15, 1960), is an American former professional baseball third baseman and later the hitting coach of the Miami Marlins. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, San Diego Pa ...

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: Steve Ontiveros,

Jim Paciorek James Joseph Paciorek (born June 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played first base, third base, and the outfield for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played with the Yokohama Taiyo Wh ...

* St. John's:

John Franco John Anthony Franco (born September 17, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher between and . Franco established himself as an Major League Baseball All-Star Ga ...

Frank Viola Frank John Viola Jr. (born April 19, 1960) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and T ...

References

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Baseball in Austin, Texas

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