1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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 Ithaca, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]

1980 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1980
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsIthaca (1st title)
Runner-upMarietta

Bids

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The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
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

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South Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Glassboro State3
Lynchburg5
1Glassboro State4Lynchburg4
6Johns Hopkins1Upsala5
Johns Hopkins1
Upsala20
2Salisbury State3Upsala519
5Upsala2Salisbury State22
Salisbury State4
Ramapo2
3Ramapo10Salisbury State5
4Lynchburg9Ramapo4
Glassboro State3
Ramapo7

Northeast Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Brandeis12
6Rochester6Brandeis13
Eastern Connecticut State9
2North Adams State6Brandeis1
5Rhode Island College3Ithaca6
North Adams State0Ithaca20--
Ithaca7North Adams State4--
3Ithaca15Brandeis8
4Eastern Connecticut State7North Adams State7North Adams State12
Rochester2Rhode Island College6
Rhode Island College10

Mideast Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Marietta10
6Alma4Marietta7
Juniata6
2Wooster5Marietta6
5Mansfield State1Wooster4
Wooster15Marietta14--
Ohio Northern2Wooster5--
3Ohio Northern5Wooster7
4Juniata3Ohio Northern4Ohio Northern3
Alma2Mansfield State2
Mansfield State11

West Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Illinois Benedictine2
Stanislaus State13
1Illinois Benedictine8Stanislaus State6
6Elmhurst5Elmhurst3
Elmhurst2
St. Olaf1
2Wisconsin-Oshkosh6Stanislaus State3
5St. Olaf3Wisconsin-Oshkosh12
Wisconsin-Oshkosh9
Buena Vista4
3Buena Vista12Wisconsin-Oshkosh16
4Stanislaus State8Buena Vista3
Illinois Benedictine6
Buena Vista7

World Series

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Participants

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School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
World Series
appearances
Previous best
performance
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

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Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Upsala7
Ithaca4
Upsala1
Marietta17
Marietta4
Wisconsin-Oshkosh3
Marietta45
Ithaca515
Lower round 1Lower final
Upsala5
Ithaca23Ithaca7
Wisconsin-Oshkosh7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ithaca comes back around to win 1980 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.