1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
| Season | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Ithaca (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Marietta |
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]
Bids
The 24 competing teams were:
Regionals
South Regional
Northeast Regional
| First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brandeis | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rochester | 6 | Brandeis | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Adams State | 6 | Brandeis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rhode Island College | 3 | Ithaca | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Adams State | 0 | Ithaca | 20 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 7 | North Adams State | 4 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ithaca | 15 | Brandeis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 7 | North Adams State | 7 | North Adams State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester | 2 | Rhode Island College | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island College | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
| First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marietta | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alma | 4 | Marietta | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juniata | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wooster | 5 | Marietta | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mansfield State | 1 | Wooster | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wooster | 15 | Marietta | 14 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Northern | 2 | Wooster | 5 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio Northern | 5 | Wooster | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Juniata | 3 | Ohio Northern | 4 | Ohio Northern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma | 2 | Mansfield State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansfield State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
West Regional
World Series
Participants
| 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
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First Round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination Final | Final | |||||||||||
| Upsala | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Upsala | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Marietta | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Marietta | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Marietta | |||||||||||||
| Ithaca | |||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| Upsala | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 23 | Ithaca | 7 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 7 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Ithaca comes back around to win 1980 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "1980 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "1980 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.