1980 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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1980 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1980
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsIthaca (1st title)
Runner-upMarietta
()
  • ← 1979 
  • NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
  • 1981 →

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:

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[]

[2]

South Regional[]

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Glassboro State 4  
    Johns Hopkins 1     Glassboro State 3  
    Lynchburg 5    
      Lynchburg 4  
      Upsala 5    
  Johns Hopkins 1          
  Upsala 20        
  Salisbury State 3         Upsala 5 19
  Upsala 2           Salisbury State 2 2
      Salisbury State 4        
      Ramapo 2          
  Ramapo 10           Salisbury State 5    
  Lynchburg 9         Ramapo 4  
  Glassboro State 3    
  Ramapo 7  

Northeast Regional[]

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Brandeis 12  
    Rochester 6     Brandeis 13  
    Eastern Connecticut State 9    
  North Adams State 6         Brandeis 1            
  Rhode Island College 3           Ithaca 6              
      North Adams State 0           Ithaca 20 --
      Ithaca 7         North Adams State 4 --
  Ithaca 15         Brandeis 8    
  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
                                                 
  Marietta 10  
    Alma 4     Marietta 7  
    Juniata 6    
  Wooster 5         Marietta 6            
  Mansfield State 1           Wooster 4              
      Wooster 15           Marietta 14 --
      Ohio Northern 2         Wooster 5 --
  Ohio Northern 5         Wooster 7    
  Juniata 3       Ohio Northern 4     Ohio Northern 3  
  Alma 2     Mansfield State 2  
  Mansfield State 11  

West Regional[]

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Illinois Benedictine 8  
    Elmhurst 5     Illinois Benedictine 2  
    Stanislaus State 13    
      Stanislaus State 6  
      Elmhurst 3    
  Elmhurst 2          
  St. Olaf 1        
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6         Stanislaus State 3 --
  St. Olaf 3           Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12 --
      Wisconsin-Oshkosh 9        
      Buena Vista 4          
  Buena Vista 12           Wisconsin-Oshkosh 16    
  Stanislaus State 8         Buena Vista 3  
  Illinois Benedictine 6    
  Buena Vista 7  

World Series[]

[3]

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 4 5
    Ithaca 5 15
  Ithaca 23  
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7  
    Upsala 5
    Ithaca 7  

References[]

  1. ^ "Ithaca comes back around to win 1980 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "1980 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1980 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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