1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball
1980 St. John's Redmen baseball
Northeast Regional Champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Independent
1980 record	30–11
Head coach	Joe Russo (7th season);
Captains	Steve Bingham (Senior year); Greg LaCasse (Senior year); Doug Latrenta (Senior year);
Home stadium	Redman Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Redman Field. The team was coached by Joe Russo in his 7th year at St. John's.

The Redmen won the Northeast Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the California Golden Bears.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year
	Patrick Ambrose	/	—	—	Jr
P	Steve Bingham	/	—	—	Sr
	Anthony Bonomo	/	—	—	Sr
C	Sebby Borriello	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr
	Frank Caporaso	/	—	—	Sr
	Ronald Kiene	/	—	—	Sr
	Karl Komyathy	/	—	—	Jr
	Greg LaCasse	/	—	—	Sr
	Doug Latrenta	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr
	Tom Marasa	/	—	—	Sr
	Paul Maruffi	/	—	—	Jr
	Kevin McCabe	/	—	—	Sr
	Vincent Merolla	/	—	—	Sr
	Cliff Morello	/	—	—	Sr
	Ron Naclerio	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr
	Chris Rich	/	—	—	Jr
INF	Steve Scafa	S/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Joe Russo

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

1980 St. John's Redmen Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March (1–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
1	March 23	at Connecticut	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut	0–4	0–1
2	March 25	at Hofstra	University Field • Hempstead, New York	9–0	1–1

April (17–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
3	April 2	at Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • New York, New York	15–3	2–1
4	April 3	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	8–2	3–1
5	April 8	at William & Mary	Unknown • Williamsburg, Virginia	4–2	4–1
6	April 9	at Old Dominion	Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia	3–2	5–1
7	April 10	at Old Dominion	Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia	3–4	5–2
8	April 11	at Old Dominion	Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia	6–7	5–3
9	April 11	at Old Dominion	Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia	14–7	6–3
10	April 12	at Richmond	Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia	12–11	7–3
11	April 12	at Richmond	Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond	1–2	7–4
12	April 13	at VCU	Unknown • Richmond, Virginia	1–7	7–5
13	April 13	at VCU	Unknown • Richmond, Virginia	16–4	8–5
14	April 14	at St. Francis	Unknown • New York, New York	4–3	9–5
15	April 16	Army	Redman Field • New York, New York	25–6	10–5
16	April 18	at Queens	Unknown • New York, New York	9–1	11–5
17	April 19	at Fairfield	Alumni Baseball Diamond • Fairfield, Connecticut	5–1	12–5
18	April 20	at Temple	Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	7–2	13–5
19	April 21	New Haven	Redman Field • New York, New York	1–2	13–6
20	April 22	Bridgeport	Redman Field • New York, New York	14–0	14–6
21	April 23	Iona	Redman Field • New York, New York	13–3	15–6
22	April 24	Ride	Redman Field • New York, New York	9–5	16–6
23	April 25	at Penn State	Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	5–1	17–6
24	April 26	at Penn State	Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	4–6	17–7
25	April 30	at Adelphi	Redman Field • New York, New York	10–2	18–7

May (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
26	May 5	St. Francis	Redman Field • New York, New York	9–1	19–7
27	May 6	Delaware	Redman Field • New York, New York	5–2	20–7
28	May 10	at Delaware	Bob Hannah Stadium • Newark, Delaware	3–2	21–7
29	May 11	at Princeton	Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey	7–3	22–7
30	May 11	at Princeton	Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey	4–5	22–8

Postseason

ECAC Tournament (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
31	May 16	vs LIU Brooklyn	Unknown • Unknown	6–5	23–8
32	May 17	vs Buffalo	Unknown • Unknown	0–4	23–9
33	May 17	vs Seton Hall	Unknown • Unknown	11–8	24–9
34	May 18	vs Buffalo	Unknown • Unknown	14–1	25–9
35	May 18	vs Buffalo	Unknown • Unknown	9–8	26–9

Northeast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
36	May 22	vs Maine	Unknown • Orono, Maine	6–4	27–9
37	May 23	vs Harvard	Unknown • Orono, Maine	9–5	28–9
38	May 25	vs Harvard	Unknown • Orono, Maine	6–4	29–9

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
39	May 30	vs Arizona	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–1	30–9
40	June 1	vs Hawaii	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–7	30–10
41	June 2	vs California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–8	30–11

Awards and honors[]

Paul Maruffi

All Tournament Team^[1]

References[]

^ "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

[CWS-1] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

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