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

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Alma CollegeScotsAlma, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1stDebut1Debut
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Buena Vista CollegeBeaversStorm Lake, IAIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent5th19795National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent5th19795Regional Runner-Up (1979)
Elmhurst CollegeBlue JaysElmhurst, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin1stDebut1Debut
Illinois Benedictine CollegeEaglesLisle, ILNorthern Illinois-Iowa Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Johns Hopkins UniversityBlue JaysBaltimore, MDIndependent2nd19761Regional Fourth place (1976)
Juniata CollegeEaglesHuntingdon, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19781Regional Fifth place (1978)
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)3rd19792World Series Third place (1979)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference5th19795World Series Runner-Up (1978)
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19771Regional Fourth place (1977)
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Fourth place (1976)
Ramapo College of New JerseyRoadrunnersMahwah, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RIIndependent3rd19793World Series Fourth place (1979)
University of RochesterYellowjacketsRochester, NYIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference5th19795National Champion (1978, 1979)
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent3rd19781Regional Third place (1977, 1978)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4th19794Regional Third place (1977, 1979)
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19794Regional Runner-Up (1978, 1979)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference5th19795Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19793Regional Third place (1976, 1979)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference2nd19792Regional Fourth place (1979)

Regionals

South Regional
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
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
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
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

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference3rd19781Runner-Up (1976)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19781Runner-Up (1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

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

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