1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1980 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season	1980
Finals site	Riverside Sports Complex; Riverside, California;
Champions	Cal Poly Pomona (2nd title)
Runner-up	New Haven (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	John Scolinos (2nd title)
MOP	Brian Zell (OF) (Cal Poly Pomona)
Attendance	8,437
	← 1979 ; NCAA Division II Baseball Championship; 1981 →;

The 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division II baseball season.^[1]

Cal Poly Pomona defeated New Haven, 13–6, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Broncos' second national title and first since 1976. Cal Poly Pomona was coached by John Scolinos.

Regionals

The regionals consisted 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1980 Division II College World Series.^[2]

New England Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
New Haven	3	0
LIU Post	2	2
NYIT	1	2
Le Moyne	0	2

South Atlantic Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
FIU	3	0
Valdosta State	2	2
Columbus State	1	2
Shippensburg	0	2

South Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Florida Southern	3	2
Eckerd	2	3

Central Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Troy State	4	1
Bellarmine	2	2
Wright State	1	2
Delta State	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Mankato State	4	1
Northwest Missouri State	2	2
Southwest Missouri State	1	2
Morningside	0	2

West Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Cal Poly Pomona	3	2
Cal State Northridge	2	3

Finals

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
Cal Poly Pomona	CCAA	42–25–1	John Scolinos	2 (last: 1979)	1st	5–3
FIU	Independent	41–14	Danny Price	0 (last: none)	None	0–0
Florida Southern	Sunshine State	45–11 (11–4)	Joe Arnold	8 (last: 1979)	1st	20–12
Mankato State	Northern Intercollegiate	36–21–1 (13–3)	Dean Bowyer	2 (last: 1979)	4th	0–4
New Haven	Independent	29–7	Frank Vieira	4 (last: 1979)	3rd	8–8
Troy State	Gulf South	30–12 (12–2)	Chase Riddle	0 (last: none)	None	0–0

Results

Bracket


First Round		Second Round		Semifinals		Championship



		Mankato State	1

		New Haven	3
Florida Southern	9			New Haven	15

Mankato State	12			Troy State	7
		Troy State	6

		Florida Southern	3
FIU	8					New Haven	6

Troy State	2					Cal Poly Pomona	13
		Florida International	2

		Cal Poly Pomona	12
Cal Poly Pomona	6			Cal Poly Pomona	10

New Haven	4			Mankato State	4
		Mankato State	8

		Florida International	3

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24	Game 1	Mankato State	12–9	Florida Southern
	Game 2	FIU	8–2	Troy State
	Game 3	Cal Poly Pomona	6–4	New Haven
May 25	Game 4	Troy State	6–3	Florida Southern	Florida Southern eliminated
	Game 5	New Haven	3–1	Mankato State
	Game 6	Cal Poly Pomona	12–2	FIU
May 26	Game 7	Mankato State	8–3	FIU	FIU eliminated
	Game 8	New Haven	15–7	Troy State	Troy State eliminated
	Game 9	Cal Poly Pomona	10–4	Mankato State	Mankato State eliminated
May 27	Game 10	Cal Poly Pomona	13–6	New Haven	Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship

References

^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

[1] "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[2] "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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