1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

1980 Clemson Tigers baseball
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 8
Record38–21 (6–5 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bill Wilhelm
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 1   .917 39 – 17   .696
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 24 – 10   .706
No. 8 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 5   .545 38 – 21   .644
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 21 – 12   .636
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 21 – 13   .618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 17 – 13   .567
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 8 – 19   .296
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9   .182 17 – 11   .607
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his twenty-third season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1980 College World Series, their fifth appearance in Omaha.[2]

Roster

1980 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
   

Pitchers

  • - Len Bradley
  • - Mike Brown - Junior
  • - Bill Duke
  • - Bobby Kenyon - Junior
  • - Jimmy Key - Freshman
  • - Billy Trapp
  

Catchers

Infielders

  • - Robbie Allen - Junior
  • - Greg Guin - Sophomore
  • - Tim Teufel - Senior
  • - Craig Roberson - Freshman
  • - Frank Russ - Freshman

Outfielders

  • - Glenn Gallagher - Freshman
  • - Neil Simons - Senior
  • - Billy Weems - Senior
  • - Jay Sexton - Junior
  

Unknown

  • - Bill Castelli
  • - Steve Van Dyke
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1980 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Feb 21 Erskine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 1–0
Feb 22 at Valdosta State* Blazer Field • Valdosta, GA L 2–6 1–1
Feb 23 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 3–4 1–2
Feb 25 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 0–6 1–3
Feb 27 Georgia* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 22–7 2–3
Feb 28 Western Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 3–3
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Mar 1 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 8–5 4–3
Mar 7 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–3 4–4
Mar 9 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–311 4–5
Mar 9 East Tennessee State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–07 5–5
Mar 10 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–07 6–5
Mar 10 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–37 6–6
Mar 11 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–2 7–6
Mar 14 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–410 8–6 1–0
Mar 15 at Stetson* Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 10–7 9–6
Mar 17 vs Cincinnati* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 7–10 9–7
Mar 18 at Rollins* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 3–2 10–7
Mar 19 vs Cornell* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 5–0 11–7
Mar 20 vs Cincinnati* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 8–2 12–7
Mar 21 at Rollins* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 1–5 12–8
Mar 22 vs Cornell* Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 6–710 12–9
Mar 25 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–1 13–9
Mar 26 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 14–9
Mar 27 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–07 15–9
Mar 27 Ohio State* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–37 16–9
Mar 31 Howard* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–1 17–9
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Apr 1 Howard* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 18–9
Apr 3 Georgia Tech Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 18–1 19–9 2–0
Apr 5 North Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–14 19–10 2–1
Apr 6 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–6 19–11 2–2
Apr 7 Francis Marion* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–2 20–11
Apr 9 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA L 10–12 20–12 2–3
Apr 10 at Western Carolina* Childress Field • Cullowhee, NC W 14–8 21–12
Apr 11 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–5 21–13 2–4
Apr 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–4 21–14 2–5
Apr 15 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–3 22–14
Apr 16 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–3 23–14
Apr 17 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–1 24–14 3–5
Apr 18 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 25–14 4–5
Apr 19 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 1–0 26–14 5–5
Apr 20 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–2 27–14 6–5
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT record
Apr 22 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 4–0 28–14 1–0
Apr 24 Maryland Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 9–4 29–14 2–0
Apr 25 NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 5–4 30–14 3–0
Apr 26 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 12–3 31–14 4–0
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
May 3 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–4 31–15
May 4 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 32–15
May 5 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 13–3 33–15
May 6 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 10–810 34–15
May 7 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 5–14 34–16
May 8 at Tennessee* Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN L 7–13 34–17
May 9 at Tennessee* Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–3 35–17
May 10 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 1–6 35–18
May 11 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 1–4 35–19
NCAA Atlantic Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record
May 22 East Tennessee State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 22–4 36–19 1–0
May 24 South Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 37–19 2–0
May 25 South Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 17–12 38–19 3–0
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
May 31 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–13 38–20 0–1
June 1 California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–6 38–21 0–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1980". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "1980 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 166–167. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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