1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament

The 1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament was held on May 18 and 19, 1980 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the second iteration of the event, and was held on The Ellipse, home field of George Washington, in Washington, D.C. UMass won the championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

1980 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams5
Finals site
ChampionsUMass (1st title)
Winning coachDick Bergquist (1st title)
  • 1979
  • Eastern 8 baseball tournament
  • 1981

Format

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The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with Duquesne receiving a first round bye.

Bracket

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Rutgers5
West Virginia1Duquesne1
Rutgers11
Rutgers6
UMass17
UMass13UMass12
George Washington3Rutgers0
Rutgers17
Duquesne14George Washington13
West Virginia8George Washington15
George Washington9

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 7, 2017.