1980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament

1980 Eastern 8 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 5
Finals Site
Champions UMass (1st title)
Winning coach Dick Bergquist (1st title)

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]

Format

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

Bracket

 
                                                 
  Rutgers 5  
  West Virginia 1     Duquense 1  
    Rutgers 11    
          Rutgers 6            
            UMass 17              
      UMass 13           UMass 12
      George Washington 3         Rutgers 0
          Rutgers 17    
        Duquesne 14     George Washington 13  
  West Virginia 8     George Washington 15  
  George Washington 9  

References

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