1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team

1980 Clemson Tigers baseball
1980 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC tournament champions; Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
CB	No. 8
Record	38–21 (6–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Wilhelm;
Home stadium	Beautiful Tiger Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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.

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 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

- Dave Lemaster - Freshman
- Danny Sheaffer

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

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

[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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1980 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC tournament champions Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
CB	No. 8
Record	38–21 (6–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Wilhelm
Home stadium	Beautiful Tiger Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →