1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team

The 1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Redman Field. The team was coached by Joe Russo in his 7th year at St. John's.

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball
Northeast Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Independent
Record	30–11
Head coach	Joe Russo (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ed Mathes
Pitching coach	Howie Gershberg
Captains	Steve Bingham (Senior year) Greg LaCasse (Senior year) Doug Latrenta (Senior year)
Home stadium	Redman Field

The Redmen won the Northeast Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they went 1-2 and were eliminated by the California Golden Bears.

Roster

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 14 LHP Patrick Ambrose R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Staten Island, NY 20 RHP Steve Bingham R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wantagh, NY Anthony Bonomo / — — Sr Brooklyn, NY 21 C Sebby Borriello R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brooklyn OF Frank Caporaso R/R — — Sr 28 C Rich Connors R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Far Rockaway, NY 15 OF Bob deGruchy R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So N. Massapequa, NY 45 LHP John Franco L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Brooklyn, NY 32 C Don Giordano R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Staten Island, NY 27 RHP Ronald Kiene S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY 17 INF Karl Komyathy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hauppauge, NY 26 INF Bob Kovaslsky R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mineola, NY 23 RHP Greg LaCasse R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr W. Hempstead, NY 4 OF Doug Latrenta L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Smithtown, NY 24 INF Tom Marasa R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Flushing, NY 7 OF Paul Maruffi R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY INF Kevin McCabe R/R — — Sr 22 RHP Vincent Merolla R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY 6 INF Brian Miller R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bronx, NY 31 C Cliff Morello R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Plainview, NY 34 RHP Chris Rich R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Levittown, NY 1 INF Steve Scafa S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY 33 OF John Simeti L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr E. Rockaway, NY 29 LHP Frank Viola L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So East Meadow, NY 8 OF Carl Wenz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Glen Head, NY 44 LHP Tom White L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bellmore, NY	Head coach Joe Russo Assistant coach(es) Ed Mathes Pitching coach(es) Howie Gershberg Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1980 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 1 March 23 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut 0–4 0–1 2 March 25 at Hofstra University Field • Hempstead, New York 9–0 1–1
April (17–6) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 3 April 2 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York, New York 15–3 2–1 4 April 3 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 8–2 3–1 5 April 8 at William & Mary Unknown • Williamsburg, Virginia 4–2 4–1 6 April 9 at Old Dominion Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia 3–2 5–1 7 April 10 at Old Dominion Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia 3–4 5–2 8 April 11 at Old Dominion Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia 6–7 5–3 9 April 11 at Old Dominion Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia 14–7 6–3 10 April 12 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia 12–11 7–3 11 April 12 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond 1–2 7–4 12 April 13 at VCU Unknown • Richmond, Virginia 1–7 7–5 13 April 13 at VCU Unknown • Richmond, Virginia 16–4 8–5 14 April 14 at St. Francis Unknown • New York, New York 4–3 9–5 15 April 16 Army Redman Field • New York, New York 25–6 10–5 16 April 18 at Queens Unknown • New York, New York 9–1 11–5 17 April 19 at Fairfield Alumni Baseball Diamond • Fairfield, Connecticut 5–1 12–5 18 April 20 at Temple Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7–2 13–5 19 April 21 New Haven Redman Field • New York, New York 1–2 13–6 20 April 22 Bridgeport Redman Field • New York, New York 14–0 14–6 21 April 23 Iona Redman Field • New York, New York 13–3 15–6 22 April 24 Ride Redman Field • New York, New York 9–5 16–6 23 April 25 at Penn State Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 5–1 17–6 24 April 26 at Penn State Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 4–6 17–7 25 April 30 at Adelphi Redman Field • New York, New York 10–2 18–7
May (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 26 May 5 St. Francis Redman Field • New York, New York 9–1 19–7 27 May 6 Delaware Redman Field • New York, New York 5–2 20–7 28 May 10 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium • Newark, Delaware 3–2 21–7 29 May 11 at Princeton Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 7–3 22–7 30 May 11 at Princeton Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 4–5 22–8
Postseason
ECAC Tournament (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 31 May 16 vs LIU Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown 6–5 23–8 32 May 17 vs Buffalo Unknown • Unknown 0–4 23–9 33 May 17 vs Seton Hall Unknown • Unknown 11–8 24–9 34 May 18 vs Buffalo Unknown • Unknown 14–1 25–9 35 May 18 vs Buffalo Unknown • Unknown 9–8 26–9
Northeast Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 36 May 22 vs Maine Unknown • Orono, Maine 6–4 27–9 37 May 23 vs Harvard Unknown • Orono, Maine 9–5 28–9 38 May 25 vs Harvard Unknown • Orono, Maine 6–4 29–9
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 39 May 30 vs Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–1 30–9 40 June 1 vs Hawaii Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–7 30–10 41 June 2 vs California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–8 30–11

Awards and honors

Paul Maruffi

• All Tournament Team