1980 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Doak Field in Raleigh, NC. #3 Clemson University defeated #1 University of North Carolina for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of North Carolina 11-1 Mike Roberts
2 University of Maryland 9-4 Elton "Jack" Jackson
3 Clemson University 6-5 Bill Wilhelm
4 North Carolina State University 7-6 Sam Esposito
5 University of Virginia 6-6 James West
6 Wake Forest University 5-8 Marvin Crater
7 Georgia Institute of Technology 3-10 Jim Luck
8 Duke University 2-9 Tom D'Armi

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 North Carolina 1  
  4 NC State 3    
      4 NC State 4  
      3 Clemson 5    
  2 Maryland 4          
  3 Clemson 9        
      3 Clemson 12 x
        1 North Carolina 3 x
       
    4 NC State 4    
  1 North Carolina 7     1 North Carolina 8  
  2 Maryland 2  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 22
Game 1 University of North Carolina 13-6 Duke University single elimination, North Carolina advances
Game 2 University of Maryland 9-2 Georgia Institute of Technology single elimination, Maryland advances
Game 3 North Carolina State University 3-1 University of Virginia single elimination, North Carolina State advances
Game 4 Clemson University 4-0 Wake Forest University single elimination, Clemson advances
April 24
Game 5 Clemson University 9-4 University of Maryland
Game 6 North Carolina State University 3-1 University of North Carolina
April 25
Game 7 University of North Carolina 7-2 University of Maryland Maryland eliminated
Game 8 Clemson University 5-4 North Carolina State University
Game 9 University of North Carolina 8-4 North Carolina State University North Carolina State eliminated
April 26
Game 10 Clemson University 12-3 University of North Carolina Clemson advances to NCAA tournament