1980 Division II College World Series

The 1980 Division II College World Series was held at the Riverside Sports Center in Riverside, CA. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Cal Poly Pomona, coached by John Scolinos. The runner-up was the University of New Haven. Cal Poly Pomona outfielder Brian Zell was named the series Most Outstanding Player. After 3 years as an 8 team tournament the field was shrunk back to six again.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	42-25-1	John Scolinos	2 (last:1979)	1st
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	45-11 (11-4)	Joe Arnold	8 (last:1979)	1st
Florida International University	Independent	41-14	Danny Price	0 (last:none)	none
Mankato State University	Northern Intercollegiate Conference	36-21-1 (13-3)	Dean Bowyer	2 (last:1979)	4th
University of New Haven		29-7	Frank Vieira	3 (last:1978)	3rd
Troy State University	Gulf South Conference	30-12 (12-2)	Chase Riddle	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1980 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		Mankato St.	12
		Florida Southern	9				Mankato St.	1
							New Haven	3
												New Haven	9
												Troy St.	8
							Florida Southern	3
							Troy St.	6
		FIU	8														New Haven	3	x
		Troy St.	2														Cal Poly Pomona	6	x
							FIU	2
							Cal Poly Pomona	12
		Cal Poly Pomona	6									Cal Poly Pomona	4
		New Haven	4									Mankato St.	3
							Mankato St.	10
							FIU	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Mankato State University	12 - 9	Florida Southern College
Game 2	Florida International University	8 - 2	Troy State University
Game 3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	6 - 4	University of New Haven
May 25
Game 4	Troy State University	6 - 3	Florida Southern College	Florida Southern elminated
Game 5	University of New Haven	3 - 1	Mankato State University
Game 6	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	12 - 2	Florida International University
May 26
Game 7	Mankato State University	10 - 4	Florida International University	Florida International elminated
Game 8	University of New Haven	9 - 8	Troy State University	Troy St. elminated
Game 9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	4 - 3	Mankato State University	Mankato St. elminated
May 27
Game 10	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	6 - 3	University of New Haven	Cal Poly Pomona Wins CWS