1980 NAIA College World Series

The 1980 NAIA College World Series was held in Nashville, TN with a field of teams expanded from 8 to 10. The ten team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments, plus the highest ranked school that finished second in an area tournament, plus the host school, David Lipscomb College. Grand Canyon College defeated Lewis University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College		38-10 (16-4)	Larry Carr	1 (last:1978)	7th
David Lipscomb College			Ken Dugan	6 (last:1979)	1st
Grand Canyon College		50-14-2	Dave Brazell	3 (last:1973)	5th
John Brown University			Allan Barker	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis University	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	61-24	Irish O'Reilly	9 (last:1977)	1st
Lewis-Clark State College		48-12	Ed Cheff	3 (last:1979)	2nd
Lubbock Christian College		54-34	Larry Hays	1 (last:1977)	5th
Point Park College		24-6	Ben Fiori	3 (last:1979)	3rd
Southeastern Oklahoma State University			Don Parham	2 (last:1979)	2nd
William Jewell College	Heart of America Athletic Conference		Fred Flook	6 (last:1977)	1st

Results

1980 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Lubbock Christian	0
		Grand Canyon	9				Grand Canyon	6
		Lewis-Clark St.	2									Grand Canyon	3
												William Jewell	0
							William Jewell	11
							SE Oklahoma St.	5
																	Grand Canyon	2
																	Lewis	1
							Point Park	1
		Coastal Carolina	3				Coastal Carolina	4
		David Lipscomb	0									Coastal Carolina	3
												Lewis	7
							Lewis	7
							John Brown	4
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Coastal Carolina	2
							Point Park	7				Lewis-Clark St.	4
		SE Oklahoma St.	4				Lewis-Clark St.	12
		Lewis-Clark St.	8
												William Jewell	4
							Lubbock Christian	8				Lubbock Christian	10
		John Brown	2				David Lipscomb	5
		David Lipscomb	3

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Grand Canyon		9
	Lewis-Clark St.		4
						Grand Canyon		5	x
						Lewis		4	x
	Lewis		7
	Lubbock Christian		2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Grand Canyon College	9-2	Lewis-Clark State College
Game 2	William Jewell College	11-5	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 3	Lewis University	7-4	John Brown University
Game 4	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	3-0	David Lipscomb College
May 29
Game 5	Lewis-Clark State College	8-4	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	SE Oklahoma eliminated
Game 6	David Lipscomb College	3-2	John Brown University	John Brown eliminated
Game 7	Grand Canyon College	6-0	Lubbock Christian College
Game 8	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	4-1	Point Park College
May 30
Game 9	Lubbock Christian College	8-5	David Lipscomb College	Lipscomb eliminated
Game 10	Lewis-Clark State College	12-7	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
Game 11	Grand Canyon College	3-0	William Jewell College
Game 12	Lewis University	7-3	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College
May 31
Game 13	Lubbock Christian College	10-4	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 14	Lewis-Clark State College	4-2	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 15	Grand Canyon College	2-1	Lewis University
June 1
Game 16	Lewis University	7-2	Lubbock Christian College	Lubbock Christian eliminated
Game 17	Grand Canyon College	9-4	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis-Clark eliminated
June 2
Game 18	Grand Canyon College	5-4 (10)	Lewis University	Grand Canyon wins CWS