1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Cbrank: | 8 |
| Record: | 38–21 |
| Conf Record: | 6–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Wilhelm |
| Stadium: | Beautiful Tiger Field |
| Champion: | ACC tournament champions
Atlantic Regional champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 0–2 |
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.
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.[1]
Schedule
| Legend |
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| | Clemson win |
| | Clemson loss |
| Bold | Clemson team member |
| Non-Conference game | |
| 1980 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Feb 21 | | | W 8–0 | 1–0 | | | Feb 22 | at * | | L 2–6 | 1–1 | | | Feb 23 | at * | | L 3–4 | 1–2 | | | Feb 25 | at Florida* | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | L 0–6 | 1–3 | | | Feb 27 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 22–7 | 2–3 | | | Feb 28 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 10–2 | 3–3 | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Mar 1 | at Georgia* | | W 8–5 | 4–3 | | | Mar 7 | | 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 | | 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 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 5–410 | 8–6 | 1–0 | | Mar 15 | at * | | W 10–7 | 9–6 | | | Mar 17 | vs * | | L 7–10 | 9–7 | | | Mar 18 | at * | Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL | W 3–2 | 10–7 | | | Mar 19 | vs * | 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 | | 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 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 12–1 | 17–9 | | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Apr 1 | Howard* | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–2 | 18–9 | | | Apr 3 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 18–1 | 19–9 | 2–0 | | Apr 5 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | L 3–14 | 19–10 | 2–1 | | Apr 6 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | L 3–6 | 19–11 | 2–2 | | Apr 7 | | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–2 | 20–11 | | | Apr 9 | at Georgia Tech | | L 10–12 | 20–12 | 2–3 | | Apr 10 | at Western Carolina* | | W 14–8 | 21–12 | | | Apr 11 | at Wake Forest | | L 4–5 | 21–13 | 2–4 | | Apr 12 | at North Carolina | | L 3–4 | 21–14 | 2–5 | | Apr 15 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACCT record |
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| Apr 22 | Wake Forest | | 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 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
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| May 3 | | 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 * | | 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 * | | L 7–13 | 34–17 | | | May 9 | at Tennessee* | Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN | W 11–3 | 35–17 | | | May 10 | at South Carolina* | | L 1–6 | 35–18 | | | May 11 | at South Carolina* | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | L 1–4 | 35–19 | | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Regional record |
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| 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 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| May 31 | | | L 5–13 | 38–20 | 0–1 | | June 1 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 4–6 | 38–21 | 0–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1980 College World Series. June 9, 2018. Omaha.com. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143238/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1980. dead.
- Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 127–136. June 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.
- Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 166–167. June 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.
