The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Hawaii and eventual champion Arizona.[1]
| 1980 Florida State Seminoles 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 |
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| Feb 22 | | | L 0–10 | 0–1 | | Feb 23 | at Miami (FL) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 3–4 | 0–2 | | Feb 24 | at Miami (FL) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 9–8 | 1–2 | | Feb 27 | | | W 5–3 | 2–2 | | Feb 27 | Troy State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–9 | 3–2 | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| Mar 3 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–3 | 4–2 | | Mar 4 | at | | W 8–4 | 5–2 | | Mar 5 | at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | W 17–8 | 6–2 | | Mar 5 | at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | W 16–3 | 7–2 | | Mar 8 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 6–21 | 7–3 | | Mar 11 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 6–0 | 8–3 | | Mar 11 | Wingate | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–4 | 9–3 | | Mar 13 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 18–3 | 10–3 | | Mar 13 | Missouri S&T | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 13–0 | 11–3 | | Mar 16 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 23–5 | 12–3 | | Mar 17 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 2–0 | 13–3 | | Mar 18 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–7 | 14–3 | | Mar 19 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 27–2 | 15–3 | | Mar 21 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 18–3 | 16–3 | | Mar 21 | Otterbein | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 15–6 | 17–3 | | Mar 22 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 12–0 | 18–3 | | Mar 22 | Wright State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 2–6 | 18–4 | | Mar 24 | at | | L 2–3 | 18–5 | | Mar 27 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–9 | 19–5 | | Mar 29 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 28–2 | 20–5 | | Mar 31 | at Mercer | | W 7–4 | 21–5 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| Apr 5 | Jacksonville | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–6 | 22–5 | | Apr 5 | Jacksonville | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 15–3 | 23–5 | | Apr 6 | Jacksonville | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–1 | 24–5 | | Apr 7 | at | | W 15–9 | 25–5 | | Apr 9 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 21–7 | 26–5 | | Apr 9 | Auburn | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 2–0 | 27–5 | | Apr 11 | at | | W 12–0 | 28–5 | | Apr 12 | at South Florida | Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL | W 3–1 | 29–5 | | Apr 12 | at South Florida | Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL | W 14–3 | 30–5 | | Apr 15 | at Florida | | W 2–1 | 31–5 | | Apr 16 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | W 15–2 | 32–5 | | Apr 20 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 12–1 | 33–5 | | Apr 22 | at Auburn | | W 9–5 | 34–5 | | Apr 23 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 4–2 | 35–5 | | Apr 25 | South Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–4 | 36–5 | | Apr 26 | South Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 17–0 | 37–5 | | Apr 26 | South Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–4 | 38–5 | | Apr 29 | at Troy State | | L 3–5 | 38–6 | | Apr 29 | at Troy State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 12–3 | 39–6 | | Apr 30 | Valdosta State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–4 | 40–6 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| May 3 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 6–10 | 40–7 | | May 4 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–5 | 41–7 | | May 5 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 5–7 | 41–8 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Tourn Record |
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| May 9 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 4–12 | 41–9 | 0–1 | | May 9 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 19–7 | 42–9 | 1–1 | | May 10 | Tulane | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 43–9 | 2–1 | | May 10 | Virginia Tech | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 44–9 | 3–1 | | May 11 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 45–9 | 4–1 | | May 11 | Memphis State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 46–9 | 5–1 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| May 13 | at | | W 5–3 | 47–9 | | May 14 | at Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA | W 13–11 | 48–9 | | May 14 | at Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA | L 3–8 | 48–10 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 23 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–0 | 49–10 | 1–0 | | May 24 | | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 19–7 | 50–10 | 2–0 | | May 25 | Western Kentucky | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 51–10 | 3–0 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| May 30 | | | L 6–7 | 51–11 | 0–1 | | June 1 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–5 | 51–12 | 0–2 | |
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