1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

The 1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 1st year. The Wolverines finished the season in 5th place in the 1980 College World Series.

1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 6
Record36–18–1 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachDanny Hall (1st season)
Hitting coachTerry Hunter (1st season)
MVPGerry Hool (Junior year)
Home stadiumRay Fisher Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 36 18 1   .664
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 14 4 0   .778 33 13 0   .717
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 31 14 0   .689
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 23 24 1   .490
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 27 24 0   .529
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 18 25 0   .419
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 17 25 0   .405
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 18 33 1   .356
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 20 21 1   .488
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 3 13 0   .188 15 35 0   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

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1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
C Charles Arvai III /
INF Patrick Balaze /
Sr
6 RHP Mark Clinton /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr
F. W. Davenport /
P Scott Dawson /
Fr Plymouth, Michigan
George Derby /
RHP Scot Elam /R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
OF Frederick Erdmann /
P Anthony Erpenback /
9 INF Tony Evans R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Franklin, Ohio
INF George Foussianes R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Birmingham, Michigan
OF Thomas Fredal /
Maurice French /
James Gallagher /
So
INF Garrick Gawrych /
Fr
C Gerald Hool R/R
Jr
INF Jeffery Jacobson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr
26 P Timothy Karazim /
Fr Jackson, Michigan
P Michael Kazmierski /
INF Timothy Miller /
29 P David Nuss /
16 RHP Steve Ontiveros R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tularosa, New Mexico
19 OF Jim Paciorek R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
OF Greg Schulte /
Jr
C Chris Shea /
8 C Sherman Stenson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Farmington, Michigan
OF Daniel Sygar /
C Jaime Vela /
7 INF Charles Wagner R/R
Sr Madison Heights, Michigan
12 P Joe Wissing /
Southfield, Michigan
OF Randal Wroten /
Jr Novi, Michigan
10 C John Young L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sterling Heights, Michigan
Head coach

27 Bud Middaugh

Assistant coach(es)

17 Danny Hall
41 Terry Hunter


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log
Regular season
February (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
1 February 28  at Tampa UT Baseball Field • Tampa, Florida 7–11 0–1 0–0
2 February 29  at Eckerd Unknown • St. Petersburg, Florida 6–8 0–2 0–0
March (6–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
3 March 3  vs Old Dominion Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 8–3 1–2 0–0
4 March 3  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 8–3 2–2 0–0
5 March 4  vs Missouri Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 0–1 2–3 0–0
6 March 4  vs Old Dominion Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 7–4 3–3 0–0
7 March 6  vs Old Dominion Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 0–8 3–4 0–0
8 March 6  vs Old Dominion Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 4–2 4–4 0–0
9 March 7  at Tampa UT Baseball Field • Tampa, Florida 4–14 4–5 0–0
10 March 9  vs Missouri Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 2–3 4–6 0–0
11 March 10  vs Temple Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 5–3 5–6 0–0
12 March 10  vs Eckerd Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 1–4 5–7 0–0
13 March 11  vs Purdue Unknown • Lakeland, Florida 7–4 6–7 0–0
14 March 29  Grand Valley State Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 3–0 7–7 0–0
15 March 29  Grand Valley State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 0–3 7–8 0–0
April (14–4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
16 April 2  Bowling Green Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–0 8–8 0–0
17 April 2  Bowling Green Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 11–0 9–8 0–0
18 April 5  Wayne State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–0 10–8 0–0
19 April 5  Wayne State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–0 11–8 0–0
20 April 8  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 7–9 11–9 0–0
21 April 12  Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–0 12–9 1–0
22 April 13  at Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan 7–0 13–9 2–0
23 April 15  vs Central Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 2–11 13–10 2–0
24 April 15  vs Central Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–5 13–10–1 2–0
25 April 19  vs Minnesota Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 2–13 13–11–1 2–1
26 April 19  at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–2 14–11–1 3–1
27 April 20  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 5–2 15–11–1 4–1
28 April 20  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 4–1 16–11–1 5–1
29 April 22  Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 4–3 17–11–1 5–1
30 April 22  Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 11–3 18–11–1 5–1
31 April 23  Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 1–3 18–12–1 5–1
32 April 23  Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 9–4 19–12–1 5–1
33 April 27  Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 8–4 20–12–1 5–1
34 April 27  Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 4–2 21–12–1 5–1
May (11–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
35 May 3  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–2 22–12–1 6–1
36 May 3  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–3 23–12–1 7–1
37 May 4  Illinois Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–2 24–12–1 8–1
38 May 4  Illinois Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–7 25–12–1 9–1
39 May 7  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 4–3 26–12–1 9–1
40 May 7  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 6–10 26–13–1 9–1
41 May 10  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–0 27–13–1 10–1
42 May 10  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–1 28–13–1 11–1
43 May 11  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–0 29–13–1 12–1
44 May 11  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 18–4 30–13–1 13–1
45 May 13  vs Toledo Unknown • Unknown 4–7 30–14–1 13–1
46 May 14  vs Detroit Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 9–8 31–14–1 13–1
47 May 14  vs Detroit Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 8–9 31–15–1 13–1
48 May 18  vs Northwestern Unknown • Unknown 5–0 32–15–1 14–1
49 May 18  vs Northwestern Unknown • Unknown 2–3 32–16–1 14–2
Postseason
Mideast Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
50 May 22  Central Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–4 33–16–1 14–2
51 May 23  Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–0 34–16–1 14–2
52 May 23  Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 12–3 35–16–1 14–2
1980 College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
53 June 1 vs California Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 9–8 36–16–1 14–2
54 June 2 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 36–17–1 14–2
55 June 2 vs Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–8 36–18–1 14–2

Awards and honors

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Scott Dawson
George Foussianes
  • First Team All-Big Ten
  • Third Team All-American (ABCA)
Jim Paciorek

References

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  1. ^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1980". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2020.