1980 Division II College World Series

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The 1980 Division II College World Series was held in Riverside, CA. 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.

[edit] Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Cal Poly Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association		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		41-14	Danny Price	0 (last:none)	none
Minnesota State University, Mankato	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

[edit] Game Results

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