1980 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Doak Field in Raleigh, NC. #3 Clemson University defeated #1 University of North Carolina for the title.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina | 11-1 | Mike Roberts |
| 2 | University of Maryland | 9-4 | Elton "Jack" Jackson |
| 3 | Clemson University | 6-5 | Bill Wilhelm |
| 4 | North Carolina State University | 7-6 | Sam Esposito |
| 5 | University of Virginia | 6-6 | James West |
| 6 | Wake Forest University | 5-8 | Marvin Crater |
| 7 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 3-10 | Jim Luck |
| 8 | Duke University | 2-9 | Tom D'Armi |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Single Elimination | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Duke | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wake Forest | 0 | 3 | Clemson | 12 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losers Bracket 2 | Losers Bracket Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 7 | 1 | North Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | ||||
| Game 1 | University of North Carolina | 13-6 | Duke University | single elimination, North Carolina advances |
| Game 2 | University of Maryland | 9-2 | Georgia Institute of Technology | single elimination, Maryland advances |
| Game 3 | North Carolina State University | 3-1 | University of Virginia | single elimination, North Carolina State advances |
| Game 4 | Clemson University | 4-0 | Wake Forest University | single elimination, Clemson advances |
| April 24 | ||||
| Game 5 | Clemson University | 9-4 | University of Maryland | |
| Game 6 | North Carolina State University | 3-1 | University of North Carolina | |
| April 25 | ||||
| Game 7 | University of North Carolina | 7-2 | University of Maryland | Maryland eliminated |
| Game 8 | Clemson University | 5-4 | North Carolina State University | |
| Game 9 | University of North Carolina | 8-4 | North Carolina State University | North Carolina State eliminated |
| April 26 | ||||
| Game 10 | Clemson University | 12-3 | University of North Carolina | Clemson advances to NCAA tournament |


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