1980 Heartland Collegiate Conference Tournament

The 1980 Heartland Collegiate Conference baseball tournament was held May 1-3 in Indianapolis, IN. Butler University defeated Georgetown College for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Head Coach
Ashland University	Lou Markle
Butler University	Scott Neat
University of Evansville	Jim Brownlee
Franklin College
Georgetown College	Marvin Stringfellow
Indiana Central University	Bob Tremain
Saint Joseph's College	George Waggoner
Valparaiso University	Emory Bauer

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Butler	2
		Franklin	0
							Butler	7
							Valparaiso	6
		Valparaiso	15
		Evansville	7
												Butler	10
												Georgetown (KY)	2
		Georgetown (KY)	11
		Indiana Central	6
							Georgetown (KY)	9
							Ashland	4
		Ashland	3
		Saint Joseph's (IN)	2																			Butler	15	x
																						Georgetown (KY)	4	x
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Ashland	10
		Franklin	5				Evansville	7									Georgetown (KY)	7
		Evansville	9									Ashland	0				Valparaiso	2
												Valparaiso	1
							Valparaiso	5
		Indiana Central	3				Indiana Central	4
		Saint Joseph's (IN)	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	Valparaiso University	15-7	University of Evansville
Game 2	Butler University	2-0	Franklin College
Game 3	Georgetown College	11-6	Indiana Central University
Game 4	Ashland University	3-2	Saint Joseph's College
May 2
Game 5	University of Evansville	9-5	Franklin College	Franklin eliminated
Game 6	Indiana Central University	3-2	Saint Joseph's College	Saint Joseph's eliminated
Game 7	Butler University	7-6	Valparaiso University
Game 8	Georgetown College	9-4	Ashland University
Game 9	Valparaiso University	5-4	Indiana Central University	Indiana Central eliminated
Game 10	Ashland University	10-7	University of Evansville	Evansville eliminated
Game 11	Butler University	10-2	Georgetown College
Game 12	Valparaiso University	1-0	Ashland University	Ashland eliminated
May 3
Game 13	Georgetown College	7-2	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso eliminated
Game 14	Butler University	15-4	Georgetown College	Butler wins tournament