1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1980 record 45-21-1 (17–13 Pac-10)
Head coach Jerry Kindall (8th year)
Home stadium Wildcat Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington State x 11 3   .786     36 10   .783
Oregon State 8 9   .471     33 16   .673
Washington 6 9   .400     33 20   .623
Oregon 6 10   .375     19 21   .475
Southern
#1 Arizona xy 17 13   .567     45 21   .682
#3 California xy 17 13   .567     44 23   .657
Arizona State 15 15   .500     38 25   .603
UCLA 15 15   .500     31 22   .585
Stanford 13 17   .433     29 24   .547
Southern California 13 17   .433     27 24   .529
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 8th season at Arizona.

The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Hawaii Rainbows in the championship game.

Roster

1980 Arizona Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Catchers

  • Chuck Hoyack
  • Don Hyman
  • David Landrith
  • Steven Miller

Schedule

1980 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season

Awards and honors

Craig Barger
Wes Clements
Terry Francona
Craig Lefferts
John Moses
Dwight Taylor

Wildcats in the 1980 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Terry FranconaOF1st22ndMontreal Expos
Greg BargarRHP3rd73rdMontreal Expos
Wes ClementsOF6th146thHouston Astros
Craig LeffertsLHP9th218thChicago Cubs
Clark CristSS14th343rdSeattle Mariners
Jeff MorrisLHP15th380thHouston Astros
John MosesOF16th395thSeattle Mariners

Notes

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1980". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2012 Arizona Baseball Media Guide". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)"". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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