1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 8th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished with a record of 45-21-1 and 17–13 in conference play, finishing tied for 1st in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). This was the Wildcats' 1st Pacific-10 Conference championship. Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 3rd straight season and was selected to host the West Regional at Wildcat Field. The Wildcats defeated Fresno State in their 1st game before defeating Gonzaga twice to advance to the College World Series for the 2nd straight season (and 12th overall). After losing their 1st game in Omaha, Nebraska to St. John's, Arizona won the next 4 against Florida State, Michigan, Hawaii and California to advance to the final game: a rematch against Hawaii. The Wildcats defeated Hawaii 5–3 to win their 2nd National Championship.

1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball
West Regional Champions
Pacific-10 Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CBNo. 1
Record45-21-1 (17–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumWildcat Field
1980 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Washington State  x 113 .7863610 .783
Oregon State   89 .4713316 .673
Washington   69 .4003320 .623
Oregon   610 .3751921 .475
Southern
No. 1 Arizona  xy 1713 .5674521 .682
No. 3 California  xy 1713 .5674423 .657
Arizona State   1515 .5003825 .603
UCLA   1515 .5003122 .585
Stanford   1317 .4332924 .547
Southern California   1317 .4332724 .529
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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