The 1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The team was coached by

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in his 8th season at Arizona. The Wildcats won the

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, defeating the in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" , Regular Season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 7 , , , , 12-3 , , 1-0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 9 , , Cal State Fullerton , , 1-4 , , 1-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 10 , , Cal State Fullerton , , 7-1 , , 2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffdd" , February 16 , , , , 15-15 , , 2-1-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 18 , , , , 3-5 , , 2-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 19 , , San Diego State , , 7-2 , , 3-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 20 , , San Diego State , , 14-8 , , 4-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 22 , , , , 20-18 , , 5-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 23 , , La Verne , , 4-0 , , 6-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 23 , , La Verne , , 30-8 , , 7-2-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 25 , , , , 1-2 , , 7-3-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , UC Riverside , , 13-3 , , 8-3-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 29 , , at , , 6-10 , , 8-4-1 , , 0-1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 1 , , at Stanford , , 6-8 , , 8-5-1 , , 0-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at Stanford , , 3-2 , , 9-5-1 , , 1-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 6 , , , , 4-1 , , 10-5-1 , , 2-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 7 , , Southern California , , 6-9 , , 10-6-1 , , 2-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 8 , , Southern California , , 8-7 , , 11-6-1 , , 3-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 11 , , , , 12-6 , , 12-6-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 11 , , Gonzaga , , 3-1 , , 13-6-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 13 , , at , , 1-5 , , 13-7-1 , , 3–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 14 , , at UCLA , , 2-8 , , 13-8-1 , , 3–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 15 , , at UCLA , , 5-7 , , 13-9-1 , , 3–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 17 , , vs. , , 8-4 , , 14-9-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 18 , , vs. , , 3-8 , , 14-10-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , vs. , , 9-4 , , 15-10-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 19 , , vs. , , 0-10 , , 15-11-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 20 , , vs. , , 2-2 , , 15-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 20 , , vs. , , 18-6 , , 16-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 22 , , vs. , , 7-5 , , 17-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 22 , , vs. San Diego State , , 7-7 , , 18-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 24 , , vs. , , 6-2 , , 19-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 25 , , vs. Colorado , , 3-0 , , 20-12-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 27 , , , , 5-6 , , 20-13-1 , , 3-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 28 , , California , , 4-3 , , 21-13-1 , , 4-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 29 , , California , , 14-9 , , 22-13-1 , , 5-7 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 3 , , at , , 2-3 , , 22-14-1 , , 5–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 4 , , at Arizona State , , 11-5 , , 23-14-1 , , 6–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 5 , , at Arizona State , , 14-7 , , 24-14-1 , , 7–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 8 , , , , 11-7 , , 25-14-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , UCLA , , 3-2 , , 26-14-1 , , 8–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 11 , , UCLA , , 17-1 , , 27-14-1 , , 9–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 12 , , UCLA , , 3-4 , , 27-15-1 , , 9–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 14 , , Northern Arizona , , 4-10 , , 27-16-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 14 , , Northern Arizona , , 8-0 , , 28-16-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , Stanford , , 6-4 , , 29-16-1 , , 10–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 18 , , Stanford , , 15-6 , , 30-16-1 , , 11–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , , Stanford , , 7-5 , , 31-16-1 , , 12–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 22 , , , , 14-5 , , 32-16-1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 24 , , at Southern California , , 2-3 , , 32-17-1 , , 12–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 25 , , at Southern California , , 9-7 , , 33-17-1 , , 13–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 26 , , at Southern California , , 9-3 , , 34-17-1 , , 14–10 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 1 , , at California , , 4-3 , , 35-17-1 , , 15–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 2 , , at California , , 9-8 , , 36-17-1 , , 16–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 3 , , at California , , 0-2 , , 36-18-1 , , 16–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 8 , , Arizona State , , 8-14 , , 36-19-1 , , 16–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 9 , , Arizona State , , 6-8 , , 36-20-1 , , 16–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 10 , , Arizona State , , 22-4 , , 37-20-1 , , 17–13 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 23 , , vs. , , 5-4 , , 38-20-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 24 , , vs. Gonzaga , , 13-9 , , 39-20-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 25 , , vs. Gonzaga , , 8-5 , , 40-20-1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 30 , , vs. , ,

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Awards and honors

;Craig Barger * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;Wes Clements * First Team All-American * First Team All-Pac-10 South * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;Terry Francona *

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'' Player of the Year * First Team All-American * Pac-10 South Player of the Year *

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;Craig Lefferts * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;John Moses * First Team All-Pac-10 South ;Dwight Taylor * First Team All-Pac-10 South

Wildcats in the 1980 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the

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Notes

* As part of the Sun Lite Classic, Arizona lost 7-14 as a result of a tiebreaker. * As part of the Sun Lite Classic, Arizona won 28-16 as a result of a tiebreaker.

References

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