1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament

The 1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament was held on May 18 and 19, 1980 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the second iteration of the event, and was held on The Ellipse, home field of George Washington, in Washington, D.C. UMass won the championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1]

1980 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	5
Finals site	The Ellipse Washington, D.C.
Champions	UMass (1st title)
Winning coach	Dick Bergquist (1st title)
← 1979 Eastern 8 baseball tournament 1981 →

Format

The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with Duquesne receiving a first round bye.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Rutgers	5
	6	West Virginia	1			Duquesne		1
						Rutgers		11
	2										Rutgers		6
	5										UMass		17
						UMass		13													UMass		12	—
						George Washington		3													Rutgers		0	—
	3															Rutgers		17
	4										Duquesne		14			George Washington		13
						West Virginia		8			George Washington		15
						George Washington		9