1977 Metro Conference Tournament
The 1977 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Memphis, TN. #3 Florida State University defeated #1 Tulane University for the title. Terry Kennedy of Florida State was named Most Outstanding Player.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tulane University | 4-2 | Joe Brockhoff |
2 | Memphis State University | 8-2 | Bobby Kilpatrick |
3 | Florida State University | 4-1 | Woody Woodward |
4 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Jim Luck | |
5 | Saint Louis University | Tom Dix | |
6 | University of Louisville | Jim Zerilla | |
7 | University of Cincinnati | Glenn Sample |
* Seedings were based on records versus division-I opponents.
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Louisville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Memphis State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Memphis State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Memphis State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Georgia Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Georgia Tech | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Saint Louis | 2 | 3 | Florida State | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Cincinnati | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Saint Louis | 4 | 1 | Tulane | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | Memphis State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Louisville | 15 | 1 | Tulane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Georgia Tech | 3 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 13 | ||||
Game 1 | Memphis State University | 5-0 | University of Cincinnati | |
Game 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 3-2 | Saint Louis University | |
Game 3 | Florida State University | 5-2 | University of Louisville | |
Game 4 | Florida State University | 12-4 | Tulane University | |
Game 5 | Saint Louis University | 4-3 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati eliminated |
Game 6 | Memphis State University | 9-2 | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
May 14 | ||||
Game 7 | University of Louisville | 15-3 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia Tech eliminated |
Game 8 | Tulane University | 7-2 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis eliminated |
Game 9 | Florida State University | 10-2 | Memphis State University | |
Game 10 | Tulane University | 9-2 | University of Louisville | Louisville eliminated |
Game 11 | Tulane University | 4-1 | Memphis State University | Memphis State eliminated |
May 15 | ||||
Game 12 | Tulane University | 4-3 | Florida State University | |
Game 13 | Florida State University | 11-1 | Tulane University | Florida State wins Metro Conference title |
* Order of games 1-3 may not be exact.
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