1978 Metro Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1978 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #1 Memphis State University defeated #2 Florida State University for the title. Terry Pressgrove of Memphis State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Memphis State University Bobby Kilpatrick
2 Florida State University 9-4 Woody Woodward
3 University of Louisville 1-1 Jim Zerilla
4 Tulane University 9-2 Joe Brockhoff
5 University of Cincinnati Glenn Sample
6 Saint Louis University Tom Dix
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Jim Luck

* 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 Memphis State 10  
      5 Cincinnati 8    
  4 Tulane 12          
  5 Cincinnati 17        
      1 Memphis State 9            
      3 Louisville 7              
  2 Florida State 4              
  7 Georgia Tech 3                
      2 Florida State 3          
      3 Louisville 4        
  3 Louisville 10          
  6 Saint Louis 4         1 Memphis State 10 x
      2 Florida State 9 x
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Georgia Tech 8        
  6 Saint Louis 5     5 Cincinnati 5        
    7 Georgia Tech 6          
      7 Georgia Tech 4        
      2 Florida State 8     3 Louisville 5    
  2 Florida State 3         2 Florida State 7  
  4 Tulane 2  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 11
Game 1 University of Louisville 10-4 Saint Louis University
Game 2 University of Cincinnati 17-12 (11) Tulane University
Game 3 Florida State University 4-3 Georgia Institute of Technology
May 12
Game 4 Georgia Institute of Technology 8-5 Saint Louis University Saint Louis eliminated
Game 5 University of Louisville 4-3 Florida State University
Game 6 Memphis State University 10-8 University of Cincinnati
Game 7 Florida State University 3-2 Tulane University Tulane eliminated
Game 8 Georgia Institute of Technology 6-5 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati eliminated
May 13
Game 9 Florida State University 8-4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech eliminated
Game 10 Memphis State University 9-7 University of Louisville
Game 11 Florida State University 7-5 University of Louisville Louisville eliminated
May 14
Game 12 Memphis State University 10-9 Florida State University Memphis State advances to NCAA tournament