1981 Metro Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1981 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #3 Florida State University defeated #4 Tulane University for the title. Mike Fuentes of Florida State was named Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 10-2 Chuck Hartman
2 Memphis State University 7-5 Bobby Kilpatrick
3 Florida State University 10-4 Mike Martin
4 Tulane University 2-4 Joe Brockhoff
5 University of Louisville 6-7 John Boles
6 Saint Louis University 3-7 Lyle Reuss
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 Virginia Tech 12  
      4 Tulane 14    
  4 Tulane 5          
  5 Louisville 1        
      4 Tulane 6            
      3 Florida State 2              
  2 Memphis State 13              
  7 Cincinnati 7                
      2 Memphis State 0          
      3 Florida State 11        
  3 Florida State 15          
  6 Saint Louis 3         4 Tulane 4 5
      3 Florida State 22 15
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Cincinnati 4        
  6 Saint Louis 3     1 Virginia Tech 24        
    7 Cincinnati 10          
      1 Virginia Tech 8        
      2 Memphis State 9     3 Florida State 7    
  2 Memphis State 15         2 Memphis State 3  
  5 Louisville 3  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 14
Game 1 Memphis State University 13-7 University of Cincinnati
Game 2 Tulane University 5-1 University of Louisville
Game 3 Florida State University 15-3 Saint Louis University
May 15
Game 4 University of Cincinnati 4-3 Saint Louis University Saint Louis eliminated
Game 5 Tulane University 14-12 Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Game 6 Florida State University 11-0 Memphis State University
Game 7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 24-10 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati eliminated
Game 8 Memphis State University 15-3 University of Louisville Louisville eliminated
May 16
Game 9 Tulane University 6-2 Florida State University
Game 10 Memphis State University 9-8 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Virginia Tech eliminated
Game 11 Florida State University 7-3 Memphis State University Memphis State eliminated
May 17
Game 12 Florida State University 22-4 Tulane University
Game 13 Florida State University 15-5 Tulane University Florida State advances to NCAA tournament