1983 Metro Conference Tournament

The 1983 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #2 Florida State University defeated #1 Tulane University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Tulane University	6-3	Joe Brockhoff
2	Florida State University	10-4	Mike Martin
3	Virginia Polytechnic Institute		Chuck Hartman
4	Memphis State University	5-4	Bobby Kilpatrick
5	University of Louisville	4-2	Derek Mann
6	University of Cincinnati	2-5	Tom Higgins
7	University of Southern Mississippi	0-6	C.J. "Pete" Taylor

* Seedings were based on records versus division-I opponents.

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Tulane	4
						4	Memphis State	2
	4	Memphis State	13
	5	Louisville	2
											1	Tulane	2
											2	Florida State	4
	2	Florida State	14
	7	Southern Miss	7
						2	Florida State	9
						6	Cincinnati	2
	3	Virginia Tech	7
	6	Cincinnati	9																		2	Florida State	9	x
																					1	Tulane	6	x
	Loser's Bracket
	7	Southern Miss	2
	3	Virginia Tech	11			4	Memphis State	1
						3	Virginia Tech	0
											4	Memphis State	5
											5	Louisville	8			1	Tulane	15
						6	Cincinnati	1								5	Louisville	1
						5	Louisville	9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 12
Game 1	Memphis State University	13-2	University of Louisville
Game 2	University of Cincinnati	9-7 (10)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Game 3	Florida State University	14-7	University of Southern Mississippi
May 13
Game 4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	11-2	University of Southern Mississippi	Southern Miss eliminated
Game 5	Florida State University	9-2	University of Cincinnati
Game 6	Tulane University	4-2	Memphis State University
Game 7	University of Louisville	9-1	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
Game 8	Memphis State University	1-0	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Virginia Tech eliminated
May 14
Game 9	University of Louisville	8-5	Memphis State University	Memphis State eliminated
Game 10	Florida State University	4-2	Tulane University
Game 11	Tulane University	15-1	University of Louisville	Louisville eliminated
May 15
Game 12	Florida State University	9-6	Tulane University	Florida State advances to NCAA tournament