1988 Metro Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1988 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #2 Florida State University defeated #1 University of South Carolina for the title. Ed Alicea of Florida State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of South Carolina 14-3 June Raines
2 Florida State University 12-6 Mike Martin
3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 11-6 Chuck Hartman
4 University of Southern Mississippi 9-6 Hill Denson
5 Memphis State University 6-8 Bobby Kilpatrick
6 University of Cincinnati 7-10 Jim Schmitz
7 University of Louisville 3-15 John Mason

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  1 South Carolina  
  bye    
      1 South Carolina 4  
      4 Southern Miss. 2    
  4 Southern Miss. 11          
  5 Memphis St. 4        
      1 South Carolina 3
      2 Florida St. 9
  2 Florida St. 18        
  7 Louisville 4          
      2 Florida St. 9    
      3 Virginia Tech 6  
  3 Virginia Tech 8    
  6 Cincinnati 1  
  Loser's bracket
  xx  
  xx     3 Virginia Tech 1
    5 Memphis St. 6
  7 Louisville 9  
  6 Cincinnati 11     4 Southern Miss. 10
    6 Cincinnati 1
  Semifinals     Finals    
                           
 
  2 Florida St. 4    
  5 Memphis St. 2      
      2 Florida St. 9  
      1 South Carolina 1  
  1 South Carolina 6    
  4 Southern Miss. 2  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 18
Game 1 University of Southern Mississippi 11-4 Memphis State University
Game 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 8-1 University of Cincinnati
Game 3 Florida State University 18-4 University of Louisville
May 19
Game 4 University of Cincinnati 11-9 University of Louisville Louisville eliminated
Game 5 Florida State University 9-6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Game 6 University of South Carolina 4-2 University of Southern Mississippi
May 20
Game 7 Memphis State University 6-1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Virginia Tech eliminated
Game 8 University of Southern Mississippi 10-1 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati eliminated
Game 9 Florida State University 9-3 University of South Carolina
May 21
Game 10 University of South Carolina 6-2 University of Southern Mississippi Southern Miss eliminated
Game 11 Florida State University 4-2 Memphis State University Memphis State eliminated
Game 12 Florida State University 9-1 University of South Carolina Florida State advances to NCAA tournament