1978 Metro Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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