1980 Metro Conference Tournament

The 1980 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #1 Florida State University defeated #3 Memphis State University for the title. Mike Fuentes of Florida State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Florida State University	5-2	Mike Martin
2	Tulane University	1-0	Joe Brockhoff
3	Memphis State University		Bobby Kilpatrick
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	2-2	Chuck Hartman
5	University of Cincinnati		Glenn Sample
6	Saint Louis University	1-5	Lyle Reuss
7	University of Louisville	6-3	John Boles

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

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Florida State	4
						4	Virginia Tech	12
	4	Virginia Tech	10
	5	Cincinnati	6
											4	Virginia Tech	5
											3	Memphis State	14
	2	Tulane	11
	7	Louisville	9
						2	Tulane	2
						3	Memphis State	7
	3	Memphis State	14
	6	Saint Louis	6																		3	Memphis State	11	7
																					1	Florida State	14	11
	Loser's Bracket
	7	Louisville	8
	6	Saint Louis	3			1	Florida State	13
						7	Louisville	1
											1	Florida State	12
											2	Tulane	5			4	Virginia Tech	6
						2	Tulane	10								1	Florida State	13
						5	Cincinnati	3

Game Results

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