1982 Metro Conference Tournament

The 1982 Metro Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #4 Tulane University defeated #3 Florida State University for the title. Eric Lane of Tulane was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	7-2	Chuck Hartman
2	Memphis State University		Bobby Kilpatrick
3	Florida State University	9-6	Mike Martin
4	Tulane University	2-5	Joe Brockhoff
5	University of Louisville	4-3	Derek Mann
6	University of Cincinnati		Pat Quinn
7	Saint Louis University		Lyle Reuss

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

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Virginia Tech	5
						4	Tulane	8
	4	Tulane	10
	5	Louisville	7
											4	Tulane	10
											2	Memphis State	9
	2	Memphis State	15
	7	Saint Louis	7
						2	Memphis State	4
						3	Florida State	2
	3	Florida State	10
	6	Cincinnati	2																		4	Tulane	11	x
																					3	Florida State	7	x
	Loser's Bracket
	7	Saint Louis	7
	6	Cincinnati	18			1	Virginia Tech	17
						6	Cincinnati	8
											1	Virginia Tech	1
											3	Florida State	2			2	Memphis State	6
						3	Florida State	12								3	Florida State	7
						5	Louisville	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 13
Game 1	Tulane University	10-7	University of Louisville
Game 2	Memphis State University	15-7	Saint Louis University
Game 3	Florida State University	10-2	University of Cincinnati
May 14
Game 4	University of Cincinnati	18-7	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis eliminated
Game 5	Memphis State University	4-2	Florida State University
Game 6	Tulane University	8-5 (10)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Game 7	Florida State University	12-1	University of Louisville	Louisville eliminated
Game 8	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	17-8	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
May 15
Game 9	Tulane University	10-9	Memphis State University
Game 10	Florida State University	2-1	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Virginia Tech eliminated
Game 11	Florida State University	7-6	Memphis State University	Memphis State eliminated
May 16
Game 12	Tulane University	11-7	Florida State University	Tulane advances to NCAA tournament