The Metro Conference baseball tournament was the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Metro Conference from 1976 through 1995. The winner of the tournament received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
| Metro Conference baseball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference baseball championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Metro Conference |
| Played | 1976–1995 |
| Most championships | Florida State (11) |
| Host stadiums | |
| Tom and Lib Phillips Field (1995) Parkway Field (1994) The Diamond (1993) Turchin Stadium (1992) Kiwanis Field (1991) Pete Taylor Park (1990 Sarge Frye Field (1987, 1989) Seminole Stadium (1983–86, 1988) Nat Buring Stadium (1976–77) | |
| Host locations | |
| Charlotte, NC (1995) Louisville, KY (1994) Richmond, VA (1993) New Orleans, LA (1992) Salem, VA (1991) Hattiesburg, MS (1990) Columbia, SC (1987, 1989) Tallahassee, FL (1978–86, 1988) Memphis, TN (1976–77) | |
Champions
editBy year
editThe following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1][2]
| Year | Program | Site | MOP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Memphis State | Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN | Ron McNeely, Memphis State |
| 1977 | Florida State | Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN | Terry Kennedy, Florida State |
| 1978 | Memphis State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Terry Pressgrove, Memphis State |
| 1979 | Tulane | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Ken Francingues, Tulane |
| 1980 | Florida State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Mike Fuentes, Florida State |
| 1981 | Florida State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Mike Fuentes, Florida State |
| 1982 | Tulane | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Eric Lane, Tulane |
| 1983 | Florida State | Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Danny Dowell, Florida State |
| 1984 | Florida State | Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Jody Reed, Florida State |
| 1985 | Florida State | Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Richie Lewis, Florida State |
| 1986 | Florida State | Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Mike Loynd, Florida State |
| 1987 | Florida State | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | Ed Porcelli, Florida State |
| 1988 | Florida State | Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Edwin Alicea, Florida State |
| 1989 | Florida State | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | Sedgwick McCollum, Southern Miss |
| 1990 | Florida State | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Allen Bevis, Florida State |
| 1991† | Southern Miss/Florida State | Kiwanis Field • Salem, VA | Ty Mueller, Florida State |
| 1992 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |
| 1993 | Charlotte | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | |
| 1994 | Virginia Tech | Parkway Field • Louisville, KY | |
| 1995 | South Florida | Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NC |
† - Due to rain on the day of the title game, Florida State and Southern Miss were named co-champions in 1991.
By school
editThe following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 12 | 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991† |
| Tulane | 3 | 1979, 1982, 1992 |
| Memphis (Memphis State) | 2 | 1976, 1978 |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1993 |
| South Florida | 1 | 1995 |
| Southern Miss | 1 | 1991† |
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 1994 |
† - Due to rain on the day of the title game, Florida State and Southern Miss were named co-champions in 1991.
References
edit- ^ 2014 Media Guide. Louisville Cardinals. p. 140. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ 2014 Seminoles Baseball (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 143. Retrieved May 10, 2014.