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Metro Conference baseball tournament

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Metro Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Played1976–1995
Most championshipsFlorida 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)

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.

Champions

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By year

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The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1][2]

Year Program Site MOP
1976 Memphis State Nat Buring StadiumMemphis, 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 FieldColumbia, 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 ParkHattiesburg, MS Allen Bevis, Florida State
1991† Southern Miss/Florida State Kiwanis FieldSalem, VA Ty Mueller, Florida State
1992 Tulane Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, LA
1993 Charlotte The DiamondRichmond, VA
1994 Virginia Tech Parkway FieldLouisville, KY
1995 South Florida Tom and Lib Phillips FieldCharlotte, NC

† - Due to rain on the day of the title game, Florida State and Southern Miss were named co-champions in 1991.

By school

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The 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

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  1. ^ 2014 Media Guide. Louisville Cardinals. p. 140. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ 2014 Seminoles Baseball (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 143. Retrieved May 10, 2014.