2019 ACC Baseball Tournament Pools schedule how to watch (original) (raw)

The seeds are set for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament and the action will get underway on Tuesday from Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.

The ACC Tournament features a pool-play format with four pools of three teams and each of the 12 teams will play two games against the other two teams in their respective pools.

Louisville finished the regular season with a 21-9 mark in conference play to secure the top seed in the tournament. The Cardinals headline Pool A, which also includes No. 8 seed Clemson and No. 12 seed Boston College.

Pool B is headlined by the No. 2 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who are joined by No. 7 seed Duke and No. 11 seed Notre Dame. Pool C includes No. 3 seed NC State, No. 6 seed Florida State and No. 10 seed Wake Forest, while Pool D features No. 4 seed Miami, No. 5 seed North Carolina and No. 9 seed Virginia.

Pool play begins on Tuesday and continues through Friday, with the winner of each pool advancing to the semifinals on Saturday. The semifinal winners will then meet in the ACC Championship Game on Sunday.

The ACC Tournament champion will secure an automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The NCAA selection show will take place on Mon., May 27.

With that in mind, here’s a look at the seeding, pool play standings and full schedule for the ACC Tournament, complete with start times and television information for every game. This post will be updated with results.

ACC Baseball Tournament: Seeding

  1. Louisville Cardinals (43-13, 21-9)
  2. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (38-16, 19-11)
  3. NC State Wolfpack (41-15, 18-12)
  4. Miami Hurricanes (38-17, 18-12)
  5. North Carolina Tar Heels (38-17, 17-13)
  6. Florida State Seminoles (35-20, 17-13)
  7. Duke Blue Devils (30-24, 15-15)
  8. Clemson Tigers (33-23, 15-15)
  9. Virginia Cavaliers (32-22, 14-16)
  10. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (30-25, 14-16)
  11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-28, 13-17)
  12. Boston College Eagles (29-26, 12-18)

ACC Baseball Tournament: Pool play standings

POOL A
No. 12 Boston College: 2-0
No. 8 Clemson: 1-1
No. 1 Louisville: 0-2

POOL B
No. 2 Georgia Tech: 2-0
No. 7 Duke: 1-1
No. 11 Notre Dame: 0-2

POOL C
No. 3 NC State: 1-1
No. 6 Florida State: 1-1
No. 10 Wake Forest: 1-1

POOL D
No. 5 North Carolina: 2-0
No. 4 Miami: 1-1
No. 9 Virginia: 0-2

ACC Baseball Tournament: Schedule

Note: All times eastern.

Pool play

Tues., May 21
Game 1 (Pool A): No. 12 Boston College 7, No. 8 Clemson 5 (11 innings)
Game 2 (Pool C): No. 10 Wake Forest 7, No. 6 Florida State 4
Game 3 (Pool B): No. 7 Duke 10, No. 11 Notre Dame 6

Wed., May 22
Game 4 (Pool A): No. 12 Boston College 5, No. 1 Louisville 1
Game 5 (Pool B): No. 2 Georgia Tech 12, No. 11 Notre Dame 6
Game 6 (Pool D): No. 5 North Carolina 3, No. 9 Virginia 2

Thurs., May 23
Game 7 (Pool A): No. 8 Clemson 7, No. 1 Louisville 1
Game 8 (Pool D): No. 4 Miami 10, No. 9 Virginia 3
Game 9 (Pool C): No. 3 NC State 6, No. 10 Wake Forest 5

Fri., May 24
Game 10 (Pool B): No. 2 Georgia Tech 5, No. 7 Duke 4
Game 11 (Pool D): No. 5 North Carolina 7, No. 4 Miami 5 (11 innings)
Game 12 (Pool C): No. 6 Florida State 11, No. 3 NC State 0 (7 innings)

Semifinals

Sat., May 25
Game 13: No. 5 North Carolina 13, No. 12 Boston College 5
Game 14: No. 2 Georgia Tech 9, No. 3 NC State 2

ACC Championship

Sun., May 26
Game 15: No. 5 North Carolina 10, No. 2 Georgia Tech 2

ACC Tournament champions: North Carolina Tar Heels (42-17)