2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida State (7th title)
Winning coachMike Martin (7th title)
MVPJackson Lueck (Florida State)
TelevisionACCRSN (round robin)/ ESPN2 (championship)
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 23 – 6   .793 53 – 12   .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 43 – 20   .683
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 42 – 21   .667
No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 36 – 25   .590
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 14   .500 46 – 23   .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 25 – 28   .472
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 26 – 32   .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 49 – 14   .778
No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 43 – 16   .729
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13   .552 31 – 27   .534
Duke  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 28   .517
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 28   .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 30   .434
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 32   .418
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 28 at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Kentucky. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] This was the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2016–17 academic year.[2]

On September 14, 2016, the ACC announced that the 2017 tournament originally slated to be played in Durham, North Carolina,[3][4] along with neutral site championships for seven other sports, would be moved out of the state of North Carolina due to the controversial NC House Bill 2.[5] On October 4, 2016, it was announced that Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Kentucky, would be the new host venue for 2017.[6]

Florida State defeated North Carolina in the championship game to win the tournament for the seventh time overall, and the second time in three seasons.[7]

Format and seeding

The tournament format, along with the number of eligible teams, was changed for the 2017 tournament. The winner of each seven team division and the top ten other teams based on conference winning percentage, regardless of division, from the conference's regular season will be seeded one through twelve. Seeds one and two are awarded to the two division winners. Teams are then divided into four pools of three teams each, with the winners advancing to a single-elimination bracket for the championship.[8][9] On May 24, due to inclement weather, the schedule for the tournament was altered. Additionally, Jim Paterson Stadium on the University of Louisville campus was added as a site.[10]

Schedule and results

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Location Television Attendance
Tuesday, May 23
1 11:00 a.m. #10 Georgia Tech vs. #6 Miami Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 2,739 [11]
2 3:00 p.m. #11 Boston College vs. #7 NC State Louisville Slugger Field
3 7:00 p.m. #9 Duke vs. #5 Clemson Louisville Slugger Field 3,381 [12]
Wednesday, May 24
4 11:00 a.m. #12 Notre Dame vs. #8 Florida State Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 2,944 [13]
Thursday, May 25
5 11:00 a.m. #2 North Carolina vs. #11 Boston College Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN
6 12:00 p.m. #3 Wake Forest vs. #10 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium ACC Network Extra 324 [14]
7 3:00 p.m. #4 Virginia vs. #9 Duke Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 2,708 [15]
8 7:00 p.m. #1 Louisville vs. #12 Notre Dame 6,945 [16]
Friday, May 26
9 11:00 a.m. #6 Miami vs. #3 Wake Forest Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN
10 12:00 p.m. #5 Clemson vs. #4 Virginia Jim Patterson Stadium ACC Network Extra 598 [17]
11 3:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #1 Louisville Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 8,843 [18]
12 7:00 p.m. #7 NC State vs. #2 North Carolina 4,659 [19]
Saturday, May 27
Semifinal 1 1:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #9 Duke Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN
Semifinal 2 5:00 p.m. #2 North Carolina vs. #6 Miami 4,926[20]
Championship – Sunday, May 28
Championship 12:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #2 North Carolina Louisville Slugger Field ESPN2 4,772[21]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Pool Play

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 Florida State 2 2 0 11 5 +6 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Louisville 2 1 1 12 9 +3 .500
3 Notre Dame 2 0 2 6 15 −9 .000
Source: 247Sports

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 North Carolina 2 2 0 22 4 +18 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 NC State 2 1 1 10 13 −3 .500
3 Boston College 2 0 2 1 16 −15 .000
Source: 247Sports

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 Miami 2 2 0 11 7 +4 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Wake Forest 2 1 1 7 9 −2 .500
3 Georgia Tech 2 0 2 9 11 −2 .000
Source: 247Sports

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 Duke 2 2 0 10 6 +4 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Virginia 2 1 1 13 6 +7 .500
3 Clemson 2 0 2 5 16 −11 .000
Source: 247Sports

Elimination round

Semifinals Championship
      
8 Florida State 5
9 Duke 1
8 Florida State 7
2 UNC 3
2 UNC 12
6 Miami 4

Championship game

Sunday, May 28 12:00 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#8 Florida State 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 7 9 2
#2 North Carolina 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
WP: Alec Byrd (3–2)   LP: Josh Hiatt (4–2)
Home runs:
FSU: Drew Mendoza 2 (7)
UNC: Tyler Lynn (7)
Attendance: 4,772
Notes: Game Duration - 3:39
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
Catcher Chris Proctor Duke
1st Base Drew Mendoza Florida State
2nd Base Nick Podkul Notre Dame
3rd Base Dylan Busby Florida State
Shortstop Logan Warmoth North Carolina
Outfield Jackson Lueck‡ Florida State
Outfield Brian Miller North Carolina
Outfield Tyler Lynn North Carolina
Utility/DH Ashton McGee North Carolina
Pitcher Tyler Holton Florida State
Pitcher J. B. Bukauskas North Carolina

‡ - Tournament MVP

References

  1. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "ACC Championships Central" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Durham to Host 2015–18 ACC Baseball Championships". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "ACC baseball tournament going to Durham for 2015-18". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Statements from the Atlantic Coast Conference | News". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces Sites For Eight 2016–17 Championships | News". Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Estes, Gentry (May 28, 2017). "FSU rallies to beat UNC and win ACC Tournament at Slugger Field". Courier Journal.
  8. ^ "ACC Announces Baseball Championship Expansion, Format Change". Atlantic Coast Conference. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ Peter Burke (October 7, 2016). "ACC baseball tournament changes format, increases number of teams". WPLG. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ALTERED". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Game 1 box score
  12. ^ Game 3 box score
  13. ^ Game 4 box score
  14. ^ Game 6 box score
  15. ^ Game 7 box score
  16. ^ Game 8 box score
  17. ^ Game 10 box score
  18. ^ Game 11 box score
  19. ^ Game 12 box score
  20. ^ Game 14 box score
  21. ^ Game 15 box score