2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

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2017 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
FormatSee below
Finals site
Champions Florida State  (7th title)
Winning coach Mike Martin  (7th title)
MVP Jackson Lueck (Florida State)
Television ACCRSN (round robin)/ ESPN2 (championship)
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy236 .7935312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y1911 .6334320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y1713 .5674221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y1614 .5333625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y1414 .5004623 .667
Boston College  1119 .3672528 .472
Notre Dame  1020 .3332632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy237 .7674914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y1812 .6004316 .729
Miami (FL)  1613 .5523127 .534
Duke  1218 .4003028 .517
Georgia Tech  1119 .3672728 .491
Pittsburgh  921 .3002330 .434
Virginia Tech  921 .3002332 .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]

Contents

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

GameTime*Matchup#LocationTelevisionAttendance
Tuesday, May 23
111:00 a.m.#10 Georgia Tech vs. #6 MiamiLouisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 2,739 [11]
23:00 p.m.#11 Boston College vs. #7 NC StateLouisville Slugger Field
37:00 p.m.#9 Duke vs. #5 ClemsonLouisville Slugger Field3,381 [12]
Wednesday, May 24
411:00 a.m.#12 Notre Dame vs. #8 Florida StateLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN2,944 [13]
Thursday, May 25
511:00 a.m.#2 North Carolina vs. #11 Boston CollegeLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN
612:00 p.m.#3 Wake Forest vs. #10 Georgia TechJim Patterson StadiumACC Network Extra324 [14]
73:00 p.m.#4 Virginia vs. #9 DukeLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN2,708 [15]
87:00 p.m.#1 Louisville vs. #12 Notre Dame6,945 [16]
Friday, May 26
911:00 a.m.#6 Miami vs. #3 Wake ForestLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN
1012:00 p.m.#5 Clemson vs. #4 VirginiaJim Patterson StadiumACC Network Extra598 [17]
113:00 p.m.#8 Florida State vs. #1 LouisvilleLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN8,843 [18]
127:00 p.m.#7 NC State vs. #2 North Carolina4,659 [19]
Saturday, May 27
Semifinal 11:00 p.m.#8 Florida State vs. #9 DukeLouisville Slugger FieldACCRSN
Semifinal 25:00 p.m.#2 North Carolina vs. #6 Miami4,926 [20]
Championship – Sunday, May 28
Championship12:00 p.m.#8 Florida State vs. #2 North CarolinaLouisville Slugger Field ESPN2 4,772 [21]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Pool Play

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Florida State 220115+61.000Advance to Playoff round
2 Louisville 211129+3.500
3 Notre Dame 2026159.000
Source: 247Sports

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 North Carolina 220224+181.000Advance to Playoff round
2 NC State 21110133.500
3 Boston College 20211615.000
Source: 247Sports

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Miami 220117+41.000Advance to Playoff round
2 Wake Forest 211792.500
3 Georgia Tech 2029112.000
Source: 247Sports

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Duke 220106+41.000Advance to Playoff round
2 Virginia 211136+7.500
3 Clemson 20251611.000
Source: 247Sports

Elimination round

Semifinals Championship
      
8 Florida State5
9 Duke 1
8 Florida State7
2 UNC 3
2 UNC12
6 Miami 4

Championship game

Sunday, May 28 12:00 p.m.
Team123456789 R H E
#8 Florida State 001000150792
#2 North Carolina 030000000370
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

PositionPlayerSchool
CatcherChris ProctorDuke
1st BaseDrew MendozaFlorida State
2nd BaseNick PodkulNotre Dame
3rd BaseDylan BusbyFlorida State
Shortstop Logan Warmoth North Carolina
OutfieldJackson Lueck‡Florida State
Outfield Brian Miller North Carolina
OutfieldTyler LynnNorth Carolina
Utility/DHAshton McGeeNorth 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