2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

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2021 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams12
Format See below
Finals site
Champions Duke  (1st title)
Winning coach Chris Pollard  (1st title)
MVP Joey Loperfido (Duke)
Attendance58,516 [1]
Television ACCRSN (Tues-Sat)
ACC Network (Semifinals)
ESPN2 (Championship)
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y25–10 .71434–13 .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y19–14 .57637–19 .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y20–16 .55631–24 .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍16–16 .50028–22 .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍16–20 .44425–27 .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍10–22 .31320–27 .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍10–23 .30321–28 .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y21–15 .58331–25 .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y20–15 .57133–21 .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y18–18 .50036–27 .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y18–18 .50028–27 .509
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y16–17 .48533–22 .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍16–17 .48523–20 .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍16–20 .44427–25 .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021 [2]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 30 at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. Duke will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament after defeating NC State in the Championship game.

Contents

The tournament has been held every year but two since 1973, with Clemson winning ten championships, the most all-time. Georgia Tech has won nine championships, and Florida State has won eight titles since their entry into the league in 1992. Charter league member Duke, along with recent entrants Virginia Tech, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville have never won the event.

Format and seeding

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 were seeded one through twelve. Seeds one and two were awarded to the two division winners. Teams were then divided into four pools of three teams each, with the winners advancing to single elimination bracket for the championship. [3] [4]

If a 1–1 tie were to occur among all three teams in a pool, the highest seeded team will advance to the semifinals. [5] Because of this, seeds 5–12 must win both pool play games to advance to the single-elimination bracket, and seeds 1–4 must only win the game against the first game winner. For example, if the 7 seed beats the 11 seed in the first game, then the winner of the 7 seed versus 2 seed advances to the semi-finals and the result of the 11 vs. 2 game would not determine further play.

Pool play is the official model of how the ACC tournament is played, but it can also be modeled as a single-elimination tournament. The tie-breaker described above is equivalent to a first round bye for the top four seeds. Seeds 5 through 12 play a first round game each, then the second round games between the first round winners and the top seeds determine who advances to the semi-finals. Games between the top seeds and the first round losers are also played but those are equivalent to consolation games that do not lead to further play.

The seeds were announced on May 22, after the conclusion of the regular season. [6]

TeamW–LPctGB #1Seed
Atlantic Division
Notre Dame 25–10.714–1
NC State 19–14.57653
Florida State 20–16.5565.55
Louisville 16–16.5007.57
Clemson 16–20.4449.511
Wake Forest 10–22.31313.5–
Boston College 10–23.30314–
TeamW–LPctGB #1Seed
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech 21–15.5834.52
Miami (FL) 20–15.57154
North Carolina 18–18.5007.56
Virginia 18–18.5007.58
Duke 16–17.48589
Pittsburgh 16–17.485810
Virginia Tech 16–20.4449.512
Tiebreakers [5]
TeamsRecordTiebreaker
(6) North Carolina
(7) Louisville
(8)Virginia		18–18
16–16
18–18		UNC 5–1
LOU 2–3
UVA 2–4
(9) Duke
(10) Pittsburgh		16–17DUKE vs. PITT, 2–1
(11) Clemson
(12) Virginia Tech		16–20CLEM vs. VT, 2–1

Schedule and Results

Schedule

Source: [7]

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendanceReference
Tuesday, May 25
111:00 a.m.No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 11 Clemson 15–10 ACCRSN 2,857 [8]
23:00 p.m.No. 8 Virginia vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech 3–22,065 [9]
37:00 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh 3–53,235 [10]
Wednesday, May 26
411:00 a.m.No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 9 Duke 1–12ACCRSN1,219 [11]
53:00 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech8–03,020 [12]
67:00 p.m.No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 Clemson5–113,915 [13]
Thursday, May 27
711:00 a.m.No. 4 Miami (FL) vs. No. 9 Duke2–3ACCRSN2,914 [14]
83:00 p.m.No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 Louisville9–8 (12)3,002 [15]
97:00 p.m.No. 3 NC State vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh3–23,987 [16]
Friday, May 28
1011:00 a.m.No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Virginia1–14ACCRSN3,655 [17]
113:00 p.m.No. 4 Miami (FL) vs. No. 5 Florida State3–6 [18]
127:00 p.m.No. 3 NC State vs. No. 6 North Carolina6–97,291 [19]
Saturday, May 29
Semifinal 11:00 p.m.No. 8 Virginia vs. No. 9 Duke2–4 ACC Network 3,984 [20]
Semifinal 25:00 p.m.No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 NC State1–84,960 [21]
Championship – Sunday, May 30
ChampionshipNoonNo. 3 NC State vs No. 9 Duke0–1 ESPN2 7,162 [1]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Pool Play

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Virginia 220173+141.000Advance to Playoff round
2 Notre Dame 211914−5.500
3 Virginia Tech 202211−9.000
Source: ACC

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Georgia Tech 2111419−5.500 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to Playoff round
2 Louisville 2112319+4.500 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Clemson 2112120+1.500 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: ACC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Georgia Tech advances as the highest seed in the pool.

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 NC State 211911−2.500 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to Playoff round
2 North Carolina 2111211+1.500 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Pittsburgh 21176+1.500 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: ACC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 NC State advances as the highest seed in the pool.

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1 Duke 220153+121.000Advance to Playoff round
2 Florida State 211715−8.500
3 Miami 20259−4.000
Source: ACC

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
8 Virginia 2
9 Duke4
9 Duke1
3 NC State 0
2 Georgia Tech 1
3 NC State8

Championship Game

ACC Championship
(9) Duke Blue Devilsvs.(3) NC State Wolfpack
May 30, 2021, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina
Team123456789 R H E
(9) Duke000100000142
(3) NC State000000000050
WP: Stinson (3–3)   LP: Willadsen (4–3)   Sv: Johnson (7)
Home runs:
DUKE: None
NCSU: None
Attendance: 7,162
Boxscore

All–Tournament Team

Source: [1]

PositionPlayerTeam
CMichael RothenbergDuke
1BAlex BinelasLouisville
2BJ.T. JarrettNC State
3B Zack Gelof Virginia
SSZack PrajznerNotre Dame
OFBryce TeodosioClemson
OFTyler McDonoughNC State
OFJoey Loperfido (MVP)Duke
DHBen MetzingerLouisville
PAndrew AbbottVirginia
PCooper StinsonDuke

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