2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Format See below
Finals Site
Champions Florida State (7th title)
Winning coach Mike Martin (7th title)
MVP Jackson Lueck Florida State
Television RSN (round robin)/ ESPN2 (championship)
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 May 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.

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

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

Pool play

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.
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#8 Florida State001000150792
#2 North Carolina030000000370
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
ShortstopLogan WarmothNorth Carolina
OutfieldJackson Lueck‡Florida State
OutfieldBrian MillerNorth Carolina
OutfieldTyler LynnNorth Carolina
Utility/DHAshton McGeeNorth Carolina
PitcherTyler HoltonFlorida State
PitcherJ. B. BukauskasNorth 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 2015-12-08. 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. ↑ http://www.theacc.com/news/statements-from-the-atlantic-coast-conference-09-14-2016
  6. ↑ http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-sites-for-eight-championships-10-04-2016
  7. ↑ "ACC Announces Baseball Championship Expansion, Format Change". Atlantic Coast Conference. October 6, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ Peter Burke (October 7, 2016). "ACC baseball tournament changes format, increases number of teams". WPLG. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ALTERED". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ Game 1 box score
  11. ↑ Game 3 box score
  12. ↑ Game 4 box score
  13. ↑ Game 6 box score
  14. ↑ Game 7 box score
  15. ↑ Game 8 box score
  16. ↑ Game 10 box score
  17. ↑ Game 11 box score
  18. ↑ Game 12 box score
  19. ↑ Game 14 box score
  20. ↑ Game 15 box score
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