2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 29 at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion, the North Carolina Tar Heels, received the league's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams12
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Carolina (8th title)
Winning coachScott Forbes (1st title)
MVPVance Honeycutt (North Carolina)
Attendance49,643
TelevisionACC RSN's (Tues-Sat)
ACC Network (Semifinals)
ESPN2 (Championship)
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Atlantic
No. 12 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 18 11 1   .617 42 21 1   .664
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 16 11 0   .593 41 17 0   .707
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 15 14 1   .517 41 19 1   .680
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 15 15 0   .500 34 25 0   .576
NC State  ‍‍‍ 14 15 0   .483 36 21 0   .632
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 13 16 0   .448 35 23 0   .603
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5 25 0   .167 19 34 0   .358
Coastal
No. 11 Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍y 19 9 0   .679 45 14 0   .763
No. 20 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 40 19 0   .678
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 17 13 0   .567 39 19 0   .672
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍y 15 15 0   .500 42 22 0   .656
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 15 15 0   .500 36 24 0   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 13 16 0   .448 29 27 0   .518
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 22 32 0   .407
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 27, 2022[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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 to the league in 1992. Recent entrants Virginia Tech, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville have never won the event.

Format and seeding

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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 would have advanced 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 winner of the game between the other two teams in the pool to advance. For example, if the 12 seed beats the 8 seed in the first game, then the winner of the 12 seed versus 1 seed advances, and the 8 seed versus 1 seed game has no effect on which team advances.

The seeds were announced on May 21, after the final day of conference play.[6]

Team W–L Pct GB #1 Seed
Atlantic Division
Louisville 18–11–1 .617 1.5 2
Notre Dame 16–11 .593 2.5 4
Wake Forest 15–14–1 .517 4.5 6
Florida State 15–15 .500 5 9
NC State 14–15 .483 5.5 10
Clemson 13–16 .448 6.5 12
Boston College 5–25 .167 15
Team W–L Pct GB #1 Seed
Coastal Division
Virginia Tech 19–9 .679 1
Miami 20–10 .667 3
Virginia 17–13 .567 3 5
Georgia Tech 15–15 .500 5 7
North Carolina 15–15 .500 5 8
Pittsburgh 13–16 .448 6.5 11
Duke 10–20 .333 10
Tiebreakers[5]
Teams Record Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
(7) Georgia Tech
(8) North Carolina
(9) Florida State
15–15
15–15
15–15
GT 4–2
UNC 4–2
FSU 1–5
GT 2–1
UNC 1–2
(11) Pittsburgh
(12) Clemson
13–16
13–16
PITT 2–0
CLEM 0–2
  • Two-way tie broken by combined head-to-head records.
  • Three-way tie broken by combined head-to-head records.
  • If a tie remains after the first tiebreaker, the two-way tiebreaker is used.

Schedule and Results

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Schedule

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Source:[7]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance Reference
Tuesday, May 24
1 11:00 a.m. No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No 7 Georgia Tech 12–6 ACCRSN 1,895 [8]
2 3:00 p.m. No. 10 NC State vs. No. 6 Wake Forest 11–8 [9]
3 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 8 North Carolina 2–9 3,582 [10]
Wednesday, May 25
4 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh 5–6 ACCRSN 2,141 [11]
5 3:00 p.m. No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 5 Virginia 13–38 [12]
6 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) vs. No. 10 NC State 6–9 3,579 [13]
Thursday, May 26
7 11:00 a.m. No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 2 Louisville 9–4 ACCRSN 1,989 [14]
8 3:00 p.m. No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Florida State 5–3 [15]
9 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Clemson 18–6 3,049 [16]
Friday, May 27
10 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 0–3 ACCRSN 2,519 [17]
11 3:00 p.m. No. 6 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Miami (FL) 16–37 [18]
12 7:00 p.m. No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Virginia Tech 10–0 7,117 [19]
Saturday, May 28
Semifinal 1 1:00 p.m. No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 7–2 ACCN 4,912 [20]
Semifinal 2 5:00 p.m. No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No. 10 NC State 3–8 8,360 [21]
Championship – Sunday, May 29
Championship 12:00 p.m. No. 10 NC State vs. No. 8 North Carolina 5–9 ESPN2 10,500 [22]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Pool Play

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 North Carolina 2 2 0 19 2 +17 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Virginia Tech 2 1 1 18 16 +2 .500
3 Clemson 2 0 2 8 27 −19 .000
Source: ACC
May 24
7:00 pm
Game 3
Clemson 2–9 North Carolina Truist Field
Attendance: 3,582
LP: Mack Anglin (6–6) Boxscore WP: Max Carlson (2–2)
HR: Mikey Madej (1)

May 26
7:00 pm
Game 9
Virginia Tech 18–6 Clemson Truist Field
Attendance: 3,049
WP: Christian Worley (1–0) Boxscore LP: Billy Barlow (2–4)
HR: Nick Biddison (2); Gavin Cross (1); Tanner Schobel (1); Carson Jones (2) HR: Max Wagner (1); Blake Wright (1); Camden Troyer (1)

May 27
7:00 pm
Game 12
North Carolina 10–0 Virginia Tech Truist Field
Attendance: 7,117
WP: Brandon Schaeffer (7–2) Boxscore LP: Drue Hackenberg (10–2)
HR: Angel Zarate (1); Danny Serretti (1); Vance Honeycutt (2)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 18 11 +7 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Georgia Tech 2 1 1 15 16 −1 .500
3 Louisville 2 0 2 9 15 −6 .000
Source: ACC
May 24
11:00 am
Game 1
Pittsburgh 12–6 Georgia Tech Truist Field
Attendance: 1,895
WP: Matt Gilbertson (9–3)
Sv: Jonathan Bautista (1)
Boxscore LP: Sam Crawford (0–1)
HR: Ron Washington, Jr. (1); Bryce Hulett (1) HR: Tim Borden II (1)

May 25
11:00 am
Game 4
Louisville 5–6 Pittsburgh Truist Field
Attendance: 2,141
WP: Baron Stuart (2–4) Boxscore LP: Jared Poland (5–4)
HR: Dalton Rushing (2); Levi Usher (1) HR: Jeffrey Wehler (2); Tatem Levins (1)

May 26
11:00 am
Game 7
Georgia Tech 9–4 Louisville Truist Field
Attendance: 1,989
WP: Marquis Grissom, Jr. (4–5)
Sv: Dawson Brown (5)
Boxscore LP: Kade Grundy (1–1)

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 NC State 2 2 0 20 14 +6 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Wake Forest 2 1 1 24 14 +10 .500
3 Miami (FL) 2 0 2 9 25 −16 .000
Source: ACC
May 24
3:00 pm
Game 2
NC State 11–8 Wake Forest Truist Field
Attendance: 1,895
WP: Canaan Silver (7–1)
Sv: Chris Villaman (10)
Boxscore LP: Crawford Wade (3–1)
HR: Devonte Brown (1); Josh Hood (1); Payton Green (1) HR: Brock Wilken (1)

May 25
7:00 pm
Game 6
Miami (FL) 6–9 NC State Truist Field
Attendance: 3,579
LP: Carson Palmquist (9–4) Boxscore WP: Matt Willadsen (5–4)
Sv: Chris Villaman (11)
HR: Yohandy Morales (1); Maxwell Romero, Jr. (1) HR: Tommy White (3); Noah Soles (1)

May 27
3:00 pm
Game 11
Wake Forest 16–3 (F/7) Miami (FL) Truist Field
Attendance: 2,519
WP: Rhett Lowder (11–3) Boxscore LP: Karson Ligon (6–6)
HR: Brendan Tinsman (1); Nick Kurtz (1); Brock Wilken (1); Adam Cecere (2); Jake Reinisch (1); Lucas Costello (1) HR: CJ Kayfus (1)

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 Notre Dame 2 2 0 8 3 +5 1.000 Advance to Playoff round
2 Florida State 2 1 1 16 8 +8 .500
3 Virginia 2 0 2 3 16 −13 .000
Source: ACC
May 25
3:00 pm
Game 5
Florida State 13–3 (F/8) Virginia Truist Field
Attendance: 2,141
WP: Wyatt Crowell (6–1) Boxscore LP: Brian Gursky (7–2)
HR: Reese Albert (1); Alex Toral (1)

May 26
3:00 pm
Game 8
Notre Dame 5–3 Florida State Truist Field
Attendance: 1,989
WP: John M Bertrand (8–2)
Sv: Alex Rao (3)
Boxscore LP: Parker Messick (6–5)
HR: Brooks Coetzee (1); Jack Zyska (1); Zack Prajzner (1)

May 27
11:00 am
Game 10
Virginia 0–3 Notre Dame Truist Field
Attendance: 2,519
LP: Savino, N. (5–6) Boxscore WP: Liam Simon (2–0)
Sv: Aidan Tyrell (1)

Playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
8 North Carolina 7
4 Notre Dame 2
8 North Carolina 9
10 NC State 5
11 Pittsburgh 3
10 NC State 8

Semifinals

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May 28
1:00 pm
North Carolina 7–2 Notre Dame Truist Field
Attendance: 4,912
WP: Shawn Rapp (4–0)
Sv: Davis Palermo (5)
Boxscore LP: Aidan Tyrell (5–1)
HR: Carter Putz (1); Jack Brannigan (1)
May 28
5:00 pm
Pittsburgh 3–8 NC State Truist Field
Attendance: 8,360
LP: Logan Evans (4–8) Boxscore WP: Silver (8–1)
HR: Ron Washington, Jr. (1) HR: Brown, D. (1); T. White (1); Pilolli (1)

Championship Game

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ACC Championship
(10) NC State Wolfpack vs. (8) North Carolina Tar Heels
May 29, 2022 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Carolina State 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 11 1
North Carolina 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 9 8 1
WP: M.Carlson(3–2)   LP: L.Whitaker(2–4)
Home runs:
NCST: None
UNC: V.Honeycutt(2)
Attendance: 10,500

All–Tournament Team

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Source:[23]

Position Player Team
C Brendan Tinsman Wake Forest
1B LuJames Groover NC State
2B Jeff Wehler Pittsburgh
3B Brock Wilken Wake Forest
SS Danny Serretti North Carolina
OF Vance Honeycutt (MVP) North Carolina
OF Devonte Brown NC State
OF Angel Zarate North Carolina
DH Tommy White NC State
P Brandon Schaeffer North Carolina
P John Michael Bertrand Notre Dame

References

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