2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

American collegiate event in Durham, North Carolina

Collegiate baseball tournament

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament

Teams| 12
Format| See below
Finals site|

* Durham Bulls Athletic Park
* Durham, North Carolina

Champions| Clemson (11th title)
Winning coach| Erik Bakich (1st title)
MVP| Caden Grice (Clemson)
Attendance| 37,930
Television| ACC Network (Tues-Sat)
ESPN2 (Championship)

* ← 2022
* ACC baseball tournament
* 2024 →

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | PCT |  |  | W |   | L |   | PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest x‍‍‍y | 22 | – | 7 |   | .759 |  |  | 54 | – | 12 |   | .818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍y | 20 | – | 10 |   | .667 |  |  | 44 | – | 19 |   | .698
Boston College ‍‍‍y | 16 | – | 14 |   | .533 |  |  | 37 | – | 20 |   | .649
Norte Dame  ‍‍‍ | 15 | – | 15 |   | .500 |  |  | 30 | – | 24 |   | .556
NC State ‍‍‍y | 13 | – | 16 |   | .448 |  |  | 36 | – | 21 |   | .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ | 10 | – | 20 |   | .333 |  |  | 31 | – | 24 |   | .564
Florida State  ‍‍‍ | 9 | – | 21 |   | .300 |  |  | 23 | – | 31 |   | .426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia x‍‍‍y | 19 | – | 11 |   | .633 |  |  | 50 | – | 13 |   | .794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y | 18 | – | 12 |   | .600 |  |  | 42 | – | 21 |   | .667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y | 16 | – | 13 |   | .552 |  |  | 39 | – | 23 |   | .629
North Carolina ‍‍‍y | 14 | – | 14 |   | .500 |  |  | 36 | – | 24 |   | .600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ | 12 | – | 17 |   | .414 |  |  | 30 | – | 23 |   | .566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ | 12 | – | 18 |   | .400 |  |  | 30 | – | 27 |   | .526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ | 10 | – | 18 |   | .357 |  |  | 24 | – | 31 |   | .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held May 23–28, 2023 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament determines the official conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. In the championship game, the Clemson Tigers defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 11-5, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4] Due to inclement weather, one game, the first semifinal, was hosted at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[5]

The tournament has been held every year but two since 1973, with Clemson winning ten championships prior this, the most all-time. Georgia Tech has won nine championships, and Florida State has won eight titles since its entry to the league in 1992, matching defending champion North Carolina's total. 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 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 single elimination bracket for the championship.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.

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Atlantic Division
Wake Forest | 22–7 | .759 | – | 1
Clemson | 20–10 | .667 | 2.5 | 3
Boston College | 16–14 | .533 | 6.5 | 6
Notre Dame | 15–15 | .500 | 7.5 | 8
NC State | 13–16 | .448 | 9 | 9
Louisville | 10–20 | .333 | 12.5 | –
Florida State | 9–21 | .300 | 13.5 | –
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Coastal Division
Virginia | 19–11 | .633 | 3.5 | 2
Miami (FL) | 18–12 | .600 | 4.5 | 4
Duke | 16–13 | .552 | 6 | 5
North Carolina | 14–14 | .500 | 7.5 | 7
Virginia Tech | 12–17 | .414 | 10 | 10
Georgia Tech | 12–18 | .400 | 10.5 | 11
Pittsburgh | 10–18 | .357 | 11.5 | 12

Tiebreakers[8]

Teams  | Record  | Tiebreaker 1
(7) North Carolina
(8) Notre Dame | 14–14
15–15 | UNC 2–1
UND 1–2

* 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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Tuesday, May 23
1  | 11:00 a.m.  | No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Boston College | 7–11  | ACCN | 2,048  | [10]
2  | 3:00 p.m.  | No. 11 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 North Carolina | 5–11  | [11]
3  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 9 NC State vs. No. 5 Duke | 8–7 (13) | 3,894  | [12]
Wednesday, May 24
4  | 11:00 a.m.  | No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 8 Notre Dame | 9–5  | ACCN  | 2,086  | [13]
5  | 3:00 p.m.  | No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech | 15–1 (7) | [14]
6  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech | 14–5  | 2,398  | [15]
Thursday, May 25
7  | 11:00 a.m.  | No 1. Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh | 10–2  | ACCN  | 3,322  | [16]
8  | 3:00 p.m.  | No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Virginia | 10–2  | 4,084  | [17]
9  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 4 Miami (FL) vs. No. 9 NC State | 4–2  | 4,253  | [18]
Friday, May 26
10  | 11:00 a.m.  | No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 3 Clemson | 1–4  | ACCN  | 3,348  | [19]
11  | 3:00 p.m.  | No. 5 Duke vs. No. 4 Miami (FL) | 6–7  | [20]
12  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Wake Forest | 5–7  | 3,862  | [21]
Saturday, May 27
Semifinal 1  | 1:00 p.m.  | No. 1 Wake Forest vs. No. 4 Miami (FL) | 2–7  | ACCNXα | 696  | [22]
Semifinal 2  | 1:00 p.m.β | No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Clemson | 4–10  | ACCN  | 3,147  | [23]
Championship – Sunday, May 28
Championship  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 4 Miami (FL) | 11–5  | ESPN2 | 4,792  | [24]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

#### Notes

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^α Game moved to ACCNX and Boshamer Stadium due to forecast inclement weather.[5]
^β Game moved from 5:00 p.m. due to forecast inclement weather.[5]

### Pool Play

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### Pool A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification

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1  | (1) Wake Forest | 2  | 2  | 0  | 17  | 7  | +10  | 1.000  | Advance to Playoff round
2  | (12) Pittsburgh | 2  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 15  | −4  | .500  |
3  | (8) Notre Dame | 2  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 16  | −6  | .000

Source: ACC

May 24
11:00 a.m. ET
Game 4 | (12) Pittsburgh | 9–5  | (8) Notre Dame | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 2,086
Umpires: Doug Vines
Brian Miller
Mike Jarboe
Perry Costello

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WP: Simmons (2–2)
Sv: N. Bryan (8)  | Boxscore | LP: A. Tyrell (8–3)
HR: S. Duff (5), N. Martinez (13), K. Hess (10), J. Acal (10), D. Popa (1)  |

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May 25
11:00 a.m. ET
Game 7 | (1) Wake Forest | 10–2  | (12) Pittsburgh | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,322
Umpires: Blake Felix
Perry Costello
Adam Dowdy
Linus Baker

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WP: R. Lowder (13–0)
Sv: None | Boxscore | LP: L. Evans (5–3)
HR: B. Wilken (26), B. Lee (6), D. Corona (7)  | HR: D. Popa (2)

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May 26
7:00 p.m. ET
Game 12 | (8) Notre Dame | 5–7  | (1) Wake Forest | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,862
Umpires: Travis Carlson
Blake Felix
Greg Street
Jeff Gosney

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LP: J. Dennies (0–4)  | Boxscore | WP: D. Crum (1–0)
Sv: C. Roland (2)
| HR: N. Kurtz 2 (23), B. Wilken (27)

### Pool B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification

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1  | (7) North Carolina | 2  | 2  | 0  | 21  | 7  | +14  | 1.000  | Advance to Playoff round
2  | (2) Virginia | 2  | 1  | 1  | 17  | 11  | +6  | .500  |
3  | (11) Georgia Tech | 2  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 26  | −20  | .000

Source: ACC

May 23
3:00 p.m. ET
Game 2 | (11) Georgia Tech | 5–11  | (7) North Carolina | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 2,048
Umpires: Perry Costello
Travis Carlson
Doug Vines
Brian Miller

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LP: B. King (6–2)  | Boxscore | WP: B. Peterson (3–0)
Sv: M. Poston (5)
HR: J. Giesler (8)  | HR: M. Horvath (22)

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May 24
3:00 p.m. ET
Game 5 | (2) Virginia | 15–1 (F/7) | (11) Georgia Tech | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 2,086
Umpires: Linus Baker
Ryan Clark
Blake Felix
Greg Street

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WP: N. Parker (7–0)
Sv: None | Boxscore | LP: A. Finateri (2–4)
HR: E. O'Donnell (12), K. Teel (12), E. Anderson (10)  | HR: A. Dispigna (16)

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May 25
3:00 p.m. ET
Game 8 | (7) North Carolina | 10–2  | (2) Virginia | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 4,084
Umpires: Brian Miller
Mike Jarboe
Craig Barron
Doug Vines

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WP: J. Knapp (5–3)
Sv: D. Pence (1)  | Boxscore | LP: C. Early (10–2)
| HR: E. Anderson (11)

### Pool C

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1  | (3) Clemson | 2  | 2  | 0  | 18  | 6  | +12  | 1.000  | Advance to Playoff round
2  | (6) Boston College | 2  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 11  | +1  | .500  |
3  | (10) Virginia Tech | 2  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 25  | −13  | .000

Source: ACC

May 23
11:00 a.m. ET
Game 1 | (6) Virginia Tech | 7–11  | (10) Boston College | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 2,048
Umpires: Ryan Clark
Mike Jarobe
Linus Baker
Blake Felix

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LP: H. Weycker (3–3)  | Boxscore | WP: H. Leake (4–5)
Sv: A. Roman (9)
HR: C. Jones (14)  | HR: B. Walsh (6)

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May 24
7:00 p.m. ET
Game 6 | (3) Clemson | 14–5  | (10) Virginia Tech | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 2,398
Umpires: Jeff Gosney
Adam Dowdy
Travis Carlson
Craig Barron

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WP: BJ Bailey (2–2)
Sv: None | Boxscore | LP: D. Hackenberg (5–8)
HR: C. Grice (15)  |

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May 26
11:00 a.m. ET
Game 10 | (6) Boston College | 1–4  | (3) Clemson | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,348
Umpires: Mike Jarboe
Doug Vines
Perry Costello
Blake Felix

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LP: C. Flynn (7–3)  | Boxscore | WP: A. Gordon (2–4)
Sv: R. Ammons (5)
HR: N. Wang (10)  | HR: C. Grice (16)

### Pool D

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1  | (4) Miami (FL) | 2  | 2  | 0  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 1.000  | Advance to Playoff round
2  | (9) NC State | 2  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 11  | −1  | .500  |
3  | (5) Duke | 2  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 15  | −2  | .000

Source: ACC

May 23
7:00 p.m. ET
Game 3 | (9) NC State | 8–7 (F/11) | (5) Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,894
Umpires: Craig Barron
Greg Street
Jeff Gosney
Adam Dowdy

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WP: L. Whitaker (5–3)
Sv: None | Boxscore | LP: J. Romano (1–1)
HR: L. Groover (11)  | HR: MJ Metz (13)

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May 25
7:00 p.m. ET
Game 9 | (4) Miami (FL) | 4–2  | (9) NC State | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 4,253
Umpires: Greg Street
Jeff Gosney
Ryan Clark
Travis Carlson

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WP: R. Schlesinger (3–1)
Sv: A. Walters (10)  | Boxscore | LP: S. Highfill (6–3)
HR: E. Villegas (6)  |

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May 26
3:00 p.m. ET
Game 11 | (5) Duke | 6–7  | (4) Miami (FL) | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Umpires: Adam Dowdy
Ryan Clark
Craig Barron
Brian Miller

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LP: J. Tallon (1–1)  | Boxscore | WP: C. Lequerica (5–1)
Sv: A. Walters (11)
HR: J. Beshears (12), A. Stone (14), L. Storm 2 (13)  | HR: CJ Kayfus (13), Y. Morales (14)

## Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 7 | North Carolina | 4 |

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### Semifinals

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May 27
1:00 p.m. ET
Semifinal 1 | (1) Wake Forest | 2–7  | (4) Miami (FL) | Boshamer Stadium
Attendance: 696
Umpires: Perry Costello
Adam Dowdy
Brian Miller
Craig Barron

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LP: S. Sullivan (5–3)  | Boxscore | WP: A. Rosario (4–6)
Sv: None
HR: None | HR: Y. Morales 2 (16)
May 27
1:00 p.m. ET
Semifinal 2 | (7) North Carolina | 4–10  | (3) Clemson | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,147
Umpires: Jeff Gosney
Mike Jarboe
Doug Vines
Greg Street

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LP: C. Bovair (4–4)  | Boxscore | WP: C. Grice (8–1)
HR: T. Frick 2 (12), A. Osuna (10)  | HR: B. Amick (12), B. Wright (8)

### Championship Game

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ACC Championship

(4) Miami (FL)  | vs.  | (3) Clemson
May 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(4) Miami (FL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2
(3) Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | x | 11 | 13 | 1
WP: C. Lindley (3–3)   LP: A. Torres (4–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
MIA: Z. Levenson (13)
CLEM: C. Cannarella (6), W. Taylor (5), R. Bertram (1)
Attendance: 4,792
Umpires: Linus Baker, Jeff Gosney, Adam Dowdy, Perry Costello
Boxscore

## All Tournament Team

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C | Tomas Frick | North Carolina
1B | Nick Kurtz | Wake Forest
2B | Riley Bertram | Clemson
3B | Yohandy Morales | Miami (FL)
SS | Zack Prajzner | Notre Dame
OF | Cooper Ingle | Clemson
OF | Cam Cannarella | Clemson
OF | Zach Levenson | Miami (FL)
DH | Caden Grice (MVP) | Clemson
P | Andrew Walters | Miami (FL)
P | Rhett Lowder | Wake Forest

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