2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament


The 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 19 through 24 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. Florida State won their sixth tournament championship and received the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2014–15 academic year.[2][3][4]

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
FormatRound-robin tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida State (6th title)
Winning coachMike Martin (6th title)
MVPBoomer Biegalski (Florida State)
TelevisionACCRSN (round robin)/ ESPN2 (championship)
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25 5   .833 47 18   .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 37 23   .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍y 17 13   .567 44 21   .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 13   .552 32 29   .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 36 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 27 26   .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 27 27   .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 50 16   .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 44 24   .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 34 24   .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 27 27   .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 32 23   .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 31 22   .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 20 32   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament has been held every year but one since 1973, with Clemson and Georgia Tech each winning nine championships, the most all-time. Charter league member Duke, along with recent entrants Virginia Tech, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame have never won the event. In Louisville's first season in the ACC in 2015, Louisville had the best regular season record and secured the #1 seed in the conference tournament.

Format and seeding

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The winner of each seven team division and the top eight other teams based on conference winning percentage, regardless of division, from the conference's regular season were seeded one through ten. Seeds one and two were awarded to the two division winners. The bottom four seeds played an opening round, with the winners advancing to pool play. The winner of each pool played a single championship game.[5][6][7]

Formats and seeding
Division Team W L Pct GB Seed
Atlantic Louisville 25 5 .833 1
Notre Dame 17 13 .567 8 3
Florida State 17 13 .567 8 4
Clemson 16 13 .552 8.5 5
NC State 16 13 .552 8.5 6
Wake Forest 12 18 .400 13
Boston College 10 19 .345 14.5
Coastal Miami (FL) 22 8 .733 2
Virginia 15 15 .500 7 7
North Carolina 13 16 .448 8.5 8
Virginia Tech 13 16 .448 8.5 9
Georgia Tech 13 17 .433 9 10
Duke 10 19 .345 11.5
Pittsburgh 9 21 .300 13

Schedule and Results

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Play-In Round

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Tuesday, May 19
Team R
#10 Georgia Tech 0
#7 Virginia 11
Notes: 7 innings due to 10-run rule.
Tuesday, May 19
Team R
#9 Virginia Tech 3
#8 North Carolina 5

Pool Play

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Division A UL FSU CLEM UNC Overall
1 Louisville L 0–6 L 2–7 W 7–4 1–2
4 Florida State W 6–0 W 3–1 W 8–4 3–0
5 Clemson W 7–2 L 1–3 L 3–6 1–2
8 North Carolina L 4–7 L 4–8 W 6–3 1–2
Division B UM ND NCSU UVA Overall
2 Miami (FL) W 6–5 L 4–5 W 9–5 2–1
3 Notre Dame L 5–6 L 0–3 W 8–2 1–2
6 NC State W 5–4 W 3–0 W 10–2 3–0
7 Virginia L 5–9 L 2–8 L 2–10 0–3
Finals
   
A Florida State 6
B NC State 2

Results

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Championship

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Sunday, May 24 1:00 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#6 NC State 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
#4 Florida State 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 X 6 8 0
WP: Boomer Biegalski (7–4)   LP: Johnny Piedmonte (1–1)
Home runs:
NCSU: None
FSU: John Sansone (8)
Attendance: 9,759
Notes: Game Duration - 2:49
Boxscore

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "ACC Championships Central". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  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 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "ACC baseball tournament going to Durham for 2015-18". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Casey Richey (October 3, 2012). "ACC Announces Changes to Scheduling, Beginning in 2013". gobblercountry.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces Future Scheduling Formats and Policies". theacc.com. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2015.