2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 29 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This is the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2015–16 academic year.[2][3][4]
Clemson, under first year head coach Monte Lee, defeated defending champion Florida State in the championship game to win its 10th ACC Tournament championship, breaking a tie with Georgia Tech for most tournament titles. The title was Clemson's 15th overall ACC championship in baseball (also most all-time in the conference), its first ACC championship since 2006, and first tournament championship under the pool play format that began in 2007. The championship game, hampered by weather delays, took 9 hours and 20 minutes to complete, with first pitch being thrown at 11:02 A.M. and the final out recorded at 7:22 P.M.
Format and seeding
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 will be seeded one through ten. Seeds one and two are awarded to the two division winners. The bottom four seeds play an opening round, with the winners advancing to pool play. The winner of each pool plays a single championship.[5][6][7]
Schedule and Results
Play-In Round
Pool Play
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Division B |
LOU |
UVA |
CLEM |
WF |
Overall |
| 2 |
Louisville |
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L 2-7 |
L 3-5 |
W 9–5 |
1–2 |
| 3 |
Virginia |
W 7-2 |
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L 4–5 |
L 9-10 |
1–2 |
| 6 |
Clemson |
W 5-3 |
W 5–4 |
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W 5-4 |
3–0 |
| 7 |
Wake Forest |
L 5–9 |
W 10-9 |
L 4-5 |
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1–2 |
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Finals |
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A |
Florida State |
13 |
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B |
Clemson |
18 |
Final
Sunday, May 29
| Team | R |
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| #6 Clemson | 18 |
| #4 Florida State | 13 |
Schedule
| Game |
Time* |
Matchup# |
Television |
Attendance |
| Tuesday, May 24 |
| 1 |
11:00 a.m. |
#7 Duke vs. #10 Wake Forest |
Regional Sports Network |
2,717[8] |
| 2 |
3:00 p.m. |
#8 Boston College vs. #9 Georgia Tech |
1,824[9] |
| Wednesday, May 25 |
| 3 |
11:00 a.m. |
#4 Florida State vs. #5 NC State |
Regional Sports Network |
3,409[10] |
| 4 |
3:00 p.m. |
#1 Miami vs. #9 Georgia Tech |
2,140[11] |
| 5 |
7:00 p.m. |
#2 Louisville vs. #10 Wake Forest |
2,671[12] |
| Thursday, May 26 |
| 6 |
11:00 a.m. |
#3 Virginia vs. #6 Clemson |
Regional Sports Network |
3,259[13] |
| 7 |
3:00 p.m. |
#4 Florida State vs. #9 Georgia Tech |
2,504[14] |
| 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
#1 Miami vs. #5 NC State |
5,692[15] |
| Friday, May 27 |
| 9 |
11:00 a.m. |
#2 Louisville vs. #6 Clemson |
Regional Sports Network |
— |
| 10 |
3:00 p.m. |
#3 Virginia vs. #10 Wake Forest |
— |
| 11 |
7:00 p.m. |
#5 NC State vs. #9 Georgia Tech |
— |
| Saturday, May 28 |
| 12 |
11:00 a.m. |
#6 Clemson vs. #10 Wake Forest |
Regional Sports Network |
— |
| 13 |
3:00 p.m. |
#1 Miami vs. #4 Florida State |
— |
| 14 |
7:00 p.m. |
#2 Louisville vs. #3 Virginia |
— |
| Championship – Sunday, May 29 |
| 15 |
11:00 a.m. |
#4 Florida State vs. #6 Clemson |
ESPN2 |
— |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
| Catcher | Matt Thaiss | Virginia |
| 1st Base | Dylan Busby | Florida State |
| 2nd Base | Johnny Ruiz | Miami |
| 3rd Base | Edgar Michelangeli | Miami |
| Shortstop | Daniel Pinero | Virginia |
| Outfield | Jackson Lueck | Florida State |
| Outfield | Reed Rohlman | Clemson |
| Outfield | Matt Gonzalez | Georgia Tech |
| Utility/DH | Mike Triller‡ | Clemson |
| Pitcher | Pat Krall | Clemson |
| Pitcher | Clate Schmidt | Clemson |
‡ - Tournament MVP
References
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "ACC Championships Central" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Durham to Host 2015-18 ACC Baseball Championships". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ "ACC baseball tournament going to Durham for 2015-18". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ Casey Richey (October 3, 2012). "ACC Announces Changes to Scheduling, Beginning in 2013". gobblercountry.com. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ "ACC Announces Future Scheduling Formats and Policies". theacc.com. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ Game 1 box score
- ↑ Game 2 box score
- ↑ Game 3 box score
- ↑ Game 4 box score
- ↑ Game 5 box score
- ↑ Game 6 box score
- ↑ Game 7 box score
- ↑ Game 8 box score
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