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ACC Baseball Tournament: Seeding, schedule and more

By Zack Pearson

Omaha, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of a bag of baseballs before the start of the game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Vanderbilt Commodores during game two of the College World Series Championship Series on June 23, 2015 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) Omaha, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of the away jersey of the Vanderbilt Commodores and the home jersey of the Virginia Cavaliers before the start of game two of the College World Series Championship Series on June 23, 2015 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of a bag of baseballs before the start of the game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Vanderbilt Commodores during game two of the College World Series Championship Series on June 23, 2015 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) Omaha, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of the away jersey of the Vanderbilt Commodores and the home jersey of the Virginia Cavaliers before the start of game two of the College World Series Championship Series on June 23, 2015 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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The ACC Baseball Tournament is finally here as seeding, schedule, pools and more were released ahead of Tuesday’s first game

The annual Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament is set to take place this week at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and it’s sure to be another thrilling event with a champion being crowned on Sunday.

Play begins on Tuesday for 6 of the 12 teams in the tournament with Georgia Tech and Pitt beginning the action with an 11 a.m. first pitch. Two more games will be played that day and a total of three games a day from Tuesday-Friday.

Games will take place at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on those days.

The North Carolina Tar Heels earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament after winning the tiebreaker over Clemson due to their 3-0 record against N.C. State. With Clemson taking the No. 2 seed, it was N.C. State at No. 3 and Duke at No. 4.

Pools

Pool A: UNC, Georgia Tech, Pitt

Pool B: Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame

Pool C: N.C. State, Florida State, Virginia

Pool D: Duke, Louisville, Wake Forest

With the pools set, the conference revealed the official schedule barring any weather delays like we have seen in years past.  UNC will play Wednesday and Friday, Clemson will play Wednesday and Thursday, Duke will play Thursday and Friday, N.C. State will play Thursday and Friday.

The winner of each pool will advance to the Semifinals on Saturday.

Schedule

Tuesday

11 a.m. — No. 12 Pitt vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech
3 p.m. — No. 10 Virginia vs. No. 6 Florida State
7 p.m. — No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Miami

Wednesday
11 a.m. — No. 9 Wake Forest vs. No. 5 Louisville
3 p.m. — No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
7 p.m. — No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Pitt

Thursday
11 a.m. — No. 4 Duke vs. No. 9 Wake Forest
3 p.m. — No. 3 N.C. State vs. No. 10 Virginia
7 p.m. — No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Clemson

Friday
11 a.m. — No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 4 Duke
3 p.m. — No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 North Carolina
7 p.m. — No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 3 N.C State

Saturday
1 p.m. — Pool A winner vs. Pool D winner
5 p.m. — Pool B winner vs. Pool C winner

Sunday
Noon: ACC Championship (Saturday Winners)

All games will be broadcasted on RCN, with the championship game being broadcasted Sunday afternoon on ESPN2. All games will be available via the ESPN app.

For tickets to the tournament, please visit the official site of the ACC.

The tournament should be another exciting one and gives UNC the chance for some redemption in 2018. In the 2017 ACC Baseball Tournament, UNC reached the championship game on Sunday before being upset by No. 8 Florida State.

This also gives UNC the chance to show what they can do ahead of the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament and should put the Diamond Heels in position to host a regional.

Next: UNC clinches ACC Coastal Division

For complete coverage on the ACC Tournament, please check back with Keeping It Heel.

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