1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1990 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Greenville Municipal Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina from May 12–15. North Carolina defeated NC State in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Eight-team double elimination
Finals site	Greenville Municipal Stadium Greenville, South Carolina
Champions	North Carolina (4th title)
Winning coach	Mike Roberts (4th title)
MVP	Steve Estroff, North Carolina
Attendance	37,150

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	4		.810			51	–	18		.739
No. 30 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	6		.700			43	–	23		.652
No. 26 NC State  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7		.667			48	–	20		.706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	10	–	10		.500			35	–	24		.593
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	9	–	9		.500			46	–	25		.648
Virginia  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			21	–	32		.396
Duke  ‍‍‍	4	–	15		.211			28	–	25		.528
Maryland  ‍‍‍	2	–	15		.118			22	–	26		.458
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

All eight ACC teams qualified for the eight-team double-elimination tournament.

Seeding Procedure

From TheACC.com:

On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.

Regular season results

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
North Carolina	17	4	.810	–	1
Clemson	14	6	.700	2.5	2
NC State	14	7	.667	3	3
Wake Forest	10	10	.500	6.5	4
Georgia Tech	9	9	.500	6.5	5
Virginia	7	11	.389	8.5	6
Duke	4	15	.211	12	7
Maryland	2	15	.118	13	8

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Tournament

	1st Round					2nd Round					3rd Round
	Winner's Bracket
	8	Maryland	1
	1	North Carolina	3
						1	North Carolina	9
						5	Georgia Tech	4
	5	Georgia Tech	3
	4	Wake Forest	1
											2	Clemson	1
											1	North Carolina	3
	6	Virginia	14
	3	NC State	1
						2	Clemson	7
						6	Virginia	3
	7	Duke	3
	2	Clemson	13
						Loser's Bracket
						4	Wake Forest	7
						8	Maryland	2			6	Virginia	8
											4	Wake Forest	4
						3	NC State	8
						7	Duke	7			5	Georgia Tech	6
											3	NC State	10

	Semifinals					Championship					Championship (if-needed)
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
	1	North Carolina	7
	6	Virginia	3
						1	North Carolina	5
						3	NC State	0
	3	NC State	6
	2	Clemson	5

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All-tournament team

Position	Player	School
C	Kevin O'Sullivan	Virginia
1B	Steve Estroff	North Carolina
2B	Vinnie Hughes	NC State
3B	Andy Bruce	Georgia Tech
SS	Tim Rigsby	Clemson
OF	Brian Kowitz	Clemson
OF	Steve Shingledecker	NC State
OF	Jeff Pierce	NC State
DH	Anthony Maisano	Georgia Tech
SP	Frank Maney	North Carolina
RP	Brian Bark	NC State
MVP	Steve Estroff	North Carolina

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See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
2. "2012 ACC Baseball Guide". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.