2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 19 through May 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]
Format | Round-robin tournament |
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Champions | Florida State (6th title) |
Winning coach | Mike Martin (6th title) |
MVP | Boomer Biegalski, Florida State |
Television | RSN (round robin)/ ESPN2 (championship) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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]
Division | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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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
Play-In Round
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#10 Georgia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Virginia | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: 7 innings due to 10-run rule. |
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#9 Virginia Tech | 3 |
#8 North Carolina | 5 |
Pool Play
Division A | UL | FSU | CLEM | UNC | Overall | |
1 | Louisville | L 0–6 | L 2–7 | W 7–4 | 1–2 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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A | Florida State | 6 | ||
B | NC State | 2 | ||
Results
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Championship
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#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
- "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- "ACC Championships Central". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- "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.
- "ACC baseball tournament going to Durham for 2015-18". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- Casey Richey (October 3, 2012). "ACC Announces Changes to Scheduling, Beginning in 2013". gobblercountry.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "ACC Announces Future Scheduling Formats and Policies". theacc.com. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2015.