2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament explained

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 29 at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion, the North Carolina Tar Heels, received the league's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1]

The tournament has been held every year but two since 1973, with Clemson winning ten championships, the most all-time. Georgia Tech has won nine championships, and Florida State has won eight titles since their entry to the league in 1992. Recent entrants Virginia Tech, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville have never won the event.

Format and seeding

The winner of each seven team division and the top ten other teams based on conference winning percentage, regardless of division, from the conference's regular season were seeded one through twelve. Seeds one and two were awarded to the two division winners. Teams were then divided into four pools of three teams each, with the winners advancing to single elimination bracket for the championship.^{[2] [3]}

If a 1–1 tie were to occur among all three teams in a pool, the highest seeded team would have advanced to the semifinals.^[4] Because of this, seeds 5–12 must win both pool play games to advance to the single-elimination bracket, and seeds 1–4 must only win the game against the winner of the game between the other two teams in the pool to advance. For example, if the 12 seed beats the 8 seed in the first game, then the winner of the 12 seed versus 1 seed advances, and the 8 seed versus 1 seed game has no effect on which team advances.

The seeds were announced on May 21, after the final day of conference play.^[5]

Team	W–L	Pct	GB #1	Seed
Atlantic Division
	18–11–1			2
	16–11			4
	15–14–1			6
	15–15			9
	14–15			10
	13–16			12
	5–25			—

Team	W–L	Pct	GB #1	Seed
Coastal Division
	19–9		–	1
	20–10		–	3
	17–13			5
	15–15			7
	15–15			8
	13–16			11
	10–20			—

Tiebreakers
(7) Georgia Tech (8) North Carolina (9) Florida State	15–15 15–15 15–15	GT 4–2 UNC 4–2 FSU 1–5	GT 2–1 UNC 1–2 —
(11) Pittsburgh (12) Clemson	13–16 13–16	PITT 2–0 CLEM 0–2

• Two-way tie broken by combined head-to-head records.
• Three-way tie broken by combined head-to-head records.
• If a tie remains after the first tiebreaker, the two-way tiebreaker is used.

Schedule and Results

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television	Attendance	Reference
Tuesday, May 24
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No 7	12–6	ACCRSN	1,895	[7]
2	3:00 p.m.	No. 10 vs. No. 6	11–8			[8]
3	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 8 North Carolina	2–9		3,582	[9]
Wednesday, May 25
4	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh	5–6	ACCRSN	2,141	[10]
5	3:00 p.m.	No. 9 vs. No. 5 Virginia	13–38			[11]
6	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL) vs. No. 10	6–9		3,579	[12]
Thursday, May 26
7	11:00 a.m.	No. 7 vs. No. 2	9–4	ACCRSN	1,989	[13]
8	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 vs. No. 9	5–3			[14]
9	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Clemson	18–6		3,049	[15]
Friday, May 27
10	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 4	0–3	ACCRSN	2,519	[16]
11	3:00 p.m.	No. 6 vs. No. 3 Miami (FL)	16–37			[17]
12	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Virginia Tech	10–0		7,117	[18]
Saturday, May 28
Semifinal 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 4	7–2	ACCN	4,912	[19]
Semifinal 2	5:00 p.m.	No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No. 10	3–8		8,360	[20]
Championship – Sunday, May 29
Championship	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 vs. No. 8 North Carolina	5–9	ESPN2	10,500	[21]
Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Pool Play

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Playoffs

Championship Game

All–Tournament Team

Source:^[22]

Position	Player	Team
C	Brendan Tinsman	Wake Forest
1B	LuJames Groover	NC State
2B	Jeff Wehler	Pittsburgh
3B		Wake Forest
SS	Danny Serretti	North Carolina
OF	Vance Honeycutt (MVP)	North Carolina
OF	Devonte Brown	NC State
OF	Angel Zarate	North Carolina
DH		NC State
P	Brandon Schaeffer	North Carolina
P	John Michael Bertrand	Notre Dame

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 ACC Baseball Championship Returns to Charlotte. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 22, 2021. January 29, 2022.
2. Web site: ACC Announces Baseball Championship Expansion, Format Change. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 9, 2017. October 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009154912/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-baseball-championship-expansion-format-change-10-06-2016. October 9, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
3. News: ACC baseball tournament changes format, increases number of teams. Peter Burke. October 7, 2016. October 9, 2017. WPLG.
4. Web site: ACC Baseball Championship Tiebreakers. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 23, 2022. May 21, 2021.
5. Web site: Seeds, Pools Set for 2022 ACC Baseball Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 21, 2022. May 23, 2022.
6. Web site: Schedule Set for 2022 ACC Baseball Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 22, 2022. May 23, 2022.
7. Web site: Big Sixth Inning Carries Pitt Past Georgia Tech. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 24, 2022. May 24, 2022.
8. Web site: Wolfpack Outslugs Demon Deacons for 11–8 Win. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 24, 2022. May 25, 2022.
9. Web site: Tar Heels Continue Hot Streak With 9–2 Win Over Tigers. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 24, 2022. May 25, 2022.
10. Web site: Eleventh-seeded Panthers Snare Spot in ACC Semifinals. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 25, 2022. May 26, 2022.
11. Web site: Seminoles Hammer Cavaliers, 13-3. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 25, 2022. May 26, 2022.
12. Web site: White's Record Night Carries Wolfpack to Semifinals. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 25, 2022. May 26, 2022.
13. Web site: Yellow Jackets Finish Strong in Thursday's Opener. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 26, 2022. May 26, 2022.
14. Web site: Bertrand Pitches Notre Dame Into ACC Semis. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 26, 2022. May 26, 2022.
15. Web site: Hokies Outslug Tigers, Face Heels For Semifinal Berth. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 26, 2022. May 26, 2022.
16. Web site: Fighting Irish Blank Virginia in Friday Opener. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022.
17. Web site: Hot-hitting Deacons Power Past Miami. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022.
18. Web site: UNC Stuns Virginia Tech to Snare Final Semifinal Spot. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022.
19. Web site: Tar Heels Strike Late to Top Irish, Reach ACC Finals. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 28, 2022. May 29, 2022.
20. Web site: Pack Takes Down Pitt, Eyes Tar Heels Next. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 28, 2022. May 29, 2022.
21. Web site: Honeycutt Leads Tar Heels Past Pack for ACC Baseball Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 29, 2022. May 30, 2022.
22. ACCBaseball. 1531015946537680897. May 29, 2022. All-Tourney Team. MVP: Vance Honeycutt!.