The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 28 at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Kentucky. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2016–17 academic year.
On September 14, 2016, the ACC announced that the 2017 tournament originally slated to be played in Durham, North Carolina, along with neutral site championships for seven other sports, would be moved out of the state of North Carolina due to the controversial NC House Bill 2. On October 4, 2016, it was announced that Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Kentucky, would be the new host venue for 2017.
Florida State defeated North Carolina in the championship game to win the tournament for the seventh time overall, and the second time in three seasons.
Format and seeding The tournament format, along with the number of eligible teams, was changed for the 2017 tournament. 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 will be seeded one through twelve. Seeds one and two are awarded to the two division winners. Teams are then divided into four pools of three teams each, with the winners advancing to a single-elimination bracket for the championship. On May 24, due to inclement weather, the schedule for the tournament was altered. Additionally, Jim Paterson Stadium on the University of Louisville campus was added as a site.
Schedule and results
Schedule
GameTime*Matchup#LocationTelevisionAttendance Tuesday, May 23 1 11:00 a.m. #10 Georgia Tech vs. #6 Miami Louisville Slugger FieldACCRSN 2,739 Game 1 box score 2 3:00 p.m. #11 Boston College vs. #7 NC State Louisville Slugger Field 3 7:00 p.m. #9 Duke vs. #5 Clemson Louisville Slugger Field 3,381 Game 3 box score Wednesday, May 24 4 11:00 a.m. #12 Notre Dame vs. #8 Florida State Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 2,944 Game 4 box score Thursday, May 25 5 11:00 a.m. #2 North Carolina vs. #11 Boston College Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 6 12:00 p.m. #3 Wake Forest vs. #10 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium ACC Network Extra 324 Game 6 box score 7 3:00 p.m. #4 Virginia vs. #9 Duke Louisville Slugger FieldACCRSN 2,708 Game 7 box score 8 7:00 p.m. #1 Louisville vs. #12 Notre Dame 6,945 Game 8 box score Friday, May 26 9 11:00 a.m. #6 Miami vs. #3 Wake Forest Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 10 12:00 p.m. #5 Clemson vs. #4 Virginia Jim Patterson Stadium ACC Network Extra 598 Game 10 box score 11 3:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #1 Louisville Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN 8,843 Game 11 box score 12 7:00 p.m. #7 NC State vs. #2 North Carolina 4,659 Game 12 box score Saturday, May 27 Semifinal 1 1:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #9 Duke Louisville Slugger Field ACCRSN Semifinal 2 5:00 p.m. #2 North Carolina vs. #6 Miami 4,926 Game 14 box score Championship – Sunday, May 28 Championship 12:00 p.m. #8 Florida State vs. #2 North Carolina Louisville Slugger Field ESPN2 4,772Game 15 box score *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
Pool Play
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Elimination round
Championship game
All-Tournament Team Position Player School Catcher Chris Proctor Duke 1st Base Drew Mendoza Florida State 2nd Base Nick Podkul Notre Dame 3rd Base Dylan Busby Florida State Shortstop Logan Warmoth North Carolina Outfield Jackson Lueck‡ Florida State Outfield Brian Miller North Carolina Outfield Tyler Lynn North Carolina Utility/DH Ashton McGee North Carolina Pitcher Tyler Holton Florida State Pitcher J. B. Bukauskas North Carolina ‡ - Tournament MVP
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