1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1988 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Greenville Municipal Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina from May 11-15. Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (4th title)
Winning coachJim Morris (4th title)
MVPTy Griffin, Georgia Tech
Attendance39,218
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 18–2 .900  54–14 .794
No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13–6 .684  45–16 .738
No. 29 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 12–8 .600  45–24 .652
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .524  32–19 .627
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  34–27 .557
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .368  32–26 .552
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–14 .263  20–24 .455
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–16 .158  10–35 .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[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
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Clemson182.900
–
1
NC State136.684
4.5
2
Georgia Tech128.600
6
3
Virginia1110.524
7.5
4
North Carolina1011.476
8.5
5
Wake Forest712.368
10.5
6
Maryland514.263
12.5
7
Duke316.158
14.5
8

[3]

Tournament
  1st Round     2nd Round     3rd Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  8 Duke 1  
  1 Clemson 9    
      1 Clemson 0  
      5 North Carolina 1    
  5 North Carolina 13          
  4 Virginia 1        
      3 Georgia Tech 3
      5 North Carolina 5
  6 Wake Forest 3        
  3 Georgia Tech 4          
      3 Georgia Tech 8    
      2 NC State 5  
  7 Maryland 1    
  2 NC State 3  
  Loser's Bracket
  4 Virginia 7  
  8 Duke 1     2 NC State 1
    4 Virginia 6
  7 Maryland 6  
  6 Wake Forest 2     1 Clemson 9
    7 Maryland 0
  Semifinals     Championship     Championship (if-needed)
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  5 North Carolina 4       5 North Carolina 2
  1 Clemson 5           3 Georgia Tech 6
      1 Clemson 6    
      5 North Carolina 7  
  4 Virginia 4    
  3 Georgia Tech 5  

[2]

All-tournament team
Position Player School
C Jesse Levis North Carolina
1B Billy Parham Georgia Tech
2B Ty Griffin Georgia Tech
3B Darin Campbell North Carolina
SS Ron Maurer North Carolina
OF Tom Nevin North Carolina
OF Pat McGuire Georgia Tech
OF Chris DeFranco North Carolina
DH Brian Kowitz Clemson
SP Scott Erwin Georgia Tech
RP Jim Poole Georgia Tech
MVP Ty Griffin Georgia Tech

[2]

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". 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 -- 1988". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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