1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Greenville, SC from May 13 through May 16. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Eight-team double elimination
Finals site	Greenville Municipal Stadium Greenville, South Carolina
Champions	Clemson (5th title)
Winning coach	Bill Wilhelm (5th title)
MVP	Brian Barnes, Clemson
Attendance	40,078

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	4		.789			41	–	18		.695
No. 14 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	5		.722			50	–	20		.714
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	6		.684			38	–	26		.594
NC State  ‍‍‍	10	–	10		.500			35	–	21		.625
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	9	–	10		.474			35	–	23		.603
Virginia  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			25	–	24		.510
Maryland  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			17	–	22		.436
Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	14		.125			20	–	23		.465
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
North Carolina	15	4	.789	–	1
Clemson	13	5	.722	1.5	2
Georgia Tech	13	6	.684	2	3
NC State	10	10	.500	5.5	4
Wake Forest	9	10	.474	6	5
Virginia	7	11	.389	7.5	6
Maryland	4	13	.235	10	7
Duke	2	14	.125	11.5	8

Tournament

	1st Round					2nd Round					3rd Round
	Winner's Bracket
	8	Duke	4
	1	North Carolina	6
						1	North Carolina	4
						4	NC State	3
	5	Wake Forest	1
	4	NC State	2
											1	North Carolina	4
											2	Clemson	5
	6	Virginia	0
	3	Georgia Tech	3
						2	Clemson	9
						3	Georgia Tech	3
	7	Maryland	0
	2	Clemson	8
						Loser's Bracket
						8	Duke	0
						5	Wake Forest	10			3	Georgia Tech	3
											5	Wake Forest	5
						6	Virginia	7
						7	Maryland	3			4	NC State	11
											6	Virginia	8

	Semifinals					Championship					Championship (if-needed)
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
	2	Clemson	9
	4	NC State	2
						2	Clemson	12
						1	North Carolina	4
	5	Wake Forest	2
	1	North Carolina	6

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Mike Milchin	Clemson
2B	Henry Threadgill	Clemson
3B	Neil Avent	Wake Forest
SS	Rusty Charpia	Clemson
C	Jesse Levis	North Carolina
OF	Brian Kowitz	Clemson
OF	Todd Nichols	North Carolina
OF	Chris Kughn	Virginia
DH	Brad Woodall	North Carolina
SP	Brian Barnes	Clemson
RP	Frank Humber	Wake Forest
MVP	Brian Barnes	Clemson

(*)Denotes Unanimous Selection

See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

• 2007 ACC Baseball Media Guide