CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – For the first time ever, 16 baseball teams will play in Atlantic Coast Conference affairs on the same weekend. Conference play opened last week with 10 teams in action as Wake Forest was the lone team to win all three contests.
 
Six ACC baseball teams are ranked in the D1Baseball Top 25 Poll. Florida State leads the ACC at No. 5, followed by No. 6 North Carolina, No. 10 Clemson, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 18 Stanford and No. 23 Virginia.
 
Duke and Virginia will make their first trips to the West Coast for a pair of conference series. The Blue Devils will travel to face No. 18 Stanford, who is ranked for the first time as a member of the ACC. The Cardinal won the series against then-No. 4 North Carolina in Chapel Hill last weekend. No. 23 Virginia will also head to Berkeley, California, to battle the Golden Bears for three games. Both series will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, March 14.
 
Notre Dame, which o is the lone team in the ACC who has not played a home game to date, continues its lengthy road swing at No. 10 Clemson, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Fellow road warriors Boston College and Pitt, who have combined for just three home games all season, will also be the visiting teams this weekend. The Eagles will travel to No. 5 Florida State, while the Panthers will battle Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
 
On Monday, March 10, Clemson sophomore second baseman Jarren Purify was named the ACC Player of the Week, while NC State sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Marohn was tabbed ACC Pitcher of the Week for games played March 3-9. Purify led No. 10 Clemson to a 5-0 record last week after going 12-for-20 (.600) at the plate with two home runs, two triples, a double, nine RBIs, five runs, a 1.150 slugging percentage, a .583 on-base percentage and one stolen base. For the second straight week, Marohn tossed a complete-game shutout as NC State extended its winning streak to eight games. The southpaw was virtually unhittable on Sunday, March 9, throwing 9.0 innings, striking out a career-high 14, and allowing just four hits.
 
Around the Horn

• Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech occupy the top three spots throughout the country in doubles. The Demon Deacons and Hokies are tied for the national lead with 50.
• Virginia Tech’s Sam Tackett is one of four qualifying players nationally to hit .500 or better on the season.
• Duke’s Ben Miller is tied for second nationally with 10 home runs on the season.
• After a 10-RBI showing on Friday, March 6, Wake Forest’s Marek Houston leads the ACC with 34 RBIs on the season. Houston ranks third nationally in the category.
• After picking up the win on Tuesday, March 11, Georgia Tech’s Mason Patel leads the country with six wins on the season. This season, Patel has tossed 20.0 scoreless innings with wins in each of his six appearances.
• NC State’s Ryan Marohn has turned in back-to-back complete game shutouts. The sophomore boasts a 3-1 record with a 1.73 ERA and 38 strikeouts.
• Wake Forest’s Logan Lunceford leads the ACC with 42 strikeouts on the season, ranking third nationally.

 
Upcoming ACC Baseball Schedule
All Times Eastern Time
Friday, March 14
Notre Dame at No. 10 Clemson, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College at No. 5 Florida State, 6 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 North Carolina at Louisville, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Pitt at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech at NC State, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Miami at No. 14 Wake Forest, 8 p.m., ACC Network
Duke at No. 18 Stanford, 9 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 Virginia at California, 9 p.m., ACCNX
 
Saturday, March 15
No. 6 North Carolina at Louisville, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College at No. 5 Florida State, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech at NC State, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at No. 10 Clemson, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Miami at No. 14 Wake Forest, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Pitt at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 Virginia at California, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Duke at No. 18 Stanford, 5 p.m., ACCNX
 
Sunday, March 16
Notre Dame at No. 10 Clemson, Noon, ACCNX
Boston College at No. 5 Florida State, Noon, ACCNX
Virginia Tech at NC State, 1 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 North Carolina at Louisville, 3 p.m., ACC Network
No. 23 Virginia at California, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Duke at No. 18 Stanford, 4 p.m., ACCNX
 
Schedules are subject to change.