CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – As the first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Cancer Awareness Week continues, all 16 ACC teams will once again play a conference series between Thursday, April 24, and Sunday, April 27.
 
Boston College will host its annual ALS Awareness Game at Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, on Sunday as the Eagles wrap up a three-game set with Miami. This game has been played annually in honor of former Boston College Baseball captain Pete Frates since his ALS diagnosis in 2012. Frates passed away in 2019 at the age of 34. Sunday’s contest will be televised nationally on ESPNU at noon ET. Additionally, the Saturday, April 26, game between the Eagles and Hurricanes will air on ACC Network, beginning at noon ET.
 
A top-25 series between No. 2 Clemson and No. 25 NC State will kick off the ACC action on Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network. Entering the weekend, both the Tigers and the Wolfpack would be top-four seeds in the 2025 ACC Baseball Championship. Clemson, who boasts a 6-1 record on the road, will look to knock off the Wolfpack, who are 18-6 at home this season.
 
Florida State, ranked fourth in the D1Baseball poll, will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, this weekend for a top-20 series against No. 19 Louisville. Florida State sits atop the ACC standings with an 11-4 record in conference play, while Louisville is 10-8 in ACC contests. Sunday’s game between the Seminoles and Cardinals will be televised on ACC Network.
 
Also in action this weekend will be No. 8 North Carolina at Pitt, Virginia at No. 24 Georgia Tech, California at Notre Dame, Virginia Tech at Duke and Wake Forest at Stanford.
 
Around the Horn

• The first-ever ACC Baseball Cancer Awareness Week kicked off on Monday, April 21. Spearheaded by NC State head coach Elliott Avent, all 16 teams throughout the ACC will participate in a Cancer Awareness campaign of their choosing with many electing to play for a cause that has directly impacted their program.
• Six ACC teams are ranked in the D1Baseball Top 25, including three teams in the top 10. Clemson leads the way at No. 2, followed by No. 4 Florida State, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 19 Louisville, No. 24 Georgia Tech and No. 25 NC State.
• There will be two top-25 series throughout the ACC this weekend. No. 2 Clemson and No. 25 NC State will open the ACC slate in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 24, while No. 4 Florida State and No. 19 Louisville will square off for three games in Louisville, Kentucky, beginning on Friday, April 25.
• As of April 21, 13 of the ACC’s 16 teams rank inside the top 50 of RPI, including three teams in the top 10. Clemson leads the ACC at No. 7 in the RPI rankings, followed by No. 8 North Carolina and No. 10 Florida State.
• The ACC had 12 players named to the 45-man Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, which ranks second among all conferences. Florida State and Wake Forest led the league with three honorees each.
• Nine ACC shortstops were named to the Brooks Wallace Award Midseason Watch List, which ranks second among all conferences.
• Eight ACC relief pitchers were named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List, which ranks second among all conferences.
• Four catchers from the ACC were added to the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List, including Clemson’s Jacob Jarrell, Duke’s Macon Winslow, Louisville’s Matt Klein and Stanford’s Charlie Saum.

 
Upcoming ACC Baseball Schedule
Thursday, April 24
No. 2 Clemson at No. 25 NC State, 7 p.m., ACC Network
 
Friday, April 25
Miami at Boston College, 4 p.m, ACCNX
No. 8 North Carolina at Pitt, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia at No. 24 Georgia Tech, 6 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Clemson at No. 25 NC State, 6 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Florida State at No. 19 Louisville, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Duke, 6 p.m., ACCNX
California at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest at Stanford, 9 p.m., ACCNX
 
Saturday, April 26
Miami at Boston College, Noon, ACC Network
No. 2 Clemson at No. 25 NC State, 1 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Florida State at No. 19 Louisville, 2 p.m., ACCNX
California at Notre Dame, 2 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 North Carolina at Pitt, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Duke, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia at No. 24 Georgia Tech, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest at Stanford, 5 p.m., ACCNX
 
Sunday, April 27
Miami at Boston College (at Fenway Park), Noon, ESPNU
No. 8 North Carolin at Pitt, 1 p.m., ACCNX
California at Notre Dame, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia at No. 24 Georgia Tech, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Duke, 1 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Florida State at No. 19 Louisville, 3 p.m., ACC Network
Wake Forest at Stanford, 4 p.m., ACCNX
 
All Times Eastern Times
Rankings Based on D1Baseball Poll