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This Weekend in ACC Baseball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A series between a pair of teams in the top-three of the D1Baseball Top 25Poll  will headline the upcoming weekend of Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball. As the schedule turns toward the back half of conference play, the ACC regular season standings are beginning to take shape with a highly competitive field.
 
The series between No. 2 Georgia Tech and No. 3 North Carolina in Chapel Hill will be the focus of college baseball this weekend. The Yellow Jackets enter the series with the nation’s longest winning streak at 13 games, while the Tar Heels are one of the best teams nationally at home, boasting a 21-4-1 record at Boshamer Stadium this season. The April 13 rankings mark just the fourth time in the history of the D1Baseball Top 25 that two ACC teams have occupied two of the top three spots and the first time since May 2023. The final two games of the series will be televised on ACC Network, beginning at noon ET on Saturday, April 18, and 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 19.
 
Headlined by the Yellow Jackets and Tar Heels, five ACC teams appear in the D1Baseball Top 25 this week. Joining Georgia Tech and North Carolina are No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Virginia and No. 24 Boston College. The ACC’s four teams in the top 10 are the most of any conference. Throughout the 2026 campaign, 10 different ACC teams have appeared in the D1Baseball rankings.
 
The Seminoles, Cavaliers and Eagles all put their top-25 rankings on the line this weekend at home in conference series. Florida State will host Notre Dame, while Virginia will square off with Clemson and Boston College will welcome Duke. The Tigers and Cavaliers will open ACC action on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
 
In-state rivals NC State and Wake Forest will square off for three games in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The series will feature the two winningest head coaches in the ACC in NC State’s Elliott Avent (1,320 wins) and Wake Forest’s Tom Walter (950 wins).
 
Louisville and Miami will each make the trip to the West Coast. The Hurricanes will travel to Stanford, California, to meet the Cardinal, while the Cardinals will head to Berkeley, California, for three games against California.
 
Pitt will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a three-game series against Virginia Tech.
 
Around the Horn
  • No. 2 Georgia Tech will play its second consecutive top-five series this weekend when the Yellow Jackets travel to Chapel Hill to face No. 3 North Carolina. The Jackets are coming off a three-game sweep of then-No. 5 Florida State in Atlanta.
  • This marks just the fourth time in the history of the D1Baseball Top 25 that two ACC teams have occupied two of the top three spots. Previous occurrences include: Preseason 2020 (#1 Louisville, #3 Miami); February 17, 2020 (#1 Miami, #3 Louisville); May 30, 2023 (#1 Wake Forest, #3 Clemson).
  • Entering the weekend, Georgia Tech boasts the nation’s longest winning streak at 13 games. The Jackets have also won 10 straight conference games, which is the second-longest streak nationally.
  • Five ACC Baseball teams are ranked in the most recent D1Baseball Top 25. Georgia Tech, which also topped the 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, is ranked No. 2, followed by No. 3 North Carolina, No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Virginia and No. 24 Boston College.
  • On Tuesday, April 14, Virginia Tech pitching combined for a seven-inning no-hitter against Radford. The Hokies struck out nine en route to posting the ACC’s second no-hitter of the 2026 season, joining Florida State vs. Bethune-Cookman on March 17.
  • In D1Baseball’s latest Projected Field of 64, eight teams from the ACC are expected to make the NCAA Tournament. Led by projected No. 1 seeds Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia, the ACC’s eight teams would mark the seventh straight season with at least eight teams making the postseason field.
  • Louisville outfielder Lucas Moore has 94 career stolen bases and needs just three more to tie for 10th in ACC history. His 94 steals are the most by an ACC player since NC State’s Trea Turner (113, 2012-14).
  • Entering Wednesday, Miami’s Daniel Cuvet has 200 career runs batted in, ranking third among active Division I players. His 200 RBI are tied for fourth in Canes history and the second-most in Miami’s ACC tenure (Yonder Alonso, 215, 2006-08).
 
Upcoming ACC Baseball Schedule
Thursday, April 16
Clemson at #9 Virginia, 7 p.m., ACC Network
 
Friday, April 17
Duke at #24 Boston College, 3 p.m., ACCNX
#2 Georgia Tech at #3 North Carolina, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson at #9 Virginia, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at #8 Florida State, 6 p.m., ACCNX
NC State at Wake Forest, 8 p.m., ACC Network
Miami at Stanford, 9 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville at California, 9 p.m., ACCNX
 
Saturday, April 18
#2 Georgia Tech at #3 North Carolina, Noon, ACC Network
Clemson at #9 Virginia, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at #8 Florida State, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Duke at #24 Boston College, 2 p.m., ACCNX
NC State at Wake Forest, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Miami at Stanford, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville at California, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Pitt at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m., ACCNX
 
Sunday, April 19
#2 Georgia Tech at #3 North Carolina, 1 p.m., ACC Network
Notre Dame at #8 Florida State, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Duke at #24 Boston College, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Pitt at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m., ACCNX
NC State at Wake Forest, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Miami at Stanford, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville at California, 4 p.m., ACCNX