1978 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

The 1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC. #1 Clemson University defeated #3 Wake Forest University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Clemson University	10-2	Bill Wilhelm
2	University of North Carolina	9-3	Mike Roberts
3	Wake Forest University	7-5	Marvin Crater
4	University of Maryland	5-6	Elton "Jack" Jackson
5	North Carolina State University	5-7	Sam Esposito
6	University of Virginia	4-8	James West
7	Duke University	1-10	Tom D'Armi

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Clemson	12
	5	NC State	1
						1	Clemson	13
						7	Duke	0
	3	Wake Forest	3
	7	Duke	4
											1	Clemson	7	x
											3	Wake Forest	2	x
						7	Duke	3
	5	NC State	3			3	Wake Forest	4
	3	Wake Forest	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 20
Game 1	Wake Forest University	16-2	University of Virginia	single elimination, Wake Forest advances
Game 2	North Carolina State University	7-2	University of Maryland	single elimination, North Carolina State advances
Game 3	Duke University	3-2	University of North Carolina	single elimination, Duke advances
April 22
Game 4	Clemson University	12-1	North Carolina State University
Game 5	Duke University	4-3	Wake Forest University
April 23
Game 6	Wake Forest University	6-3	North Carolina State University	North Carolina State eliminated
Game 7	Clemson University	13-0	Duke University
April 24
Game 8	Wake Forest University	4-3	Duke University	Duke eliminated
Game 9	Clemson University	7-2	Wake Forest University	Clemson advances to NCAA tournament