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[edit]
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[edit]
Bracket[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
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