1987 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

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The 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Greenville Municipal Stadium in Greenville, SC. #1 Georgia Institute of Technology defeated #4 North Carolina State University for the title. Georgia Tech's Todd Shiver was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Georgia Institute of Technology 17-4 Jim Morris
2 Clemson University 16-5 Bill Wilhelm
3 University of North Carolina 13-7 Mike Roberts
4 North Carolina State University 12-8 Sam Esposito
5 University of Virginia 5-12 Dennis Womack
6 University of Maryland 5-12 Elton "Jack" Jackson
7 Wake Forest University 4-13 Marvin Crater
8 Duke University 3-14 Larry Smith

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  1 Georgia Tech 3  
  8 Duke 1    
      1 Georgia Tech 4  
      4 NC State 5    
  4 NC State 4          
  5 Virginia 2        
      4 NC State 0
      2 Clemson 8
  2 Clemson 11        
  7 Wake Forest 4          
      2 Clemson 9    
      3 North Carolina 4  
  3 North Carolina 13    
  6 Maryland 9  
  Loser's bracket
  8 Duke 5  
  5 Virginia 0     3 North Carolina 11
    8 Duke 10
  7 Wake Forest 7  
  6 Maryland 3     1 Georgia Tech 5
    7 Wake Forest 3
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  2 Clemson 1       1 Georgia Tech 6
  1 Georgia Tech 7           4 NC State 0
      2 Clemson 7    
      4 NC State 11  
  4 NC State 14    
  3 North Carolina 13  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 13
Game 1 North Carolina State University 4-2 University of Virginia
Game 2 Georgia Institute of Technology 3-1 Duke University
Game 3 Clemson University 11-4 Wake Forest University
May 14
Game 4 University of North Carolina 13-9 University of Maryland
Game 5 Duke University 5-0 University of Virginia Virginia eliminated
Game 6 Wake Forest University 7-3 University of Maryland Maryland eliminated
Game 7 North Carolina State University 5-4 Georgia Institute of Technology
Game 8 Clemson University 9-4 University of North Carolina
May 15
Game 9 Georgia Institute of Technology 5-3 Wake Forest University Wake Forest eliminated
Game 10 University of North Carolina 11-10 (12) Duke University Duke eliminated
Game 11 Clemson University 8-0 North Carolina State University
May 16
Game 12 Georgia Institute of Technology 7-1 Clemson University
Game 13 North Carolina State University 14-13 University of North Carolina North Carolina eliminated
Game 14 North Carolina State University 11-7 Clemson University Clemson eliminated
May 17
Game 15 Georgia Institute of Technology 6-0 North Carolina State University Georgia Tech advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Bert Heffernan, Clemson
  • 1B Turtle Zaun, NC State
  • 2B Chuck Baldwin, Clemson
  • 3B Carl Sitler, Georgia Tech
  • SS Alex Wallace, NC State
  • OF Mike Fowler, Georgia Tech
  • OF Devy Bell, North Carolina
  • OF Brian Bark, NC State
  • DH Bill Steele, Clemson
  • SP Todd Shiver, Georgia Tech
  • RP Mark Wendel, NC State