1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

The 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Greenville Municipal Stadium in Greenville, SC. #3 Georgia Institute of Technology defeated #5 University of North Carolina for the title. Georgia Tech's Ty Griffin was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Clemson University	18-2	Bill Wilhelm
2	North Carolina State University	13-6	Ray Tanner
3	Georgia Institute of Technology	12-8	Jim Morris
4	University of Virginia	11-10	Dennis Womack
5	University of North Carolina	10-11	Mike Roberts
6	Wake Forest University	7-12	George Greer
7	University of Maryland	5-14	Elton "Jack" Jackson
8	Duke University	3-16	Steve Traylor

Results

Bracket

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

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	5	North Carolina	4								3	Georgia Tech	6
	1	Clemson	5								5	North Carolina	2
						5	North Carolina	7
						1	Clemson	6
	3	Georgia Tech	5
	4	Virginia	4

Game Results

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

All-Tournament Team

• C Jesse Levis, North Carolina
• 1B Billy Parham, Georgia Tech
• 2B Ty Griffin, Georgia Tech
• 3B Darin Campbell, North Carolina
• SS Ron Maurer, North Carolina
• OF Tom Nevin, North Carolina
• OF Pat McGuire, Georgia Tech
• OF Chris DeFranco, North Carolina
• DH Brian Kowitz, Clemson
• SP Scott Erwin, Georgia Tech
• RP Jim Poole, Georgia Tech