2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL. The tournament was broken into two 4-team brackets, each playing a round robin schedule. The winner of each bracket played a one game championship. #1 University of Miami defeated #6 University of Virginia for the title. Miami's Dave DiNatale was named tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Bracket 1
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Miami | 23-5 | Jim Morris |
4 | North Carolina State University | 18-11 | Elliott Avent |
5 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 16-14 | Danny Hall |
8 | Clemson University | 11-18-1 | Jack Leggett |
Bracket 2
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
2 | Florida State University | 24-6 | Mike Martin |
3 | University of North Carolina | 22-7 | Mike Fox |
6 | University of Virginia | 15-15 | Brian O’Connor |
7 | Wake Forest University | 13-16 | Rick Rembielak |
Results[edit]
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 21 | ||||
Game 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 10-9 | North Carolina State University | |
Game 2 | University of Miami | 7-1 | Clemson University | |
Game 3 | Florida State University | 8-3 | Wake Forest University | |
Game 4 | University of Virginia | 8-7 (11) | University of North Carolina | |
May 22 | ||||
Game 5 | University of Miami | 15-12 | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Game 6 | North Carolina State University | 10-0 (7) | Clemson University | |
May 23 | ||||
Game 7 | University of Virginia | 5-3 | Florida State University | |
Game 8 | University of North Carolina | 2-0 | Wake Forest University | |
May 24 | ||||
Game 9 | Clemson University | 10-4 | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Game 10 | University of Miami | 5-2 | North Carolina State University | Miami wins bracket with 3-0 record |
Game 11 | Florida State University | 9-6 | University of North Carolina | |
Game 12 | Wake Forest University | 7-4 | University of Virginia | Virginia wins bracket with 2-1 record |
May 25 | ||||
Game 13 | University of Miami | 8-4 | University of Virginia | Miami advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- C Buster Posey, Florida St.
- 1B Yonder Alonso, Miami
- 2B Jemile Weeks, Miami
- 3B Drew Martin, NC State
- SS Tommy Foschi, NC State
- OF Dave DiNatale, Miami
- OF Blake Tekotte, Miami
- OF David Coleman, Virginia
- UT/DH Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest
- P Chris Hernandez, Miami
- P Matt Harvey, North Carolina
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