ACC Baseball Tournament 2024: Wednesday Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
The second day of pool play at the 2024 ACC baseball tournament featured three games, including two of the top four seeds in action.
Tuesday was a high-scoring day in Charlotte, North Carolina. All three games saw a combined 13 runs scored, highlighted by Florida State's 12-9 win over Georgia Tech.
Here are the results from Wednesday's tripleheader, as well as the updated pool standings.
2024 ACC Baseball Tournament Results - Wednesday, May 22
No. 4 Virginia 13, No. 9 Georgia Tech 0 (7 innings)
No. 8 Wake Forest 8, No. 12 Pittsburgh 1
No. 3 North Carolina State 19, No. 10 Virginia Tech 9
2024 ACC Baseball Tournament Pool Standings
Pool A: No. 8 Wake Forest (1-0), No. 1 North Carolina (0-0), No. 12 Pittsburgh (0-1)
Pool B: No. 11 Miami (1-0), No. 2 Clemson (0-0), No. 7 Louisville (0-1)
Pool C: No. 6 Duke (1-0), No. 3 North Carolina State (1-0), No. 11 Virginia Tech (0-2)
Pool D: No. 4 Virginia (1-0), No. 5 Florida State (1-0), No. 9 Georgia Tech (0-2)
No. 8 Wake Forest def. No. 12 Pittsburgh, 8-1
Wake Forest used eight hits and seven walks to cruise to a comfortable 8-1 victory over Pittsburgh.
The Demon Deacons scored twice in the first inning and three times in the second to chase Pitt starter Aidan Coleman from the game after recording just four outs.
Jake Reinisch got the scoring started with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first. Marek Houston did his teammate one better by hitting a three-run shot in the second inning.
ACC Baseball @ACCBaseballTOLD Y'ALL π<a href="">@HoustonMarek</a> with a 405 ft bomb!!!<a href="">@WakeBaseball</a> | ACCN | π <a href="">
Cameron Gill also had a solo homer for Wake in the sixth inning. That run support was more than enough for the Demon Deacons' pitching staff. David Falco Jr. struck out five of the 12 batters he faced over two innings to start the game.
Wake Forest Baseball @WakeBaseballSword π€Ί<a href="">#MTFY</a> | <a href="">#GoDeacs</a> π© <a href="">
Six relievers combined to allow one hit over the final seven innings. The seven walks allowed by Pittsburgh's staff led to a lot of traffic on the bases throughout the game. All five pitchers who took the mound allowed at least one free pass.
Pitt will be back in action on Thursday taking on top-seed North Carolina at 3 p.m. ET. Wake Forest is off tomorrow before getting a showdown with the Tar Heels on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
No. 4 Virginia def. No. 9 Georgia Tech, 13-0 (7 innings)
After a scoreless first innings, Virginia proceeded to score in each of the next five innings en route to an easy 13-0 win over Georgia Tech.
Harrison Didawick got the scoring started in the top of the second with a two-run homer. Griff O'Ferrall and Henry Ford followed with RBI singles in the inning to make it a 4-0 game.
ACC Baseball @ACCBaseballDidawick picks up where he left off on Saturday with a π£to put the Hoos on the board βΌοΈ<a href="">@UVABaseball</a> | ACCN | π <a href="">
Henry Godbout and Casey Saucke also hit homers for the Cavaliers. Saucke had a four RBI day thanks to his two-run homer and a bases-loaded double in the fifth that drove in two runs.
Virginia Baseball @UVABaseballπ§ππ₯ππ-π¦π§π₯πππππ§ games with a Saucke π£<br><br>πΊ: <a href="">@accnetwork</a> | <a href="">#GoHoos</a> <a href="">
Virginia knocked out 16 hits against six different Georgia Tech pitchers. All nine starters for the Cavaliers had at least one hit. Yellow Jackets starter Aeden Finateri only managed to get four outs before being removed after 1.1 innings.
Evan Blanco tossed six shutout innings in the win. The left-handed sophomore allowed five hits and struck out three. This was his first scoreless start of at least six innings all season.
Virginia is off tomorrow before taking on Florida State in a game that will determine the winner of Pool D. Georgia Tech's tournament has come to an end, but its season will likely continue when the NCAA tournament field is announced.
D1Baseball.com has the Yellow Jackets as a No. 3 seed in the Knoxville Regional in its most recent projections.
No. 3 North Carolina State def. No. 10 Virginia Tech, 19-9 (8 innings)
Spotting your opponent 10 runs is typically a recipe for defeat, and that formula was unsurprisingly disastrous for Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
The Hokies trailed 10-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth and that was the same margin by which they lost after eight innings.
The first six batters in North Carolina State's lineup all had at least two RBI. Wolfpack hitters combined to go 13-for-27 with runners on and 11-for-21 with runners in scoring position.
Alex Sosa was one of the standout performers. He hit a three-run home run in the third, recorded an RBI single in the fourth, and brough a run home with a fielder's choice in the sixth.
ACC Digital Network @theACCDNAlex Sosa opens it up for the Wolfpack π<a href="">@NCStateBaseball</a> | <a href="">#ACCBaseball</a> <a href="">
Alec Makarewicz was also a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, and Garrett Pennington accounted for three of NC State's six doubles.
Virginia Tech's Gehrig Ebel had quite the showing in a losing effort. He drove three runs with a pair of doubles and a solo home run in the fourth.