2011 ACC Baseball Tournament
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The 2011 ACC Baseball Tournament was held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
in Durham, NC from May 25 through May 29. All of the games were shown live on Fox Sports South with select games being shown on Fox Sports Florida, Comcast Mid-Atlantic
, Sun Sports
, and New England Sports Network
. Top seeded Virginia
won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference
's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. It was Virginia's third ACC tournament win and second in three years.
2011 was the fifth year in which the conference used a round-robin tournament
format, with the team with the best record in each group at the end of the three-game round robin advancing to a one-game championship.
† - Denotes extra innings
‡ - Denotes game shortened due to mercy rule
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, frequently called the DBAP , is a ballpark in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. It is also home to the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Central Eagles college baseball teams. The...
in Durham, NC from May 25 through May 29. All of the games were shown live on Fox Sports South with select games being shown on Fox Sports Florida, Comcast Mid-Atlantic
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic is a regional sports network that delivers live-game coverage and sports news and entertainment television programming to more than 4.7 million households throughout the Washington, D.C...
, Sun Sports
Sun Sports
Sun Sports is a Florida sports broadcasting network, with its headquarters in Orlando. Launched in 1988 as Sunshine Network, the station is now affiliated with virtually every cable company throughout the state of Florida and can be picked up by some satellite providers around the United...
, and New England Sports Network
New England Sports Network
The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...
. Top seeded Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers baseball
The Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in NCAA Division I college baseball. Established in 1889, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Davenport Field. There was discussion at one time to...
won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament will conclude with the 2011 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 2011....
. It was Virginia's third ACC tournament win and second in three years.
2011 was the fifth year in which the conference used a round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
format, with the team with the best record in each group at the end of the three-game round robin advancing to a one-game championship.
Seeding
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Tournament
Notes† - Denotes extra innings
‡ - Denotes game shortened due to mercy rule
Division A
Division B
Championship Final
All-Tournament Team
Position | Player | School |
---|---|---|
C | Rafael Lopez | Florida State |
1B | Jesse Wierzbicki | North Carolina |
2B | Zeke DeVoss | Miami |
3B | Steven Proscia | Virginia |
SS | Chris Taylor | Virginia |
OF | Kenny Swab | Virginia |
OF | James Ramsey | Florida State |
OF | Chris Epps | Clemson |
DH/UT | Mike McGee | Florida State |
P | Cory Mazzoni | NC State |
P | Patrick Johnson | North Carolina |
MVP | Steven Proscia | Virginia |