By R.L. Bynum
After an easy Saturday victory over N.C. State to salvage a game from the three-game road weekend series, North Carolina became the first team to clinch a spot in the ACC tournament but slipped four spots to No. 15 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 poll released Monday after a 1–3 week.
The Tar Heels (30–10, 15–6 ACC) have a two-game lead over No. 6 Duke (28–11, 13–8; up one spot) in the Coastal Division and have the best league record in the conference. No. 5 Clemson (32–7, 13–5; up one spot) leads the Atlantic Division.
Carolina slipped to No. 7 in the RPI.
Only 12 teams qualify for the ACC tournament, which is set for Charlotte’s Truist Field, the home of the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, May 21–26.
N.C. State (22–15, 12–9) returned to the poll at No. 21 after a pair of wins over the Tar Heels last weekend. Coastal Carolina (27–12), which beat UNC 5–4 on Tuesday, moved up six spots to No. 13 after a 4–0 week.
Other ACC teams ranked are No. 8 Wake Forest (26–13, 11–10; up four spots), No. 10 Florida State (31–8, 11–7; up two spots) and No. 14 Virginia (30–11, 12–9; down four spots).
Other ranked teams Carolina has faced are No. 7 East Carolina (31–8; up two spots) and No. 24 South Carolina (27–13; down four spots).
UNC returns to Boshamer Stadium at 6 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN3) to face Gardner-Webb (15–23) before welcoming Virginia Tech for a weekend series beginning at 6 p.m. Friday (ESPN3). The Bulldogs won two of three games in a weekend series with Longwood. The Hokies (25–12, 12–9), who were No. 23, fell out of the poll after losing two of three over the weekend against Duke. They play host to George Mason at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
D1 Baseball Top 25
ACC standings
| Coastal Division | League | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| No. 12 North Carolina | 17–7 | 35–11 |
| No. 11 Virginia | 14–10 | 35–12 |
| No. 10 Duke | 14–10 | 30–14 |
| Virginia Tech | 13–11 | 28–14 |
| Georgia Tech | 12–11 | 28–16 |
| Miami | 8–16 | 20–24 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–16 | 18–23 |
| Atlantic Division | League | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Clemson | 16–7 | 35–10 |
| No. 7 Florida State | 13–8 | 34–9 |
| No. 21 N.C. State | 12–9 | 25–17 |
| No. 13 Wake Forest | 12–12 | 29–16 |
| Louisville | 12–11 | 28–18 |
| Boston College | 8–18 | 21–24 |
| Notre Dame | 7–17 | 22–20 |
(Unless otherwise indicated, games only stream on ESPN3)
Wednesday’s results
No. 12 North Carolina 19, William & Mary 2, 6½ innings (10-run rule)
No. 11 Virginia 10, Navy 0, 7 innings (10-run rule)
Virginia Tech 11, N.C. A&T 9
No. 13 Wake Forest 15, High Point 12
Thursday’s results
Miami 3, BYU 2, 12 innings
Louisville 12, Boston College 7
Friday’s games
No. 4 Clemson 11, Georgia Tech 4
Georgia Tech 14, No. 4 Clemson 12
Louisville 3, Boston College 0
No. 20 N.C. State at No. 7 Florida State, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 6:30
BYU at Miami, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Ohio at Virginia Tech, doubleheader, 11 a.m.
Louisville at Boston College, noon
BYU at Miami, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ACC Network
Western Carolina at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.
No. 20 N.C. State at No. 7 Florida State, 7 p.m., ACC Network
| Date | Day/ month | Time/ score | Opponent/event (current ranks) | TV/ record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | ||||
| 16 | Friday | W, 10–3 | vs. Wagner | 1–0 |
| 17 | Saturday | W, 16–5 | vs. Wagner | 2–0 |
| 18 | Sunday | W, 20–6 | vs. Wagner | 3–0 |
| 20 | Tuesday | W, 8–7 | vs. Elon | 4–0 |
| 23 | Friday | W, 2–1 | vs. No. 5 East Carolina | 5–0 |
| 24 | Saturday | L, 7–4 | vs. No. 5 East Carolina in Fayetteville | 5–1 |
| 25 | Sunday | L, 10–9 | at No. 5 East Carolina | 5–2 |
| 27 | Tuesday | W, 8–2 | vs. VCU | 6–2 |
| 28 | Wednesday | W, 12–3 | vs. Longwood | 7–2 |
| March | ||||
| 1 | Friday | W, 12–2 | vs. Princeton | 8–2 |
| 2 | Saturday | W, 11–2 | vs. Princeton | 9–2 |
| 3 | Sunday | W, 13–6 | vs. Princeton | 10–2 |
| 5 | Tuesday | W, 7–3 | at Campbell | 11–2 |
| 8 | Friday | W, 2–1 | vs. Pittsburgh | 12–2, 1–0 ACC |
| 9 | Saturday | W, 7–3 | vs. Pittsburgh | 13–2, 2–0 ACC |
| 10 | Sunday | W, 6–5, 10 innings | vs. Pittsburgh | 14–2, 3–0 ACC |
| 12 | Tuesday | W, 13–7 | vs. Rutgers | 15–2 |
| 13 | Wednesday | W, 9–8 | vs. Rutgers | 16–2 |
| 15 | Friday | L, 14–1 | at Miami | 16–3, 3–1 ACC |
| 16 | Saturday | L, 2–1 | at Miami | 16–4, 3–2 ACC |
| 17 | Sunday | W, 18–6, 7 innings (10-run rule) | at Miami | 17–4, 4–2 ACC |
| 19 | Tuesday | W, 11–0, 7 innings (10-run rule) | vs. UNCW | 18–4 |
| 22 | Friday | W, 5–4 | vs. Georgia Tech | 19–4, 5–2 ACC |
| 23 | Saturday | W, 11–5 | vs. Georgia Tech | 20–4, 6–2 ACC |
| 24 | Sunday | W, 9–2 | vs. Georgia Tech | 21–4, 7–2 ACC |
| 26 | Tuesday | W, 10–8 | vs. N.C. A&T | 22–4 |
| 29 | Friday | W, 6–5 | at No. 13 Wake Forest | 23–4, 8–2 ACC |
| 30 | Saturday | W, 10–6 | at No. 13 Wake Forest | 24–4, 9–2 ACC |
| 31 | Sunday | W, 14–10 | at No. 13 Wake Forest | 25–4, 10–2 ACC |
| April | ||||
| 4 | Thursday | L, 14–11 | at No. 11 Virginia | 25–5, 10–3 ACC |
| 5 | Friday | L, 7–2 | at No. 11 Virginia | 25–6, 10–4 ACC |
| 6 | Saturday | W, 12–7 | at No. 11 Virginia | 26–6, 11–4 ACC |
| 9 | Tuesday | L, 2–1 | vs. No. 15 South Carolina in Charlotte | 26–7 |
| 12 | Friday | W, 13–0, 6½ innings (10-run rule) | vs. Notre Dame | 27–7, 12–4 ACC |
| 13 | Saturday | W, 7–2 | vs. Notre Dame | 28–7, 13–4 ACC |
| 14 | Sunday | W, 10–3 | vs. Notre Dame | 29–7, 14–4 ACC |
| 16 | Tuesday | L, 5–4 | vs. Coastal Carolina | 29–8 |
| 18 | Thursday | L, 9–8 | at No. 20 N.C. State | 29–9, 14–5 ACC |
| 19 | Friday | L, 5–4 | at No. 20 N.C. State | 29–10, 14–6 ACC |
| 20 | Saturday | W, 14–3 | at No. 20 N.C. State | 30–10, 15–6 ACC |
| 23 | Tuesday | W, 5–2 | vs. Gardner-Webb | 31–10 |
| 26 | Friday | W, 8–1 | vs. Virginia Tech | 32–10, 16–6 ACC |
| 27 | Saturday | W, 6–3 | vs. Virginia Tech | 33–10, 17–6 ACC |
| 28 | Sunday | L, 4–3 | vs. Virginia Tech | 33–11, 17–7 ACC |
| 30 | Tuesday | W, 13–1, 6½ innings (10-run rule) | vs. Charlotte | 34–11 |
| May | ||||
| 1 | Wednesday | W, 19–2, 6½ innings (10-run rule) | vs. William & Mary | 35–11 |
| 7 | Tuesday | 6 p.m. | vs. Campbell | ESPN3 |
| 10 | Friday | 6 p.m. | vs. Louisville | ESPN3 |
| 11 | Saturday | 2 p.m. | vs. Louisville | ESPN3 |
| 12 | Sunday | 1 p.m. | vs. Louisville | ACCN |
| 14 | Tuesday | 6 p.m. | at UNCW | FloSports |
| 16 | Thursday | 6 p.m. | at No. 10 Duke | ACCN |
| 17 | Friday | 6 p.m. | at No. 10 Duke | ESPN3 |
| 18 | Saturday | 1 p.m. | at No. 10 Duke | ESPN3 |
| 21–26 | Tuesday- Sunday | TBA | ACC tournament in Charlotte | ACCN |
| 31 | Friday | TBA | NCAA Regional | TBA |
| June | ||||
| 1–3 | Saturday- Monday | TBA | NCAA Regional | TBA |
| 7–10 | Friday- Monday | TBA | NCAA Super Regional | TBA |
| 14–24 | Friday- Monday | TBA | College World Series in Omaha, Neb. | TBA |
Photo courtesy of UNC Athletics
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