Published May 20, 2018
Schedule Announced For ACC Baseball Championship
UNC Athletic Communications
UNC Athletic Communications

Sixth-ranked North Carolina, the ACC Coastal Division champions and No. 1 overall seed, will face Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, the league announced Sunday morning. The Tar Heels will then take on Georgia Tech Friday at 3 p.m. to close out Pool A.

The ACC Baseball Championship will feature a pool-play format, leading into a four-team, single-elimination bracket to determine the league champion. Each team in the four pools will play one game against each of the other two opponents in its pool Tuesday through Friday (May 22-25). The four teams with the best records within their respective pools will advance to Saturday's semifinals, with the winners playing on Sunday in the ACC Championship Game.

Game times Tuesday through Friday are set for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday's semifinals are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., while Sunday's championship will begin at noon. The tournament will kick off on Tuesday at 11 a.m. as Pittsburgh takes on Georgia Tech.

Tickets are available by calling 919.956.Bull (2855), ext.3, or online at http://theacc.co/base18tickets

Regional Sports Networks from across the conference footprint and across the nation will carry all 14 games on Tuesday through Saturday. Sunday's noon championship game will televised nationally by ESPN2. All games will also be available on the ESPN app (subject to blackout).

The ACC Baseball Championship FanFest will be held Saturday, May 26, from noon to 6 p.m. during the semifinals of the championship. The free event, located on Blackwell Street outside of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and Historic American Tobacco Campus, includes live music, interactive games, student-athlete autographs, and giveaways. For more information, visit: https://www.durhamncsports.com/accfanfest/.

2018 ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

May 22-27 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.

Tuesday, May 22

No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 10 Virginia vs. No. 6 Florida State, 3 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Miami, 7 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Wednesday, May 23

No. 9 Wake Forest vs. No. 5 Louisville, 11 a.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 11 Notre Dame, 3 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Thursday, May 24

No. 4 Duke vs. No. 9 Wake Forest, 11 a.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 3 NC State vs. No. 10 Virginia, 3 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Clemson, 7 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Friday, May 25

No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 4 Duke, 11 a.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 North Carolina, 3 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 3 NC State, 7 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Saturday, May 26

Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner, 1 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner, 5 p.m. (RSN/ACC Network Extra)

Sunday, May 27

ACC Championship, Noon (ESPN2)