2012 ACC Baseball Tournament: Georgia Tech Punches Ticket To NCAA's With 8-5 Win Over Miami

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 8-5 over the Miami Hurricanes at the 2012 ACC Baseball Championship game Sunday afternoon.

The Jackets scored four runs in the top of the first and never gave up the lead. It was a complete team effort with six of the nine Georgia Tech batters recording at least two hits. Zane Evans knocked in a team-high three RBI's.

Miami starter Javi Salas was knocked out after just 1.1 innings where he gave up four earned runs.

Georgia Tech pitchers also did their part, holding the Hurricanes to just five hits over the game. Jarrett Didrick was a key contributor out of the bullpen, pitching the last four innings for the Yellow Jackets to pick up his sixth save of the season and bring home the championship.

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2012 ACC Baseball Tournament: Virginia Shuts Out Florida State, 7-0

The Virginia Cavaliers knocked off the Florida State Seminoles in their final game of the 2012 ACC Baseball Tournament.

Virginia outfielders Derek Fisher (left), Colin Harrington (right) and Brandon Downes (center) had two RBI's each for the Cavaliers as third baseman Stephen Bruno contributed one RBI to Virginia's cause. Pitcher Artie Lewicki got the start on the mound for Virginia and the win as he pitched seven complete innings while giving up three hits, no runs and walking two Seminole batters and striking out four.

For Florida State, offense was obviously hard to generate. Second baseman Devon Travis had two hits for Florida State as designated hitter Jayce Boyd, catcher Stephen McGee and first baseman John Nogowski each had a hit for the Seminoles. Mike Compton took the loss on the hill for Florida State as he pitched five innings, gave up six hits, one earned run while walking two and striking out as many Virginia batters.

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ACC Baseball Tournament Day 3 Recap: Florida State Eliminated From Contention, Miami Stays Alive

On the one hand, No. 8-seed Georgia Tech has been the surprise of the ACC baseball tournament with their 5-4 victory against Florida State in the opening round, then a 17-5 thumping of Virginia on Day 3. On the other hand, though, the Seminoles have also been a surprise in this tournament, considering their loss to the Yellow Jackets, and the heartbreaking come-from-behind walk-off loss to Clemson on Friday.

The Miami Hurricanes also kept their championship hopes alive on Friday with a 6-3 win against Wake Forest. Now the Canes redirect their attention to the North Carolina-NC State game on Saturday, hoping a Tar Heels victory over the Wolfpack will grant them a spot in the championship game on Sunday.

Miami had been dead even with Wake Forest until a three-run seventh inning opened things up a bit for the Canes.

Here is a look at the Day 4 schedule for the ACC tournament:

- Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 11 a.m.

- Virginia vs. Florida State, 3 p.m.

- NC State vs. North Carolina 7 p.m.

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ACC Tournament Final: Virginia Thumped By Georgia Tech, 17-5

The Virginia Cavaliers entered Friday's game against Georgia Tech with a great opportunity to get the inside track to play in the ACC championship. For two and-a-half innings, things appeared to be going UVA's as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Then the bottom of the third happened, so did the bottom of the fourth. When all was said and done, Georgia Tech won their game 17-5 in seven innings with the 10-run mercy rule in effect. The loss eliminated the Cavaliers from championship contention in the ACC tournament.

The Cavaliers took a 3-0 lead on the Yellow Jackets thanks to an RBI single by center fielder Brandon Downes and a sacrifice bunt RBI by second basemen Keith Weman in the top of the second and an RBI single by rightfielder Colin Harrington.

But in the bottom of the third inning, the Yellow Jackets shelled UVA starting pitcher Scott Silverstein and reliever Nick Howard. Silverstein only got one out in the bottom of the third, that was on a sacrifice bunt by Georgia Tech third baseman Sam Dove. Things went no better for Howard as he allowed the other two runs in the bottom of the third and all four runs in the bottom of the fourth as the Yellow Jackets took a 10-3 lead.

The Yellow Jackets finished the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with a three-run home run by first baseman Jake Davies to close the scoring at 17-5.

Georgia Tech now has the inside track to clinch Pool A and a spot in the ACC championship game if Florida State defeats Clemson in the second game of the day.

Virginia closes out their pool play on Saturday against Florida State at 3 p.m.

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ACC Baseball Tournament 2012, Day 3 Schedule: Virginia Gets Early Start Against Georgia Tech

Day 3 of the 2012 ACC Baseball Tournament sees a battle for Pool position in Pool A as Virginia players Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets defeated No. 1 seed Florida State, 5-4 in the tournament opener Wednesday, while the Cavaliers used an eighth-inning rally to defeat Clemson, 3-2 on Thursday. The winner of Friday's opener will be in good position to advance to Sunday's championship game.

All ACC tournament games are being played at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C., and they will all be televised by CSN Mid-Atlantic and streamed online at ESPN3.

Today's full ACC tournament schedule:

11:00 a.m.: No. 8 Georgia Tech (1-0) Vs. No. 4 Virginia (1-0) (Pool A)

3:00 p.m.: No. 5 Clemson (0-1) Vs. No. 1 Florida State (0-1) (Pool A)

7:00 p.m.: No. 6 Miami (Fla.) (1-1) Vs. No. 7 Wake Forest (1-1) (Pool B)

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2012 ACC Baseball Tournament Day 2 Recap: Parity Reigns In Pool B

In addition to Virginia's 3-2 win over Clemson, Thursday saw two other games in the 2012 ACC Baseball Tournament.

Miami (Fla.) 5, North Carolina 3: Dale Carey's two-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning broke a 3-3 tie against the second-seeded Tar Heels. The loss ended North Carolina's winning streak at 14 games, but Miami didn't secure the win until Colin Moran struck out looking with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth.

North Carolina head coach Mike Fox was ejected after the game for arguing the game-ending strikeout. Under NCAA rules, Fox is suspended for Saturday's game against North Carolina State.

Wake Forest 7, N.C. State 3: Jack Fischer allowed three earned runs on eight hits over eight-plus innings as the Demon Deacons rebounded from Wednesday's shutout loss to North Carolina. Wake Forest took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the 3rd to make the score 4-2. The inning included three wild pitches and a two-run double by Grant Shamley.

With these results, all four members of Pool B are tied with 1-1 records. Miami takes on Wake Forest in Friday's only Pool B game.

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ACC Baseball Tournament 2012: 8th-Inning Rally Lifts UVA Past Clemson, 3-2

An eighth-inning rally helped the No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers defeat No. 5 Clemson in UVA's first game of the 2012 ACC Baseball Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Virginia trailed 2-1 and had the bases empty with two out and nobody on in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Clemson pitcher Mike Kent allowed a single, a hit batter, a walk, and another hit batter to even the score at 2-2. With the bases still loaded, Branden Cogswell worked a walk on a 3-1 pitch to score the winning run.

Justin Thompson induced a game-ending double play in the top of the 9th to secure the win. The Cavaliers are now tied with Georgia Tech at the top of Pool A after the Yellow Jackets defeated No. 1 seed Florida State 5-4 in the tournament's opening game. The two teams meet Friday at 11:00 a.m.

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2012 ACC Baseball Tournament: Virginia Opens Play Against Clemson

Virginia, the No. 4 seed, begins its journey toward a second straight ACC tournament crown this morning as they open postseason play against the No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers at 11:00 a.m. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 36-16-1 mark, registering an 18-12 record in conference play. They've won two of the last three ACC tournament titles. Along with Clemson, Virginia is grouped with No. 1 Florida State and No. 8 Georgia Tech in Pool A.

Right-hander Branden Kline (6-3, 3.89 ERA) will take the mound for the Cavaliers, who swept the regular-season series with Clemson, 3-0.

All ACC tournament games are being played at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C., and they will all be televised by CSN Mid-Atlantic and streamed online at ESPN3.

Today's full ACC tournament schedule:

11:00 a.m.: No. 5 Clemson Vs. No. 4 Virginia

3:00 p.m.: No. 2 North Carolina Vs. No. 6 Miami

7:00 p.m.: No. 3 N.C. State Vs. No. 7 Wake Forest

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2012 ACC Baseball Tournament Scores: Day 1 Comes To A Close

The opening round of the 2012 ACC baseball tournament kicked off on Wednesday with three games.

Georgia Tech Vs. Florida State, Yellow Jackets win 5-4: Florida State fell behind five runs in the top of the fifth inning, and the Seminoles could not complete a comeback and lost their first game of the tournament, 5-4 on Wednesday to Georgia Tech.

Miami Vs. N.C. State, Hurricanes lose on walk-off 3-2: The Hurricanes took an early lead in the game in the top of the sixth inning, scoring two runs. N.C. State answered in the bottom of the inning, cutting the lead in half to 2-1. With the bases loaded up and the game tied 2-2, reliever Eric Nedeljkovic walked in the game winning run.

Wake Forest Vs. North Carolina, Tar Heels bank Deacons 6-0: North Carolina got off to a great start in the ACC tournament, shutting out Wake Forest in a 6-0 victory. A four-run third inning was all the Tar Heels needed to walk away with the win as the Deacons offense was shut down.

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2012 ACC Baseball Tournament, Virginia: Fourth-Seeded Cavaliers To Face Clemson In Opening Game

Virginia looks to win its second straight ACC Tournament title and earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.