2009 ACC Baseball Tournament
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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 20 through May 24. It was the first time the tournament has been played at the ballpark since 1999 and fourth time overall since the ballpark opened in 1995. The #6 seeded Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
won the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record, earning 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 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009...
. It was Virginia's first conference championship in baseball since 1996, and their second tournament championship ever.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be contested at Fenway Park
Fenway Park
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in Boston
Boston
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, home of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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's Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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. But on August 14, 2008 it was announced by Fenway Sports Group, along with 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...
, that the location of the tournament would have to be changed due to a scheduling error. The ACC chose the Bulls' ballpark as Fenway's replacement.
2009 was the third 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.
Seeding
From TheACC.com:
The top two teams from both the Atlantic and Coastal divisions, as determined by conference winning percentage, in addition to the four teams with the next best conference winning percentage, regardless of division, will be selected to participate in the ACC Baseball Championship. The two division champions will automatically be seeded number one and two based on winning percentage in overall conference competition. The remaining teams will be seeded (three through eight) based on winning percentage in overall conference competition without regard to division. All ties will be broken using the tie-breaking provisions.
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Tournament
Notes† - Denotes extra innings
‡ - Denotes game shortened due to Mercy Rule
1 - Florida State beat Boston College head-to-head
Division A
Division B
1 - Game ended in the bottom of the eighth inning due to the Mercy Rule.Championship Final
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Dustin Ackley | North Carolina |
| 2B | Jason Stidham | Florida State |
| 3B | Mickey Wiswall | Boston College |
| SS | Jake Lemmerman | Duke |
| C | Franco Valdes | Virginia |
| OF | Dan Grovatt | Virginia |
| Wilson Boyd | Clemson | |
| Mike McGee | Florida State | |
| DH/UT | Danny Hultzen | Virginia |
| P | Pat Dean | Boston College |
| Casey Harman | Clemson | |
| MVP | Dan Grovatt | Virginia |
(*)Denotes Unanimous Selection
See also
- 2009 College World Series2009 College World SeriesThe 2009 College World Series began on June 13, and was held through June 24, 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska at historic Rosenblatt Stadium. As part of the 2009 collegiate baseball season, eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to crown a...
- 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament2009 NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentThe 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009...
- News & Record - Aug 14 2008 - Fenway Out, Greensboro Seeks Event
External links
- 2009 ACC Baseball Championship Central - Official Site