Here is your ACC Weekend Preview for April 24th-26th. The marquee series of the weekend sees Georgia Tech making the trip to Clemson. The other key matchup is Boston College visiting Duke which has both ACC and NCAA tournament implications for both squads. The other four series of the weekend sees Maryland going to North Carolina, Wake Forest in Tallahassee to take on Florida State, Miami hosting Virginia Tech, and NC State playing Virginia.
Maryland at North Carolina
Friday 7 p.m: Alex White, RHP (Jr., 6-1, 3.14) vs Scott Swinson, RHP (Jr., 3-5, 5.20)
Saturday 6 p.m: Adam Warren, RHP (Sr., 4-2, 3.33) vs Matt Fullerton, LHP (Fr., 5-3, 5.77)
Sunday 1 p.m: Matt Harvey, RHP (So., 5-1, 5.86) vs Brett Harman, RHP (So., 3-4, 6.36)
Brian’s Prediction: UNC sweep
Colin’s Prediction: UNC sweep
UNC Series Notes
Maryland Series Notes
Georgia Tech at Clemson
Friday – 6:30 p.m.: RHP Deck McGuire (6-0, 2.56) vs. LHP Chris Dwyer (4-3, 4.30)
Saturday – 6:30 p.m.: RHP Zach Von Tersch (6-1, 4.91) vs. LHP Casey Harman (4-3, 3.86)
Sunday – 1 p.m.: RHP Brandon Cumpton (2-0, 4.24) vs. TBA
Brian’s Prediction: GT takes two out of three games.
Colin’s Prediction: GT 2-1
Georgia Tech Series Notes
Clemson Series Notes
Wake Forest at Florida State
Friday, April 24 LHP Garrett Bullock (Sr., 1-1, 5.94) vs. LHP Sean Gilmartin (Fr., 7-1, 2.98)
Saturday, April 25 RHP Phil Negus (Jr., 2-3, 8.52) vs. LHP Brian Busch (Fr., 2-2, 3.91)
Sunday, April 26 TBA vs. RHP Mike McGee (So., 3-2, 4.58)
Brian’s Prediction: FSU sweep
Colin’s Prediction: FSU sweep
FSU Series Notes
Wake Forest Series Notes
Virginia Tech at Miami
Friday: MIAMI – LHP Chris Hernandez (4-3, 5.50 ERA) vs. VT – RHP Rhett Ballard (5-2, 4.08 ERA)
Saturday: MIAMI – RHP David Gutierrez (2-4, 3.80 ERA) vs. VT- LHP Justin Wright (4-1, 3.45 ERA)
Sunday: MIAMI – LHP Iden Nazario (4-2, 6.28 ERA) vs. VT – RHP Mathew Price (3-2, 5.90 ERA)
Brian’s Prediction: UM takes two out of three
Colin’s Prediction: Miami two out of three
Virginia Tech Series Notes
Miami FL Series Notes
NC State at Virginia
Fri. – LHP Danny Hultzen (5-0, 2.36 ERA) vs. LHP Jimmy Gillheeney (5-2, 3.48 ERA)
Sat. – RHP Andrew Carraway (4-0, 3.46 ERA) vs. TBA
Sun. – RHP Robert Morey (1-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. TBA
Brian’s Prediction: UVA sweep
Colin’s Prediction: UVA 2-1
NC State Series Notes
Virginia Series Notes
Boston College at Duke
Friday: RHP JB MacDonald (4-4, 3.02) vs. LHP Christopher Manno (3-4, 4.99)
Saturday: RHP John Leonard (1-1, 7.20) vs. RHP Andrew Wolcott (5-3, 2.48)
Sunday: LHP Pat Dean (4-3, 3.54) vs. TBA
Brian’s Prediction: Duke takes two out of three games.
Colin’s Prediction: BC 2-1
Boston College Series Notes
Duke Series Notes
