The Atlantic Coast Conference has proven its dominance in the world of collegiate baseball, placing teams in the top 25 annually and sending teams to the College World Series nearly every year. This season is no different; in 2015 the ACC has the second most amount of top 25 teams according to NCBWA with five, trailing only the Southeastern Conference, which has seven teams, ranked in the top 25.
All 12 teams kick off the 2015 campaign on Friday with a packed opening weekend that includes non-conference contests and teams traveling to participate in tournaments around the country. ESPN will televise a record 675 college baseball games throughout their networks this season and to kick it off for the ACC will be Florida State when Oakland travels to Tallahassee for a three game series, all three games will be televised on ESPN3.
Schools traveling to tournaments across the country include Pittsburgh, which will be playing in the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida. Pitt has three games against non-conference teams; St. Louis, Kansas State and Ohio State. The University of Louisville will participate in the Opening Weekend Challenge at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. They will take on Alabama State, USF and the 18th ranked Cal State Fullerton Titans. Georgia Tech will stay at home and host St. Johns (NY), Fordham and Liberty in the Atlanta Challenge. Boston College heads to Spartanburg, South Carolina to take on Wofford, Xavier and USC Upstate before heading to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a three game set with no. 4 LSU Tigers.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, February 13, 2015
St. Louis at Pitt 9 AM EST
SIUE at Notre Dame 12 PM EST
Villanova at N.C. State 12 PM EST
Seton Hall at (14) North Carolina 1 PM EST
Alabama State at (10) Louisville 1 PM EST
(2) Virginia at East Carolina 1 PM EST
Oakland at (16) Florida State 2PM EST on ESPN3
West Virginia at (27) Clemson 2 PM EST
St. Johns (NY) at Georgia Tech 2 PM EST
Virginia Tech at Mercer 2 PM EST
Boston College at Wofford 3 PM EST
Notre Dame at Oklahoma 4 PM EST
Delaware at Wake Forest 4 PM EST
Rutgers at (13) Miami 12 PM EST
Duke at California 8 PM EST
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Kansas St at Pitt 9 AM EST
Xavier (OH) at Boston College 10 AM EST
Seton Hall at (14) North Carolina 12 PM EST
Oakland at (16) Florida State 12 PM EST on ESPN 3
West Virginia at (27) Clemson 12 PM EST
Rutgers at (13) Miami 12 PM EST
Virginia Tech at Mercer 12 PM EST
(2) Virginia at East Carolina 12 PM EST- DH – Game 1
(2) Virginia at East Carolina- DH – Game 2
Fordham at Georgia Tech 12 PM EST
Davidson at N.C. State 1 PM EST
Boston College at USC Upstate 2 PM EST
(10) Louisville at USF 4 PM EST
Delaware at Wake Forest 4 PM EST
Notre Dame at Oklahoma 4 PM EST
Rutgers at (13) Miami 5 PM EST
Duke at California 7 PM EST
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Xavier (OH) at Boston College 9 AM EST
Ohio State at Pitt 9 AM EST
(19) Cal State Fullerton at (10) Louisville 9 AM EST
Oakland at (16) Florida State 10 AM EST on ESPN3
Seton Hall at (14) North Carolina 11 AM EST
West Virginia at (27) Clemson 11 AM EST
Virginia Tech at Mercer 11 AM EST
Rutgers at (13) Miami at 11 AM EST
Notre Dame at Oklahoma 11 AM EST
Liberty at Georgia Tech 11 AM EST
Bucknell at Wake Forest 11:30 AM EST
Appalachian State at N.C. State 1 PM EST
Duke at Cal 2 PM EST
VCU at Wake Forest 3 PM EST
Monday, February 17, 2015
VCU at (2) Virginia 1 PM EST
UNC Wilmington at N.C. State 1 PM EST
(16) Florida State at Jacksonville 2 PM EST on ESPN 3
Georgia Tech at Georgia Southern 4 PM EST on ESPN 3
Wake Forest at Davidson 4 PM EST
