CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) -- Eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams will be among the 64-team field when the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship gets underway this Friday, May 31. Five ACC teams - Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State and Virginia - will all serve as regional hosts throughout the first weekend.
The league's five hosts are tied for the most of any conference in the country.
The regional format for the DI baseball championship is a double-elimination tournament format with the winning 16 teams advancing to Super Regionals, which will be held from June 9-12. The top eight teams remaining will host the Super Regionals on-campus in a best-of-three series with the eight winners advancing to Omaha.
At least one ACC team has reached the Men’s College World Series each of the previous 17 years in which it has been held, and multiple ACC teams reached the MCWS 11 times during that span. The ACC has placed a total of 31 teams in the past 17 Men’s College World Series, an average of just under two per season.
Clemson will host a regional for the second straight year, squaring off with No. 4 seed High Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday on ACC Network. The Tigers will also be joined at Doug Kingsmore Stadium by No. 2 seed Vanderbilt and No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina.
Florida State will host the Tallahassee Regional after making it all the way to the ACC Baseball Championship game. On Friday afternoon, the top-seeded Seminoles will square off with in-state foe Stetson at noon on ESPN+, while No. 2 seed Alabama will face No. 3 seed UCF.
Atlantic Division champion North Carolina will host the Chapel Hill Regional, meeting No. 4 seed Long Island on Friday at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Tar Heels will also host second-seeded LSU and third-seeded Wofford at Boshamer Stadium. During the regular season, the Tar Heels posted a .941 winning percentage at home, which was second-best in the country.
NC State will host a regional for the first time since 2018, hosting No. 4 seed Bryant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, streaming on ESPN+. The Wolfpack will also be joined by No. 2 seed South Carolina and No. 3 seed James Madison. NC State won 25 games at home during the regular season, while also boasting a 13-8 record against top 25 opponents.
After a 41-win regular season, No. 1 seed Virginia will meet No. 4 seed Penn in the first game of the Charlottesville Regional, beginning Friday at noon on ESPN+. The Cavaliers will also host No. 2 seed Mississippi State and No. 3 seed St. John's at Disharoon Park.
ACC Champion Duke will head to Norman, Oklahoma, for the Norman Regional. The second-seeded Blue Devils will meet No. 3 seed UConn, while top-seeded Oklahoma will face off against No. 4 seed Oral Roberts in the other matchup. Duke's first contest will take place at 1:00 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
Wake Forest will make the 190-mile journey from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Greenville, North Carolina, as the No. 2 seed in the Greenville Regional. The Demon Deacons look to return to Omaha for the Men's College World Series for the second-straight year with the road beginning against No. 3 seed VCU at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, streaming on ESPN+. Top-seeded East Carolina will meet No. 4 seed Evansville in the Friday afternoon contest.
Georgia Tech will travel just 70 miles to Athens, Georgia, to compete in the Athens Regional. The third-seeded Yellow Jackets will face No. 2 seed UNCW as both teams begin postseason play on Friday at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. Top-seeded Georgia will meet Army to round out the Athens Regional.
Friday’s opening day matchups for the eight NCAA Regionals involving ACC teams are listed below.
Friday, May 31, 2024 (All times Eastern)
Athens Regional hosted by Georgia
#1 Georgia (39-15) vs. #4 Army West Point (31-21), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 UNCW (39-19) vs. #3 Georgia Tech (31-23), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Chapel Hill Regional hosted by North Carolina
#2 LSU (40-21) vs. #3 Wofford (41-18), noon, ESPNU
#1 North Carolina (42-13) vs. #4 LIU (33-23), 6 p.m. ESPN+
Charlottesville Regional hosted by Virginia
#1 Virginia (41-15) vs. #4 Penn (24-23), noon, ESPN+
#2 Mississippi St. (38-21) vs. #3 St. John’s (NY) (37-16-1), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Clemson Regional hosted by Clemson
#2 Vanderbilt (38-21) vs. #3 Coastal Carolina (34-23), noon, ESPN2
#1 Clemson (41-14) vs. #4 High Point (34-25), 7 p.m., ACCN
Greenville Regional hosted by East Carolina
#1 East Carolina (43-15) vs. #4 Evansville (35-23), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Wake Forest (38-20) vs. #3 VCU (37-21), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Norman Regional hosted by Oklahoma
#1 Oklahoma (37-19) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (27-30-1), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Duke (39-18) vs. #3 UConn (32-23), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Raleigh Regional hosted by NC State
#2 South Carolina (36-23) vs. #3 James Madison (34-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#1 NC State (33-20) vs. #4 Bryant (36-19), 7 p.m, ESPN+
Tallahassee Regional hosted by Florida State
#1 Florida St. (42-15) vs. #4 Stetson (40-20), noon, ACCN
#2 Alabama (33-22) vs. #3 UCF (35-19), 6 p.m., ESPN+