Baseball

Brackets are announced for the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship
[May 22, 2011] Complete pairings and starting times have been announced for the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which will be held Wednesday through next Sunday (May 25-29) at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. As the No. 1 overall seed, Coastal Division co-champion Virginia (22-8 ACC) will be placed atop Division A for the second straight year and will be joined by No. 4 North Carolina (20-10), No. 5 Miami (19-10) and No. 8 Wake Forest (15-15).

ACC Baseball Championship single-game tickets go on sale
[Mar. 4, 2011] Single-game tickets to the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, scheduled for May 25-29 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.., will go on sale Friday, March 4 at 9 a.m. Three games of round-robin pool play are slated for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with game times set for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The championship game on Sunday, May 29, will begin at 1 p.m.

Virginia rallies past Duke in 2009 ACC Baseball Championship, 11-7
[May 24, 2009] Virginia rallied for seven runs in the seventh inning Saturday night to rally past Duke 11-7 and earn a spot in Sunday's title game of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship.

Clemson gets past North Carolina in 2009 ACC Baseball Championship, 4-3 in 11 innings
[May 24, 2009] Wilson Boyd's two-out single off the wall in left drove home the winning run, lifting Clemson past North Carolina 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday in front of a historic crowd at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Elon holds on for 8-7 win over Duke
[Apr. 22, 2009] Bennett Davis homered twice and drove in three runs to lead Elon to an 8-7 win over Duke Wednesday evening at Latham Park. Davis blasted a two-run shot in the second inning that tied the game and then connected on the second of back-to-back homers in the bottom of the seventh. His solo shot in the seventh turned out to be the game-winner, as Elon closer Thomas Girdwood stifled a late Duke rally by stranding three base runners to earn his 10th save of the season.

Northwood baseball defeats NCSSM, 13-3
[Mar. 26, 2009] The Northwood varsity baseball team defeated the North Carolina School of Science and Math 13-3 in six innings Tuesday night at Northwood. After trailing 3-0 after one inning, the Charger bats slowly awakened throughout the rest of the game, led by Zach Groves who went 2 for 2 at the plate with a two run home run in the second inning to go along with his first inning single, three runs, and two stolen bases.

Northwood JV baseball team defeats Cardinal Gibbons
[Mar. 21, 2009] The Northwood JV baseball team defeated Cardinal Gibbons on Thursday 6-5 when Trevor Ahkuoi scored on a wild pitch after walking, and stealing second base in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Northwood varsity baseball defeats Cedar Ridge, 5-2
[Mar. 21, 2009] The Northwood High School Varsity Baseball team defeated Cedar Ridge Wednesday night 5-2 to improve to 4-0 overall, 2-0 in the Mid State 2A Conference.

Northwood defeats Jordan-Matthews in baseball, 12-1
[Mar. 12, 2009] The Northwood varsity baseball team defeated Jordan-Matthews 12-1 Wednesday evening in five innings. Austin Brice picked up the win going three shutout innings while striking out seven.

Duke announces 2009 baseball schedule
[Nov. 25, 2008] Thirty-five home games, including home ACC series against NC State, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Boston College, highlight the Duke baseball team’s 2009 schedule, released Friday by head coach Sean McNally.

Wake Forest shuts down Duke offense in 3-1 win Saturday
[May 11, 2008] Charlie Mellies pitched a complete game four-hitter and gave up just one run to lead Wake Forest to a 3-1 win over Duke Saturday afternoon at Gene Hooks Stadium.

Duke stumbles against Wake Forest to drop opener 7-3
[May 10, 2008] Ben Hunter struck out eight and held Duke to two runs on six hits over seven-plus innings to lead Wake Forest to a 7-3 win in the series opener Friday afternoon at Gene Hooks Stadium.

Yankees take Brackman in first round of MLB draft
[Jun. 7, 2007] NC State right-hand pitcher Andrew Brackman was selected as the final pick of the first round of Thursday’s Major League Baseball first-year player draft. The New York Yankees took him with the No. 30 overall pick of baseball’s annual selection process.

Seven ACC schools make the 2007 NCAA Baseball Tournament
[May 30, 2007] The Atlantic Coast Conference tied the league record for the second year in a row and third all-time, as seven teams will be heading to the 2007 NCAA Baseball Tournament announced Monday afternoon. ACC champion North Carolina and Florida State were one of eight schools from the 64-team field to earn a national seed with the Tar Heels tabbed No. 3 and the Seminoles at No. 6.