Virginia Tech baseball to open ACC Tournament against first-year member on Tuesday

The Hokies begin play at the ACC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon against a first-year conference member.
Florida State v Wake Forest
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It was another up-and-down ACC regular season for the Virginia Tech baseball team. After impressively winning three series early in the season over Louisville, Notre Dame and sweeping Wake Forest on the road, the Hokies hit the skids again and struggled.

Needing to at least win their final series over the weekend against Virginia at home, if not sweep it, the Hokies split the first two games before dropping the rubber match on Saturday afternoon, 3-1, to finish 12-18. That loss clinched the No. 12 seed for the conference tournament next week in Durham and they will begin on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock against No. 13 Stanford, which finished 11-19 in their first year in the ACC.

2025 ACC Baseball Tournament pairings

Tuesday's Games - First Round

Game 1: No. 16 California vs. No. 9 Miami, 9 a.m.
Game 2: No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Stanford, 1 p.m.
Game 3: No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. No. 10 Louisville, 5 p.m.
Game 4: No. 14 Boston College vs. No. 11 Notre Dame, 9 p.m.

Wednesday's Games - Second Round

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Wake Forest, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Clemson, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Duke, 5 p.m.
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 6 Virginia, 9 p.m.

Thursday's Games - Quarterfinals

Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 NC State, 7 p.m.  

Friday's Games - Quarterfinals

Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 Florida State, 3 p.m.
Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 24 - Semifinals

Game 13: Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winners, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winners, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 25 - Championship Game

Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, Noon

This is the first season that the tournament is single-elimination, which means teams like Virginia Tech, who need wins to improve their NCAA Tournament chances, have limited opportunities to do it, which is less than ideal.