ACC Baseball to Kick Off 2025 Season on Friday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – All 16 ACC Baseball programs are set to begin their 2025 seasons on Friday, February 14, in a flurry of non-conference games.
Throughout the conference, seven teams will begin the season ranked in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25. Virginia, who was projected to win the ACC by the league’s 16 head coaches, leads the conference at No. 2. The Cavaliers are followed by No. 6 North Carolina, No. 9 Florida State, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 NC State, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 15 Clemson. The ACC’s seven teams in the top 15 are the most of any conference.
ACC newcomers California and Stanford will each play a four-game series to begin the season. Cal will host Nevada for a four-game set, while Stanford will open the season on the road against Cal State Fullerton.
Louisville and Clemson highlight the league’s non-conference action this weekend as the Cardinals and Tigers will combine to play five ranked opponents in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas – Home of MLB’s Texas Rangers. Both teams will square off with No. 17 Oklahoma State and No. 21 Arizona, while Louisville will also battle No. 19 Texas.
Virginia travels to Ponce, Puerto Rico, to compete in the Puerto Rico Challenge. The Cavaliers will square off with Michigan, Villanova and Rice on opening weekend from the island.
Nine ACC Baseball programs – Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest – will begin their seasons at home. Three more – Boston College, Notre Dame and Stanford – will hit the road to kick off the 2025 slate. In addition to Clemson, Louisville and Virginia, Pitt will round out a group of four ACC schools playing at a neutral site as the Panthers will meet Eastern Michigan in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Noting ACC Baseball
- At least one ACC team has reached the Men’s College World Series each of the previous 18 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 35 teams in the past 18 Men’s College World Series, an average of just under two per season.
- In 2024, four teams from the ACC advanced to the Men’s College World Series for just the second time in league history. The total also matched the NCAA record.
- Seven ACC baseball teams are ranked in the D1Baseball Preseason Poll. Virginia leads the way at No. 2, followed by No. 6 North Carolina, No. 9 Florida State, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 NC State, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 15 Clemson. The ACC’s seven teams in the top 15 are the most of any conference.
- This season, the ACC is slated to play 61 games against Power Four opponents and Oregon State.
- The ACC boasts 17 Preseason All-Americans, according to D1Baseball, which is tied for the most of any conference. The ACC’s 10 First-Team Preseason All-American selections are more than every other conference combined (7).
- ACC Baseball expands from 14 teams to 16 teams with the additions of California and Stanford. Previously, the Golden Bears and Cardinal have combined to win four Men’s College World Series championships, 25 trips to the Men’s College World Series, and 51 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- A total of 65 ACC student-athletes were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. All 16 members of the ACC had at least one player selected in the 2024 MLB Draft with 10 schools seeing at least four student-athletes get selected in the draft. Florida State led the way with eight selections while North Carolina and Wake Forest had six draft picks each. Clemson, Duke and Miami each added five draft picks throughout the three-day event.
- 2024 marked the 33rd consecutive year that at least one ACC player has been selected in the opening round of the MLB Draft and the ninth straight year that the ACC has placed at least one draftee among the top 15 picks.
Upcoming ACC Baseball Schedule
Friday, February 14
Fordham at No. 13 NC State, 11 a.m., ACCNX
No. 15 Clemson at No. 17 Oklahoma State (in Arlington, Texas), Noon, FloCollege
Texas Tech at No. 6 North Carolina, Noon, ACCNX
Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan (in Port Charlotte, Fla.), 1 p.m., FloSports
No. 2 Virginia vs. Michigan (in Ponce, Puerto Rico), 2 p.m., ESPN+
LIU at No. 14 Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College at USC Upstate, 3 p.m.
Fordham at No. 13 NC State, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Bucknell at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Cincinnati at No. 11 Duke, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Old Dominion at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Texas Tech at No. 6 North Carolina, 4 p.m., ACCNX
James Madison at No. 9 Florida State, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Marist at No. 14 Wake Forest, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at North Florida, 6:30 p.m.,
Niagara at Miami. 7 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville vs. No. 19 Texas (in Arlington, Texas), 8 p.m., FloCollege
Nevada at California, 9 p.m., ACCNX
Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 9:35 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, February 15
LIU at No. 14 Wake Forest, 11 a.m., ACCNX
No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 21 Arizona (in Arlington, Texas), Noon, FloCollege
Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan (in Port Charlotte, Fla.), 1 p.m., FloSports
Fordham at No. 13 NC State, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Texas Tech at No. 6 North Carolina, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College at USC Upstate, 2 p.m.
James Madison at No. 9 Florida State, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Old Dominion at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Cincinnati at No. 11 Duke, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Bucknell at Virginia Tech, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at North Florida, 3 p.m., ESPN+
Louisville at No. 17 Oklahoma State (in Arlington, Texas), 4 p.m., FloCollege
Nevada at California, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Marist at No. 14 Wake Forest, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Niagara at Miami, 6 p.m., ACCNX
Villanova vs. No. 2 Virginia (in Ponce, Puerto Rico), 7 p.m. ESPN+
Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 8:05 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, February 16
Louisville vs. No. 21 Arizona (in Arlington, Texas), 11:30 a.m., FloCollege
James Madison at No. 9 Florida State, Noon, ACCNX
Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan (in Port Charlotte, Fla.), Noon, FloSports
Texas Tech at No. 6 North Carolina, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame at North Florida, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Cincinnati at No. 11 Duke, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Bucknell at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College at USC Upstate, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Ole Miss vs. No. 15 Clemson (in Arlington, Texas), 3:30 p.m., FloCollege
Nevada at California, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Rice vs. No. 2 Virginia (in Ponce, Puerto Rico), 4 p.m., ESPN+
Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 4:05 p.m., ESPN+
Monday, February 17
Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 4:05 p.m., ESPN+
Nevada at California, 5 p.m., ACCNX
Tuesday, February 18
Liberty at No. 13 NC State, 3 p.m., ACCNX
East Tennessee State at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Wake Forest at UNCG, 4 p.m.
UNCW at No. 11 Duke, 4 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina A&T at No. 6 North Carolina, 4 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 Florida State at South Florida, 5 p.m.,
Georgia Tech at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Miami at Florida Atlantic, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 19
George Washington at No. 2 Virginia, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Xavier at Louisville, 3 p.m., ACCNX
Kansas State at No. 6 North Carolina, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Presbyterian at No. 15 Clemson, 4 p.m., ACCNX
Schedule is subject to change