CLEMSON — The Clemson Insider is taking a look into ACC conference play during Easter weekend. Below is some of the top matchups you can expect to find.
#3 Clemson Tigers (22-2, 5-1 ACC) vs. Miami (14-10, 5-4 ACC)
Thursday (7 PM) ACC Network – RHP Matthew Marchal (CU) vs. RHP Gage Ziehl (MIA)
Friday (7 PM) ACC Extra – LHP Ethan Darden (CU) vs. LHP Rafe Schlesinger (MIA)
Saturday (1 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. LHP Hedrick Hernandez (MIA)
The Tigers are coming off a sweep of No. 7 Florida State in three games at home last weekend while the Hurricanes defeated FIU 14-7 on Tuesday and are hitting .306 with a 5.75 ERA as a team.
Pitt (11-11, 1-8 ACC) vs. #13 Virginia Tech (19-4, 8-1 ACC)
Thursday (4 PM) ACC Extra – No starters listed.
Friday (4 PM) ACC Extra – No Starters listed.
Saturday (4 PM) ACC Network – No starters listed.
These two foes are 3-3 in their previous six meetings. Pitt took the series from the Hokies last season. Dom Popa’s (Pitt) ACC-best 19-game hit streak ended Sunday against No. 14 Virginia. The Hokies will look to sweep once again in conference play.
#9 Virginia (21-4, 6-3 ACC) vs. #11 Duke (18-7, 4-5 ACC)
Thursday (6 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Cullen McKay (UVA) vs LHP Jonathan Santucci (DUKE)
Friday (6 PM) ACC Extra – LHP Evan Blanco (UVA) vs. RHP Ryan Higgins (DUKE)
Saturday (1 PM) ACC Extra – Both starters TBA
Virginia comes into the series winners of six straight games with Duke being the Cavaliers’ third nationally ranked opponent of the season so far. Duke comes into the series allowing the second fewest hits (6.17 per game) and the sixth lowest ERA (3.46) in the country.
Louisville (16-9, 2-4 ACC) vs. #17 Florida State (20-3, 3-3 ACC)
Thursday (6 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Cam Lester (FSU) vs LHP Sebastian Gongora (UL)
Friday (6 PM) ACC Extra – LHP Jamie Arnold (FSU) vs LHP Evan Webster (UL)
Saturday (2 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Conner Whitaker (FSU) vs. TBD (UL)’
Florida State comes off of getting swept by Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Louisville enters the weekend looking for its first ACC series win of the season after dropping two or three to both Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Boston College (12-11, 2-7 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (16-7, 3-3 ACC)
Thursday (6 PM) ACC Extra – No starters listed.
Friday (6 PM) ACC Extra – No starters listed.
Saturday (1 PM) ACC Extra – No starters listed.
Georgia Tech returns home for a four-game home stand. Tech is looking to get back on track after getting swept by North Carolina. Boston College under first-year head coach Todd Interdenato is looking to get its first series win against a tough opponent in the fighting Yellow Jackets.
Notre Dame (14-9, 2-7 ACC) vs. NC State (15-7, 5-4 ACC)
Thursday (7 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Matt Bedford (ND) vs. TBA (NC State)
Friday (8PM) ACC Network – RHP Jack Radel (ND) vs. TBA (NC State)
Saturday (3 PM) ACC Extra – RHP Rory Fox (ND) vs. TBA (NC State)
Notre Dame is coming off of a sweep of Rice University and is gaining some traction in the NCBWA poll. NC State is looking to stay above .500 in ACC play so far this season.
#14 North Carolina (22-4, 7-2 ACC) vs #12 Wake Forest (17-7, 4-5 ACC)
Friday (6 PM) ACC Extra – LHP Folger Boaz (UNC) vs. LHP Josh Hartle (WF)
Saturday (7 PM) ACC Network – RHP Jason DeCaro (UNC) vs. RHP Chase Burns (WF)
Sunday (1 PM) ACC Extra – LHP Shea Sprague (UNC) vs. RHP Michael Massey (WF)