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Baseball Opens ACC Pool Play Against Georgia Tech – University of North Carolina Athletics
All ACC Baseball Championship games will be carried live on ACC Network through the semifinals. The championship game will be televised on ESPN2, Sunday at noon.
B&T HVAC will present ACC Tournament coverage on GoHeels.com and WCHL 97.9 FM and 1360 AM.
Both teams enter the tournament on a four-game losing streak. UNC dropped a road game at Coastal Carolina before being swept at Clemson. At the same time, Georgia Tech lost three straight at Virginia after falling to Mercer.
Virginia, winners of the Coastal Division and the No. 2 seed, is the third team in Pool B. The Cavaliers face Georgia Tech on Wednesday before squaring off with the Tar Heels on Thursday.
Junior Max Carlson, who pitched seven innings of one-run baseball against the Yellow Jackets earlier this season, will start of the Tar Heels. He will be opposed by right-hander Ben King.
The Tar Heels outscored the Jackets, 22-15, during their three-game series on the first weekend of April. Hunter Stokely collected six hits in the series and Tomas Frick drove in four runs.
| Pitching Matchups | North Carolina | Georgia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 3 p.m. (ACCN) | RHP Max Carlson (4-2, 6.20) | RHP Ben King (6-1, 3.21) |
The Tar Heels are 89-71 in 47 previous ACC Tournament appearances and own eight championships.
Under Coach Forbes, North Carolina is 5-1 at the championship, including a 4-0 march en route to the 2022 championship with wins over Clemson, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and NC State.
This is only the third time (2014, 1992) that UNC has been the No. 7 seed in the tournament. UNC is 4-4 as the No. 7 seed.
North Carolina has won three ACC championships in the Bull City (2019, 2013, 1984), including two at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The last time the DBAP hosted the event in 2019, the Tar Heels defeated Georgia Tech to take home the title.
Tuesday’s game will be the 17th all-time meeting at the ACC tournament between UNC and Georgia Tech, with the Jackets holding a 10-6 advantage in the postseason series.
UNC is 9-9 away from Boshamer Stadium this season, while Georgia Tech has a 7-15 record outside of its home park.