The third day of the ACC baseball tournament has brought us the first upset and some wild finishes. Time to dive into yesterday’s games.

Day 3 Recap

Clemson 5 – 4 Virginia

The first game of the third day of the ACC baseball tournament saw the first major upset as the #6 seed Clemson Tigers upended the #3 seed Virginia Cavaliers in a thrilling victory. Clemson scored the go-ahead, game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly. They could’ve increased the margin even more as a wild pitch put another Clemson base runner on third base, but Virginia was able to stop the bleeding by forcing another pop fly. Clemson’s start Charlie Barnes allowed three earned runs in his five and 2/3 innings of work, but the following relief pitchers Alex Eubanks and Pat Krall allowed two hits combined to put the Cavaliers away.

Florida State 6 – 1 Georgia Tech

The Seminoles took down the Yellow Jackets in convincing, unsurprising fashion in the afternoon game. Georgia Tech, the #9 seed coming into the tournament, is now out of contention to make it out of Pool A after falling to both Florida State and Miami. FSU’s Jackson Lueck came up huge again as he went three for three on the day in his at-bats and scored a run to help the Seminoles set up a winner-take-all game for Pool A when they face the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday.

Miami 8 – 7 NC State

The NC State Wolfpack faced a must-win game against the top-seeded Canes in order to stay alive in their pool, and they played one of the best teams in the country right down to the wire. Miami was saved by a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning from their ninth batter in the rotation Edgar Michaelangeli. His 3 RBI dinger put Miami in the driver’s seat in Pool A as they get set for an effective play-in game to the ACC Championship game when they face Florida State.

With the completion of yesterday’s games, here are the current standings for the ACC baseball tournament.

Day 4 Preview

Clemson vs. Louisville – 11 a.m. ET (regional sports network/ESPN3)

Clemson is looking to build off of their momentum from their stunning upset over Virginia to take down another hot team, the Louisville Cardinals. Based off of the current standings, a win for the Tigers would put them in the driver’s seat for advancing out of Pool B, with Louisville next facing #3 seed Virginia and Clemson facing the lowest seed Wake Forest.

Wake Forest vs. Virginia – 3 p.m. ET (regional sports network/ESPN3)

Virginia absolutely has to win this game to stay in contention for advancing out of Pool B, but Wake Forest isn’t technically out of it either if they can pull off the stunning victory Friday afternoon. The Demon Deacons did jump out to an early lead against Louisville before they were overpowered by the dominant Cardinal batters. They’ll be looking to do it against Virginia, who will be relying on junior RHP Alex Bettinger (2-4, 5.08 ERA) who has seen his fair share of troubles this season.

Georgia Tech vs. NC State – 7 p.m. ET (regional sports network/ESPN3)

With two losses apiece in both of their first two games, both the Yellow Jackets and the Wolfpack are officially out of contention for the ACC Championship. With the completion of tonight’s game, the round robin play for both teams will be complete and they will both go home regardless of who wins. However, with the pressure off and both teams playing a nightcap essentially just for fun, this could make for a very entertaining game.

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