ACC Baseball Tournament 2023: Wednesday Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule

Pool play continued Wednesday in the 2023 ACC baseball tournament, with two of the top seeds taking the diamond for the first time.

No. 2 Virginia was drawn against No. 11 Georgia Tech, while No. 3 Clemson got No. 10 Virginia Tech in its first tourney game. Eighth-seeded Notre Dame and 12th-seeded Pittsburgh rounded out the day's slate.

Here's a recap for Wednesday's action at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina.

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Wednesday Results

• No. 12 Pittsburgh def. No. 8 Notre Dame, 9-5 
• No. 2 Virginia def. No. 11 Georgia Tech, 15-1
• No. 3 Clemson 14, No. 10 Virginia Tech 5

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Pool-Play Schedule

Thursday, May 25

• No. 1 Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. ET 
• No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Virginia, 3 p.m. ET 
• No. 4 Miami vs. No. 9 NC State, 7 p.m. ET

Friday, May 26

• No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 3 Clemson, 11 a.m. ET 
• No. 5 Duke vs. No. 4 Miami, 3 p.m. ET 
• No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Wake Forest, 7 p.m. ET

Full tournament schedule and bracket is available at the ACC's official site

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Wednesday Recap

Pittsburgh 9, Notre Dame 5

Notre Dame was left to rue a 9-5 defeat in which it recorded 15 hits but left 11 men on base.

Pitt had the Fighting Irish on the ropes from the outset, scoring twice in the top of the first inning and jumping ahead 3-1 in the second. After Notre Dame tied the game in the third, Noah Martinez plated three for the Panthers on a home run to right.

With their team already up 7-4 in the seventh, Kyle Hess and Dom Popa hit a pair of solo homers that effectively put the contest out of reach for Notre Dame.

Sky Duff and Jayden Melendez helped set the table for the Pitt offense. The first two hitters in the lineup each had three hits and scored three of the team's runs.

On the mound, Dylan Simmons and Nash Bryan largely silenced Notre Dame's bats after the Fighting Irish got four runs off Pitt starter Jack Sokol. Simmons and Bryan pitched the final 4.2 innings, striking out five and allowing one earned run on six hits.

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Virginia 15, Georgia Tech 1

Virginia showed no mercy toward Georgia Tech, crossing the plate 15 times in just seven innings.

The bulk of the damage came with two outs in the fifth inning, when the Cavaliers put eight runs on the board thanks to four straight extra-base hits. Casey Saucke and Griff O'Ferrall doubled, Anthony Stephan had a three-bagger, and Ethan O'Donnell brought the offensive flurry to a close with a three-run home run.

That was one of three homers for Virginia on the day. Kyle Teel and Ethan Anderson had the others.

O'Donnell, Sauke and Teel each had three hits, nearly eclipsing Georgia Tech's entire output (four hits) on their own.

The Yellow Jackets simply had no answer for Cavaliers starter Nick Parker. The right-hander went the distance, recording five strikeouts to just one walk.

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Clemson 14, Virginia Tech 5

It turns out scoring seven runs in a single inning makes winning a lot easier.

That is exactly what Clemson did in its 14-5 victory over Virginia Tech. The Tigers offense exploded for seven runs in the sixth thanks in large part to a grand slam by Caden Grice. The long ball ended the scoring for the frame and broke the game open even though the Hokies were in control in the early going with a 5-3 lead through five.

Grice was the star at 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored, but six Clemson players tallied at least one RBI in a balanced attack. Riley Bertram was one of the six and finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and a walk.

Virginia Tech's offense got to Clemson starter Joe Allen and relief pitcher Ty Olenchuk in the early going, but the back end of the bullpen did its job for the victors. The Hokies didn't score a single run in the final five innings and couldn't keep pace with the strong showing from their counterpart's offense.

It was quite the opening statement for Clemson as it looks to win the ACC tournament behind more impressive offensive outings.