ACC Baseball Countdown: 23 Days!

Posted by Brandon Rink on January 26, 2011 under ACC Baseball | Comments are off for this article

We’re getting closer to opening day in college baseball and here are the players to watch and series to see…our divisional predictions coming up!

ACC All-Americans…

NCBWA All-American Team (2010 stats)

1st team – FSU’s Mike Mcgee, utility – .328 BA/17 HRs/73 RBIs.
Virginia’s Danny Hultzen, pitcher – 11-1/2.78 ERA/122 Ks.
2nd team – Clemson’s Jeff Schaus, OF – .320 BA/15 HRs/87 RBIs.

Louisville Slugger All-American Team (2010 stats)

1st team – Virginia’s Hultzen, pitcher
FSU’s Mike McGee, utility
3rd team – GT’s Mark Pope, pitcher – 8-1/3.78 ERA/73 Ks.
GT’s Jed Bradley, pitcher – 9-5/4.83 ERA/99 Ks.
Miami’s Harold Martinez, 3B – .295 BA/21 HRs/69 RBIs.
Clemson’s John Hinson, 3B – .351 BA/17 HRs/75 RBIs.
GT’s Matt Skole, 3B – .335 BA/20 HRs/63 RBIs.
Clemson’s Brad Miller, SS – .357 BA/8 HRs/ 49 RBIs.
UNC’s Levi Michael, SS – .346 BA/9 HRs/54 RBIs.

Series to Watch

February

2/18-2/20: Maryland at Texas – Not saying it’s going to end well, but it’s an interesting series for the Terps.
2/19: UNC vs. Cal-State Fullerton and Southern Cal (doubleheader at USC Tournament) – Should be a fun way to start the season out West with two traditional powers.
2/19: Virginia at Auburn (Auburn Tournament) – Two strong teams from ‘10 meet down in Bama.
2/20: Virginia Tech-Coastal Carolina (Caravelle Resort Tournament) – We get our first look at the Hokies against a strong team in ‘11.

March

3/4-3/6: Clemson-South Carolina (One game played at each home site, one at neutral site) – The annual grudge match, and this season, the Tigers try to shake the memory of being knocked out of the CWS by two-straight losses to their rival with a series win here.
3/4-3/6: Miami at Florida – Rematch of an entertaining Super Regional from last year that didn’t quite go Miami’s way.
3/11-3/13: Virginia at Clemson – Here’s a fun cross-divisional matchup between programs that have been high in the rankings of late.
3/18-3/20: Florida State at Virginia – Interesting series in ‘10…we’ll see what FSU brings to Charlottesville this year.
3/25-3/27: Georgia Tech at Miami – Big Coastal clash for the ‘Canes to get a leg up in the division.

April

4/1-4/3: Virginia at Virginia Tech – The Hokies took the series last year…Virginia looking for revenge on the Hokies’ home field.
4/15-4/17: UNC at NC State – Another rivalry matchup that could have implications for each divisional race.
4/29-5/1: Georgia Tech at Clemson – This one’s always fun because Jack Leggett isn’t a fan of Jackets’ fans…and they don’t like him either.

May

5/19-5/21: Clemson at Florida State – This series produced an Atlantic Division champion in ‘10…good chance we see a repeat this year.
5/19-5/21: Virginia at UNC – The ‘Hoos and Heels always seem to turn it on in May and this could be for the division.
(Editor’s note: You’ll notice no BC in the mix – yeah, they don’t have a schedule on their website…3 weeks before the season is starting)

Any more players to add to the All-American list? Other games you are looking forward too? Talk up college baseball in the comments…