ACC Weekend Preview (May 13th-15th)

The ACC enters their second to last weekend of action with two series matching up ranked squads with #24 Miami heading to #2 ranked Virginia and #11 North Carolina going to #15 Georgia Tech. The two other ranked teams in action are #7 Florida State at NC State and #13 ranked Clemson at Virginia Tech. The only ACC matchup between two unranked teams is Wake Forest at Duke. Boston College goes out of league play this week with a brief two game series starting on Saturday. 

#24 Miami (FL) at #2 Virginia

FRIDAY MIAMI – LHP Bryan Radziewski (7-2, 3.29) vs. UVa – LHP Danny Hultzen (9-1, 1.19)
SATURDAY MIAMI – RHP Eric Whaley (7-3, 2.99) vs. UVa – RHP Tyler Wilson (5-0, 2.85)
SUNDAY MIAMI – RHP E.J. Encinosa (4-4, 2.81) vs. UVa – RHP Will Roberts (9-0, 1.43)

Prediction: Virginia 2-1

#7 Florida State at NC State

Friday: FSU Sean Gilmartin (8-1, 1.36) vs NCS Rob Chamra (7-1, 4.03) vs.
Saturday: FSU Hunter Scantling (3-0, 2.22) vs NCS Cory Mazzoni (3-5, 4.32)
Sunday: FSU Mike McGee (2-2, 3.86) vs NCS TBA

Prediction: NC State 2-1

#11 North Carolina at #15 Georgia Tech

Friday: UNC RHP Patrick Johnson (8-1, 3.10, 69.2 IP, 79 SO) vs GT RHP Mark Pope (10-2, 1.27, 92.1 IP, 75 SO)
Saturday: UNC LHP Kent Emanuel (6-1, 2.73, 66.0 IP, 59 SO) vs GT LHP Jed Bradley (6-2, 2.63, 75.1 IP, 83 SO)
Sunday: UNC RHP Chris Munnelly (5-3, 3.91, 53.0 IP, 46 SO) vs GT RHP Buck Farmer (8-2, 3.10, 78.1 IP, 77 SO)

Prediction: GT 3-0

#13 Clemson at Virginia Tech

Friday: CU RHP Dominic Leone (4-1) vs VT LHP Joe Mantiply (5-6)
Saturday: CU RHP Justin Sarratt (6-1) vs VT RHP Marc Zecchino (5-4)
Sunday: CU RHP Jonathan Meyer (5-1) vs VT RHP Joe Parsons (6-2)

Prediction: VT 2-1

Wake Forest at Duke

Friday: WF: Brian Holmes, LHP (2-3, 2.84 ERA) vs DU: Chase Bebout, RHP (2-3, 3.55 ERA)
Saturday: WF: Tim Cooney, LHP (6-2, 2.55 ERA) vs DU: Dennis O’Grady, RHP (5-3, 3.77 ERA)
Sunday: WF: Austin Stadler, LHP (1-7, 9.95 ERA) vs DU: Marcus Stroman, RHP (2-4, 3.11 ERA)

Prediction: DU 2-1

LeMoyne at Boston College

Saturday: LU TBA vs BC TBA
Sunday: LU TBA vs BC TBA

Prediction: 1-1

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