The Atlantic Coast Conference the Tradition Percentage of .674, the Third Best 2006 All-ACC Baseball Team Consistency
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The Atlantic Coast Conference The Tradition percentage of .674, the third best 2006 All-ACC Baseball Team Consistency. It is the mark of true excel- postseason showing in conference history. lence in any endeavor. For the 15th straight season, the ACC However, in today’s intercollegiate ath- posted a non-conference winning percent- letics, competition has become so bal- age over 61 percent, winning 75 percent of First Team anced and so competitive that it is virtually the games played against non-conference Name, School Position impossible to maintain a high level of con- opponents in 2006. The ACC was 255-86- sistency. 1 a year ago, pushing the conference’s Matt Antonelli, Wake Forest Third Base Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has record to 3,669-1,470-19 (.713) in non- defied the odds. Now in its 54th year of league play since 1990. The 255 wins set Matt Camp, N.C. State Outfield competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the a league record for non-conference victo- reputation as one of the strongest and most ries in a single-season. The previous Ramon Corona, N.C. State Second Base competitive intercollegiate athletic confer- record of 249 wins was set back in 2002. Jay Cox, North Carolina Outfield ences in the nation. And that is not mere 2006 also marked the first season in di- conjecture, the numbers support it. visional play for the ACC as Clemson Josh Cribb, Clemson Starting Pitcher Since the league’s inception in 1953, claimed the Atlantic Division title, while ACC schools have captured 100 national North Carolina took home the Coastal Di- Andy D’Alessio, Clemson First Base championships, including 52 in women’s vision crown. The Baseball Grounds of competition and 48 in men’s. In addition, Jacksonville was the site of the 33rd ACC Sean Doolittle, Virginia Starting Pitcher NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC Baseball Championship. The Tigers student-athletes 130 times in men’s com- would claim their ninth conference title and Tom Hagan, Virginia DH/Utility petition and 71 times in women’s action. first since 1994, as Clemson defeated N.C. Bryan Henry, Florida State Starting Pitcher The Wake Forest Demon Deacons cap- State 8-4 in the championship game. The tured the league’s first baseball national finals also marked the second straight year Josh Horton, North Carolina Shortstop title in 1954, just the that the top-seeded second season of team in the tourna- Ben Hunter, Wake Forest Relief Pitcher ACC baseball. The ment faced the sev- Miami Hurricanes, enth-seed. A cham- Jon Jay, Miami Outfield who joined the ACC pionship record for the 2004-05 sea- 73,251 fans were in Andrew Miller, North Carolina Starting Pitcher son, have claimed attendance during Danny Payne, Georgia Tech Outfield four national the five-day tourna- hardball titles (1982, ment in Jackson- Shane Robinson, Florida State Outfield 1985, 1999, 2001) ville. over the past 24 Eddy Rodriguez, Miami Catcher years. A History Last year, the ACC The Atlantic tied the league Coast Conference record set in 2005 as was founded on Second Team seven teams took May 8, 1953, at the Name, School Position part in NCAA Tourna- Sedgefield Inn near ment play, including Greensboro, N.C., Aaron Bates, N.C. State First Base Clemson, Florida with seven charter State, Georgia Tech, members - Jason Berken, Clemson Starting Pitcher Miami, North Caro- Clemson, Duke, lina, N.C. State and Maryland, North Tyler Chambliss, Florida State Starting Pitcher Virginia. It marked Carolina, N.C. the fourth time in State, South Caro- Tyler Colvin, Clemson Outfield ACC history that at least six teams received lina and Wake Forest - drawing up the con- Jonathan Diaz, N.C. State Shortstop a bid into the national tournament. Over ference by-laws. the last 10 years, the current 12 ACC The withdrawal of seven schools from Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest First Base schools have made 65 NCAA Tournament the Southern Conference came early on appearances, winning 65 percent of their the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Wes Hodges, Georgia Tech Third Base games (219-139) and making 16 trips to Southern Conference’s annual spring the College World Series. meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven Jeff Kindel, Georgia Tech Outfield For the first time in conference history, members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a Caleb Mangum, N.C. State Catcher the ACC sent a league-record four teams set of bylaws was adopted and the name to compete in the 2006 College World Se- became officially the Atlantic Coast Con- Brandon Marsh, Virginia Outfield ries. The ACC joined the Southeastern ference. Conference as the only two conferences On December 4, 1953, conference offi- Chris Perez, Miami Relief Pitcher in the nation to have four teams repre- cials met again at Sedgefield and officially sented in the eight-team field as Clemson, admitted the University of Virginia as the Jon Still, N.C. State DH/Utility Georgia Tech, Miami and North Carolina league’s eighth member. The first, and all advanced to play in Omaha’s only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC Jacob Thompson, Virginia Starting Pitcher Rosenblatt Stadium. It marked only the third came on June 30, 1971, when the Univer- Jemile Weeks, Miami Second Base time in the 60 years of the CWS that this sity of South Carolina tendered its resig- feat has happened. North Carolina pro- nation. Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech Catcher ceeded to the championship final for the The ACC operated with seven members first time in school history where the Tar until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Insti- Robert Woodard, North Carolina Starting Pitcher Heels faced Oregon State in a best-of-three tute of Technology was admitted. The At- championship series. The Beavers would lanta school had withdrawn from the South- win the series 2-1, but not before a valiant eastern Conference in January of 1964. effort put forth by the Tar Heels. The ACC expanded to nine members on Player of the Year: Sean Doolittle, Virginia The 2006 ACC baseball postseason July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida Pitcher of the Year: Andrew Miller, North Carolina was one for the record books. Not only did State University. the ACC finish with the most wins (31) and The conference expanded to 11 mem- Freshman of the Year: Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest the highest winning percentage (.674) bers on July 1, 2004, with the addition of among the 29 other conferences compet- the University of Miami and Virginia Poly- Coach of the Year: Jack Leggett, Clemson ing in last year’s NCAA postseason, but technic Institute and State University. On the ACC also set a league record for the October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted most teams to make it to the CWS. With a an invitation to become the league’s 12th 31-15 record, the ACC posted a winning member starting July 1, 2005. 17 2007 ACC Opponents Boston College Clemson Georgia Tech Florida State March 9-11, Durham, N.C. March 16-18, Clemson, S.C. March 23-25, Durham, N.C. March 30-April 1, Durham, N.C. Location ................. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Location ............................. Clemson, S.C. Location ............................... Atlanta, Ga. Location ......................... Tallahassee, Fla. Founded/Enrollment.......... 1863/14,500 Founded/Enrollment.......... 1889/17,165 Founded/Enrollment......... 1885/16,000 Founded/Enrollment.......... 1851/39,652 Nickname ........................................ Eagles Nickname......................................... Tigers Nickname ......................... Yellow Jackets Nickname .................................. Seminoles Colors .......................... Maroon and Gold Colors .. Burnt Orange and Northwest Purple Colors .................... Old Gold and White Colors ............................ Garnet and Gold Conference ........................ Atlantic Coast Conference ........................ Atlantic Coast Conference ....................... Atlantic Coast Conference ........................ Atlantic Coast Home Field .......... Commander Shea Field Home Field .... Doug Kingsmore Stadium Home Field ....... Russ Chandler Stadium Home Field ........... Dick Howser Stadium Field Dimensions .. L-330, C-400, R-320 Field Dimensions .. L-320, C-400, R-330 Field Dimensions .... L-328, C-400, R-334 Field Dimensions .. L-340, C-400, R-320 Head Coach ........................... Mikio Aoki Head Coach .......................... Jack Leggett Head Coach .......................... Danny Hall Head Coach .......................... Mike Martin Record at BC (Yrs) ................ First Season Record at Clemson (Yrs) .... 608-259 (13) Record at Ga. Tech (Yrs) ... 579-248 (13) Record at FSU (Yrs) ...... 1,435-493-4 (27) Overall Record (Yrs)........... First Season Overall Record (Yrs).......... 985-549 (27) Overall Record (Yrs) ........ 787-365 (19) Overall Record (Yrs)........................ Same 2006 Record/Conference. ..... 28-25/9-21 2006 Record/Conference ...... 53-16/24-6 2006 Record/Conference ...... 50-18/19-11 2006 Record/Conference .... 44-21/16-13 Baseball SID ......................... 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