Eighth-seeded North Carolina faces top-seeded Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. ET in the Pool A finale with the winner advancing to play either No. 4 Notre Dame or No. 9 Florida State, who will square off Thursday to determine who advances from Pool D, in the first of two semifinal games on Saturday.
The game will be televised on Bally Sports and other regional sports networks and streamed on ACC Network Extra. It can also be heard in Chapel Hill on WCHL 97.9 FM or on any mobile device via the Varsity Sports Network app.
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| Friday | 7 p.m. ET (Bally Sports) | |
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| Virgnia Tech | TBA |
| North Carolina | TBA |
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The Diamond Heels (35-19) enter Friday's game having won four in a row and 12 of their last 14. Carolina dispatched Clemson in the first game of ACC Championship pool play Tuesday night with a 9-2 win over the Tigers after posting a three-game sweep of Florida State at home over the weekend.
The Hokies (40-11), who won their first-ever ACC Coastal Division title, enter the championship having won six in a row. They'll be the final team to play in Charlotte this week, taking the field for the first time Thursday night against Clemson.
Since March 19, the Hokies have won nine consecutive ACC series and achieved a 19-5 record against conference opponents after an 0-4 start to league play. Tech has gone 17-2 during its last 19 regular season games since April 19.
"You have to give them a lot of credit, it's hard to win our league," UNC Head Coach Scott Forbes said. "They are hard to matchup against. They hit right-handers, left-handers, and distribute them throughout the order. They've got a couple of [potential] high draft picks in [Tanner] Schobel and [Gavin] Cross, and their two starters have thrown extremely well for them this year."
Virginia Tech took two of three from Carolina at Boshamer Stadium earlier this season, winning the first two games of the series by combined score of 19-4 before UNC bounced back to take the finale, 10-6.
"We're a much different team than we were when we played them early," Forbes said. "I feel good about that; I'm excited about playing them. They took it to us pretty good those first but two, but that was a big win for us on Sunday.
"When somebody gets you pretty good, you look forward to having that opportunity if you get to play again, even if they're the current number one team. That's one thing about this group, they're not going to back down. They're going to be aggressive. With that confidence factor, I think they feel like they can beat anyone."
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