UNC-GT ACC Baseball Championship: Game preview, schedule and more
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For the second consecutive season, the North Carolina Tar Heels will be playing for an ACC Baseball Championship.
No. 2 seed UNC, which advanced to the title game by dominating Pitt in a 13-5 victory on Saturday, will face top seed Georgia Tech at 12 p.m for the ACC Championship.
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The Yellow Jackets (47-9, 25-5 ACC) found their way to the championship round with a pair of blowout victories themselves. Tech won a high-scoring, 16-10 affair against Virginia in Friday's quarterfinal round, then earned a comfortable 9-3 victory over Miami (FL) on Saturday.
Sunday will be the Diamond Heels and Yellow Jackets' fourth matchup in 2026, with both teams previously battling throughout a 3-game series in April. North Carolina won the first two games of this Top-10 series, 5-2 and 14-4, before GT avoided the sweep with a 5-2 win.
Both UNC and Tech are NCAA Tournament locks, so Sunday's championship clash is mainly for bragging rights. The Diamond Heels are trying to increase their NCAA Tournament seeding, which a Sunday victory likely does, while the Yellow Jackets may earn the top overall seed with a win themselves.
North Carolina's nationally-recognized pitching staff, with arms like Jason DeCaro and Walker McDuffie, will try and limit a Georgia Tech lineup that includes bats like future MLB players Vahn Lackey and Drew Burress. The Jackets have plenty more dangerous bats in their lineup, while any Diamond Heel pitcher can thrive in big moments.
Keep reading below, as we dive deeper into this ACC Championship preview with broadcast information, UNC's key to victory, picks and players to watch from both teams.
What channel is the UNC-Georgia Tech ACC Baseball Championship on Sunday? Time, TV schedule, radio
TV Channel: ESPN2
Time: Sunday, May 24 at 12 p.m.
Radio: SiriusXM (Channel 193)
Website: WatchESPN
UNC's Key to Victory
Out-hit the Yellow Jackets.
The Diamond Heels have 23 runs through their first two ACC Tournament games. On Saturday, every UNC starter recorded a base hit, with Jake Schaffner's four base knocks anchoring the afternoon.
Georgia Tech has 25 runs through its first two ACC Tournament games, putting itself just ahead of North Carolina in run production. Pick any hitter out of the Yellow Jackets' lineup, they'll damage your pitching staff.
UNC's hitters simply need to out-duel Georgia Tech's.
UNC vs. Georgia Tech prediction, picks
North Carolina reached the ACC Championship with its deadly, balanced offense and strong bullpen. Georgia Tech mashed its way to the final round, with pitching shining in moments.
The Diamond Heels show no signs of slowing down. They'll be playing in front of a UNC-heavy crowd Sunday afternoon, in its home state.
The Yellow Jackets look to tie their season series against the Diamond Heels, who win their second-straight ACC Championship.
Score prediction: UNC 4, Georgia Tech 2
Players to Watch from UNC
RF Rom Kellis V: 3-for-4, 5 runs batted in, 2 runs scored in Saturday's 13-5 win
3B Cooper Nicholson: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored in Saturday's win
RP Caden Glauber: 5 2/3 innings pitched, 1 run, 3 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts during Friday's 10-4 over Virginia Tech
RP Matthew Matthijs: 1 1/3 IP, 1 K during Saturday's win
Players to Watch from Georgia Tech
3B Ryan Zuckerman: 4-for-5, 2 home runs, 4 runs batted in, 2 runs scored during Saturday's 9-3 win
C Vahn Lackey: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored during Saturday's win
SP Tate McKee: 3 innings pitched, 1 run allowed, 3 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts during Friday's 16-10 win
RP Mason Patel: Win, 3 IP, 4 ER, 5 hits, 3 BB during Friday's win
This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: ACC Championship: Diamond Heels vs. Yellow Jackets game preview, info