No. 16 California 12, No. 9 Miami 2 (8 Innings) – Alex Birge clubbed two homers as the Cal Golden Bears opened the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. with a 12-2 win against Miami.
Starter Oliver de la Torre went six innings for the Golden Bears, allowing two hits and striking out seven for Cal, and Ethan Foley pitched the final two innings, allowing two runs on three hits, striking out four.
Daniel Cuvet went 2-for-3 for Miami with a double and a run scored.
Cal will face Wake Forest at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the second round.
No. 12 Virginia Tech 7, No. 13 Stanford 4 – Distributed offense pushed Virginia Tech past Stanford Tuesday afternoon, with the Hokies getting two hits each from the first three in the batting order.
Ben Watson, Clay Grady, and Sam Tackett each had two hits, with Watson and Tackett each scoring a run and Grady driving in two for Virginia Tech. Starter Jake Marciano allowed two runs on on four hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking none.
Jimmy Nati and Trevor Haskins each homered for Stanford, which falls to 27-25 with the loss.
Virginia Tech will face fifth-seeded Clemson on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the second round.
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Schedule
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.
All times Eastern Daylight Time
Tuesday, May 20 – Games Broadcast on ACC Network
No. 16 California 12, No. 9 Miami 2
No. 12 Virginia Tech 7, No. 13 Stanford 4
5 p.m. – No. 10 Louisville vs. No. 15 Pitt – Game 3
9 p.m. – No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Boston College – Game 4
Wednesday, May 20 – Games Broadcast on ACC Network
9 a.m. – No. 8 Wake Forest vs. No. 16 California – Game 5
1 p.m. – No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech – Game 6
5 p.m. – No. 7 Duke vs. Game 3 winner – Game 7
9 p.m. – No. 6 Virginia vs. Game 4 winner – Game 8
Thursday, May 21 – Games Broadcast on ACC Network
3 p.m. – No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. Game 5 winner – Game 9
7 p.m. – No. 4 N.C. State vs. Game 6 winner – Game 10
Friday, May 22 – Games Broadcast on ACC Network
3 p.m. – No. 2 Florida State vs. Game 7 winner – Game 11
7 p.m. – No. 3 North Carolina vs. Game 8 winner – Game 12
Saturday, May 23 – Games Broadcast on ACC Network
1 p.m. – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – Game 13
5 p.m. – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – Game 14
Sunday, May 24 – Game Broadcast on ESPN2
Noon – Championship Game
Photo: Durham Bulls Athletic Park is hosting the 2025 ACC Baseball Tournament. (Brian Villanueva/Image of Sport via AP)
