The 16-team Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournaments is a date Major League Baseball scouts circle on the calendar every year.
With 16 players ranked by MLB Pipeline in their ranking of the top 150 players eligible for the 2025 MLB Draft, it’s easy to understand why.
Here’s how each of the prospects ranked by MLB Pipeline performed in the 2025 ACC tournament, which was held this week at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.
No. 3 – Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State – Arnold gave Florida State a chance to win their quarterfinal game against Duke on Friday, earning the win for the Seminoles. He went five innings and allowed five runs on seven hits and a walk, striking out seven. Of the seven hits, only two went for extra bases, a double by Macon Winslow in the second and a two-run homer by Noah Murray in the fourth.
No. 12 – Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest – Batting in the No. 2 spot for the Demon Deacons, Houston sparkled in the 14-12 loss to the Golden Bears of Cal on Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two walks and three RBIs. He had a two-run single in the second, drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth, and drew a walk and scored a run in the four-run ninth, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Deacs around for the weekend.
No. 19 – Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina – If anything, Stevenson pushed his draft stock higher this week. Even though he wasn’t spectacular at bat, going 3-for-13 with a walk, he clubbed two homers for the Tar Heels and was solid defensively behind the plate. A good run for the Tar Heels in the NCAA tournament could push him into the first 10 picks, depending upon organizational needs.
No. 27 – Ethan Conrad, OF, Wake Forest – Conrad didn’t play in the Demon Deacons 14-12 loss to Cal.
No. 34, Patrick Forbes, RHP, Louisville – Forbes didn’t play in Louisville’s 13-11 loss to Pittsburgh in the first round.
No. 38 – Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson – Leading off for Clemson, Cannarella went 6-for-13 with two runs scored and three RBIs, providing a big spark to the Tigers offense. He also made several great plays in center field, but did miss a rather easy fly ball in the first inning of the championship game, losing it in the sun that should have been the third out of the frame.
No. 53 – Alex Lodise, SS, Florida State – The ACC player of the year for 2025 went 3-for-11
No. 67 – Henry Godbout, 2B, Virginia – It was a rough outing for Godbout, who went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts batting in the five-hole for the Cavaliers in the 12-8 loss to Boston College.
No. 68 – Henry Ford, OF/1B, Virginia – Ford, on the other hand, was spectacular for Virginia, going 3-for-5 with a homer, a run scored, and four RBIs batting third for Virginia.
No. 71 – Kyle Lodise, SS, Georgia Tech – It’s hard to do better than Lodise did for the Yellow Jackets. He went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs in two games.
No. 73 – Max Williams, OF, Florida State – Williams went 3-for-9 with two runs scored and an RBI over two games in Durham.
No. 80 – Cam Leiter, RHP, Florida State – Leiter has been injured and hasn’t pitched for FSU in the 2025 season.
No. 94 – Kane Kepley, OF, North Carolina – Leading off for the Tar Heels in all three ACC tournament games, Kepley went 4-for-13 with two runs scored and four RBIs.
No. 110 – Matt Scott, RHP, Stanford – Scott didn’t play in Stanford’s first round loss to Virginia Tech.
No. 140 – Drew Faurot, 2B, Florida State – Faurot went 3-for-9 with an RBI and a strikeout in two games.
No. 150 – Griffin Hugus, RHP, Miami – Hugus didn’t have a great start in Miami’s first round loss to California, but he certainly doesn’t bear all the blame for the 12-2 mercy rule loss. He threw three innings, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks with a strikeout.
Photo: Jamie Arnold threw five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits in Florida State’s 14-7 win over Duke in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. (Photo courtesy of the ACC)
