ACC Teams Preview: 2024 NCAA College World Series

Third Baseman Cam Smith #24 of the Florida State Seminoles (ACC) poses on the field.(Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

The 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will start on June 14 and will go until June 24 if game three of the National Championship Series is played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.  

All of the eight participating teams at the 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will be the University of Tennessee, the University of North Carolina, Florida State University, the University of Florida, the University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, the University of Virginia, and North Carolina State University.   

Florida State University is ranked No.8 in the nation; North Carolina is ranked No. 4; Tennessee is ranked No. 1; Kentucky is ranked No. 2; Virginia is ranked No. 12; and Texas A&M is ranked No. 3 and North Carolina State is ranked No. 10.

Florida is the only program in the 2024 College World Series that are not in the Top 25 rankings.  

This is the first time in the history of the NCAA Division I CWS that two conferences will split the field, with four programs each from the SEC and ACC and eight teams from the Power Five.    

The 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will be televised on ESPN family networks.  

2024 NCAA Division I College World Series Participants 

Teams (Overall Record) (Conference Record)  

No. 8 FSU Seminoles (47-15)(17-12) – Head Coach, Link Jarrett (2nd Season)  

FSU Notes:  

• Florida State has finished as a runner-up three times in the College World Series but has never won it all.

• The Florida State Seminoles offense pounded 34 runs against UCONN during the Super Regionals last weekend. 

• Florida State is ranked No. 9 in the country, with the program’s batting average in the 2024 season at .316.

• Florida State outfielder James Tibbs III is tied for second in the nation with 94 RBI with Austin Peay outfielder Lyle Miller-Green. 

• Tibbs III was also named 2024 ACC Player of the Year and led the conference with 28 home runs. 

• Seminoles sophomore starting pitcher Jamie Arnold is third in the nation in strikeouts, at 155, and is tied for fifth in wins, with an 11-3 record. 

• FSU infielder Cam Smith leads the country in hits with 102. 

Players To Watch:   

• – IF – Cam Smith – .402 AVG, 62 G, 302 PA, 102 H, 20 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 3 SB, 39 BB, 44 K, 1.174 OPS 
• – OF – James Tibbs III – .375 AVG, 62 G, 300 PA, 88 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 28 HR, 94 RBI, 7 SB, 54 BB, 31 K, 1.310 OPS 
• – DH – Marco Dinges – .321 AVG, 60 G, 268 PA, 70 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 66 RBI, 2 SB, 36 BB, 36 K, 1.008 OPS 
• – LHP – Jamie Arnold – 11-3, 2.77 ERA, 18 G, 1 SV, 100.2 IP, 82 H, 31 ER, 6 HR, 22 BB, 155 K, 1.033 WHIP 
• – LHP – Carson Dorsey – 7-4, 4.67 ERA, 22 G, 3 SV, 69.1 IP, 73 H, 36 ER, 10 HR, 35 BB, 81 K, 1.558 WHIP 
• – RSR – LHP – Brennen Oxford – 2-0, 2.94 ERA, 29 G, 6 SV, 46 H, 17 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 65 K, 1.365 WHIP 

Tallahassee Super Regional 

Game 1: (8) Florida State 24, UCONN 4 

Game 2: (8) Florida State 10, UCONN 8  F/12 

 

No. 4 UNC Tar Heels (47-14)(22-8) – Head Coach, Scott Forbes (4th Season)  

UNC Notes:  

• UNC has never won the College World Series but has finished as runner-up twice in 2006 and 2007.

• Forbes was named coach of the year in the ACC for 2024. 

• The UNC offense is 11th in the country in runs scored, with 532 in 61 games. 

• Tarheels junior outfielder Vance Honeycutt won the ACC’s Defensive Player of The Year Award and had 178 chances, 170 putouts, five assists, three errors, and a .983 fielding percentage. 

• Honeycutt is also third in the country, scoring44 runs per game.

• UNC right-handed pitcher Matthew Matthijs is tied for third in the country with Grambling University right-handed pitcher Mason Martinez in wins, with his record at 12-4.

Players To Watch: 

• – IF – Parker Harber – .341 AVG, 58 G, 261 PA, 76 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 63 RBI, 4 SB, 33 BB, 53 K, 1.076 OPS 
• – OF – Casey Cook – .339 AVG, 61 G, 292 PA, 83 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 76 RBI, 7 SB, 36 BB, 52 K, 1.041 OPS
• – OF – Vance Honeycutt – .314 AVG, 59 G, 288 PA, 76 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 26 HR, 65 RBI, 28 SB, 35 BB, 80 K, 1.112 OPS 
• – RHP – Matthew Matthijs – 12-4, 3.65 ERA, 34 G, 56.2 IP, 48 H, 23 ER, 5 HR, 16 BB, 55 K, 1.129 WHIP 
• – LHP – Shea Sprague – 3-1, 4.00 ERA, 16 G, 74.1 IP, 75 H, 33 ER, 12 HR, 16 BB, 64 K, 1.224 WHIP 
• – LHP – Dalton Pence – 4-1, 2.04 ERA, 34 G, 8 SV, 53 IP, 32 H, 12 ER, 6 HR, 27 BB, 71 K, 1.113 WHIP 

Chapel Hill Super Regional 

Game 1: (4) North Carolina 8, West Virginia 6 

Game 2: (4) North Carolina 2, West Virginia 1 

 

No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers (46-15)(18-12) – Head Coach, Brian O’Connor (21st Season)  

Virginia Notes:  

• Virginia won the College World Series in 2015.

• The Cavaliers are second in the country in team batting average, hitting .336. 

• Virginia is fifth in the nation in doubles with 147 and sixth in OBP at .428. 

• UVA is fourth in the country, with the program’s slugging percentage at .575. 

• The Virginia offense is fourth in the nation, scoring4 runs per game. 

• Cavaliers shortstop Griff O’Ferrall is tied for first in the ACC with FSU outfielder Marco Dinges with nine sacrifice flyouts. 

Players To Watch: 

• – IF – Griff O’Ferral – .332 AVG, 61 G, 313 PA, 92 H, 20 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 51 RBI, 17 SB, 21 BB, 23 K, .838 OPS 
• – OF – Casey Saucke – .332 AVG, 60 G, 286 PA, 85 H, 17 2B, 14 HR, 64 RBI, 8 SB, 26 BB, 53 K, .984 OPS 
• – IF – Henry Ford – .339 AVG, 59 G, 283 PA, 83 H, 13 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 68 RBI, 3 SB, 29 BB, 51 K, 1.022 OPS 
• – RHP – Chase Hungate – 7-1, 3.71 ERA, 29 G, 2 SV, 51 IP, 47 H, 21 ER, 3 HR, 13 BB, 37 K, 1.176 WHIP 
• – LHP – Evan Blanco – 8-3, 3.69 ERA, 17 G, 92.2 IP, 94 H, 38 ER, 11 HR, 25 BB, 95 K, 1.284 WHIP 
• – LHP – Angelo Tonas – 3-0, 3.96 ERA, 32 G, 1 SV, 36.1 IP, 39 H, 16 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 29 K, 1.349 WHIP 

Charlottesville Super Regional 

Game 1: (12) Virginia 7, Kansas State 4 

Game 2: (12) Virginia 10, Kansas State 4  

 

NC State University Wolfpack (38-21)(18-11) – Head Coach, Elliott Avent (28th Season)  

NC State University Notes:  

• NC State has never won the College World Series.

• The Wolfpack finished second in the 2024 regular season and are appearing in their fourth CWS. 

• NC State third baseman Alec Makarewicz is tied with Louisville designated hitter Zion Rose for fourth place in average, hitting .380 in the ACC, and is fourth in slugging percentage in the conference at .744. 

• Wolfpack infielder Garrett Pennington led the ACC in doubles with 26. 

Players To Watch:  

• – IF – Alex Makrewicz – .380 AVG, 59 G, 280 PA, 95 H, 25 2B, 22 HR, 80 RBI, 1 SB, 25 BB, 49 K, 1.183 OPS 
• – IF – Garrett Pennington – .348 AVG, 59 G, 292 PA, 87 H, 26 2B, 18 HR, 65 RBI, 1 SB, 30 BB, 43 K, 1.098 OPS 
• – C – Jacob Cozart – .300 AVG, 59 G, 270 PA, 65 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 19 HR, 53 RBI, 49 BB, 47 K, 1.033 OPS 
• – LHP – Ryan Marohn – 4-2, 3.97 ERA, 16 G, 1 SV, 59 IP, 68 H, 26 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 46 K, 1.576 WHIP 
• – RHP – Jacob Dudan – 4-2, 4.40 ERA, 26 G, 6 SV, 47 IP, 35 H, 23 ER, 6 HR, 33 BB, 55 K, 1.447 WHIP 
• – RHP – Derrick Smith – 3-1, 4.50 ERA, 23 G, 8 SV, 28 IP, 18 H, 14 ER, 4 HR, 9 BB, 41 K, 0.964 WHIP 

Athens Super Regional 

Game 1: (10) NC State 18, (7) Georgia 1 

Game 2: (7) Georgia 11, (10) NC State 2 

Game 3: (10) NC State 8, (7) Georgia 4  

ACC 2024 Season Awards:  

Player of the Year: James Tibbs III, OF, Florida State

Pitcher of the Year: Chase Burns, SP, Wake Forest

Freshman of the Year: Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech

Defensive Player of the Year: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina

Coach of the Year: Scott Forbes, North Carolina 

ACC Top 200 Ranked Draft Prospects From MLBPipeline.com In 2024 CWS: 

No. 14, Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State  

No. 16, James Tibbs, OF, Florida State   

No. 20, Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina  

No. 41, Griff O’Ferrall, SS, Virginia  

No. 75, Ethan Anderson, C/1B, Virginia  

No. 127, Harrison Didawick, OF, Virginia  

No. 129, Casey Saucke, OF, Virginia 

No. 172, Casey Cook, OF, North Carolina  

2024 ACC Standings: 

Atlantic Division  

SCHOOL                    ACC    OVERALL       

Clemson                      20-10     44-16              

NC State                     18-11     38-21                                                                          

FSU                            17-12    47-15 

Louisville                     16-14     32-24  

Wake Forest               15-15     38-22  

Notre Dame                9-21       27-25                                                                                      

Boston College           8-22      22-31  

Coastal Division 

SCHOOL                   ACC      Overall 

North Carolina               22-8      47-14             

Virginia                        18-12     46-15 

Duke                           16-14     40-20            

Georgia Tech              15-15     33-25             

Virginia Tech              14-16      32-22                                                                                     

Miami                          11-19      26-30  

Pittsburgh                   10-20      26-28  

 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series Schedule 

All Games at Charles Schwab Field  

All Game Start Times Eastern Standard Time 

Friday, June 14  

Game 1 – No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Virginia – 2 p.m. – ESPN  

Game 2 – No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Florida State – 7 p.m. – ESPN  

Saturday, June 15  

Game 3 – No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 10 NC State – 2 p.m. – ESPN  

Game 4 – No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Florida – 7 p.m. – ESPN  

 Sunday, June 16  

Game 5 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 –  2 p.m. – ESPN 

Game 6 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 – 7 p.m. – ESPN 

Monday, June 17                    

Game 7 – Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 – 2 p.m. – ESPN

Game 8 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 7 p.m. – ESPN                                            

Tuesday, June 18

Game 9 – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN

Game 10 – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN 

 

Wednesday, June 19

Game 11 – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN

Game 12 – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN 

Thursday, June 20

Game 13 (if necessary) – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN

Game 14 (if necessary) – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN  

2024 NCAA Division I CWS – National Championship Series Schedule  

Friday, June 21

NCS Final Game 1 – TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. – ESPN 

Saturday, June 22

NCS Final Game 2 – TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC 

Sunday, June 23

NCS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN