The ACC At A Glance

Saturday's action: The N.C. State Wolfpack (35-20, 11-12) swept a doubleheader from the Clemson Tigers (33-22, 12-10) at Doak Field in Raleigh, N.C. State took the opener 19-9, then held on to take a 7-4 win in the nightcap. In the first game State scored five runs in each of the first three innings to overcome seven Clemson runs in the second inning. Josh Schmitt went 3-5 with five RBI and a homer, and Mike Sollie (4-0) got the win in relief by giving up just one earned run in 7.2 innings. Mike Paradis (6-1) took the loss after giving up five runs in 1/3 of an inning on the mound. In the second game Dan Mooney was 2-4 with three RBI and Brian Wright was 2-5 with a double and two RBI to lead the Pack's attack. Rodney Ormond (6-5) got the win by giving up three runs in 6.0 innings, while Ryan Mottl (3-6) took the loss for Clemson. Dustin Baker got his first save of the season for State... Florida St. (21-2, 45-10) set the ACC record for most conference wins in a season while taking a doubleheader from Duke (24-29, 4-17) at Durham, N.C. The Clemson Tigers won 20 ACC games in both 1994 and 1995. FSU took the opener 11-3 and the second game 9-1. Both games were seven-inning affairs. Blair Varnes (9-1) got the victory in the first game after giving up two earned runs in 6.0 innnings. Mike Futrell was 4-4 with a double, while Marshall McDougall was 2-3 with a double and an RBI. Nick Stocks (10-1) got the win in the second game by pitching 5.2 scoreless innngs. McDougall was 3-4 with two RBI, with DH Sam Smith going 2-3 with an RBI and one run scored... Wake Forest (38-13, 15-7) clinched second place in the ACC with a 9-4 win over Maryland (21-30, 6-16) at Shipley Field in College Park, Md. Mike MacDougal (11-2) tossed seven scoreless innings to get the win. MacDougal leads the ACC in victories. Fred Weaver (1-4) gave up eight runs in 3.2 while absorbing the loss. Jon Palmieri was 3-5 with two doubles and an RBI as every Deacon starter had at least one hit. Maryland got a three-run triple from Eric Beer in the eighth inning... Virginia (20-33, 8-15) got a career-high six RBI from Jon Benick in a 13-2 win over James Madison (21-32) at Harrisonburg, Va. Benick had a three-run homer, two doubles and a single. Casey Kennedy (4-5) got the win after pitching three scoreless innings as UVA's starter.

Friday's action: Wake Forest's (37-13, 14-7) Jon Palmieri had a record-setting day at the plate as the Deacons posted a 16-7 win over Maryland (21-29, 6-15) at College Park, Md. Palmieri, 3-5 for the day with a homer and three RBI, became Wake's all-time hits leader with 320. The big first baseman also set the new Wake Forest single-season record for RBI with 80. Every Deacon starter had at least one hit, and the Deacs belted five home runs. John Hendricks (8-5) got the win by giving up three runs in 7.0 innings, while Tom Curtis (2-6) suffered the loss. Danny Borrell, Jason Aquilante, Chase Voshell and Andrew Riepe also homered for Wake Forest... Clemson (33-20, 12-8) leads N.C. State (33-20, 9-12) 7-5 in a game suspended in the bottom of the second inning. The game will resume at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a second game at 7:00 p.m... Florida St. (43-10, 19-2) and Duke (24-27, 4-15) were rained out, setting up a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m... The Virginia (19-33, 8-15) vs. VMI game was cancelled due to rain.

Thursday's action: No games were scheduled.

Wednesday's action: Georgia Tech (35-17, 10-11) rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to top Georgia (25-27) 11-10 at Foley Field in Athens, Ga. Tech trailed 9-8 in the ninth before Stephen Donaghey's two-out, two-run homer put Tech up by one. Eric McQueen then homered for an 11-9 lead. Georgia rallied for a run in the bottom of the ninth and had a runner on second with one out, but reliever Chuck Crowder got the final two outs. Jesse Thompson (1-0) got his first collegiate win in two innings of relief, while Barry Fowler (5-3) took the loss in relief... Wake Forest's (36-13, 13-7) Danny Borrell had two home runs and eight RBI to lead the Deacons to an easy 21-5 win over Liberty (24-26) at Worthington Stadium in Lynchburg, Va. Jon Palmieri, who was 3-3 with four RBI, set a new Wake Forest career-record for runs scored with 214. Matt Briggs (4-0) got the win after giving up two runs in seven innings, while Liberty starter Anthony Pennix (3-1) absorbed the loss after lasting just 3.2 innnings... James Madison (21-30) scored six runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 10-5 win over Maryland (21-28, 6-14) at College Park, Md. Nic Herr (2-5) got the win with eight innnings of work, with Terp's starter Fred Weaver (1-3) suffering the loss. Gregg Miller and Bryan Johnson homered for James Madison.

Tuesday's action: Wake Forest's (35-13, 13-7) Jon Palmieri continued his torrid hitting with three hits and five RBI as Wake took a 17-10 win over Old Dominion (34-15) at Hooks Field in Winston-Salem, N.C. Scott Siemon (10-1) picked up the win by giving up eight runs in 7.0 inninings while striking out seven. Siemon and teammate Mike MacDougal are tied for the ACC lead in wins with ten each. Palmieri's homer was his 16th of the season, and nine Deacon batters had at least on hit apiece. Louis Mazzante (4-2) suffered the loss by giving up five first inning runs without recording an out... Georgia Tech (34-17, 10-11) won a 15-12 slugfest from Mercer (32-21) at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga. Stephen Donaghey and Bryan Prince had five RBI apiece for Tech, with Donaghey going 4-5. Andy Mitchell (2-0) got the win in 6.1 innings of relief, while Matt Parker (6-6) took the loss in relief. Mark Teixeira belted his 11th homer of the season for Tech... South Carolina (34-19) used a 17-hit offensive attack to post an 11-6 win over Duke (24-27, 4-15) at Columbia, S.C. Lee Gronkiewicz (1-1) picked up the win in relief, while Duke starter Stephen Cowie (8-8) absorbed the loss. Brian Roberts had two doubles and a stolen base for USC. Roberts leads the NCAA in steals with 67.

Monday's action: Wake Forest's (34-13, 13-7) Mike MacDougal (10-2) struck out a career-high 12 hitters and Jon Palmieri (4-6) drove in seven runs to lead the Demon Deacons to a 16-4 win over UNC-Asheville (19-37) at Winston-Salem, N.C. MacDougal is now the first ACC pitcher to reach the 10-victory mark this season. Palmieri blasted his 15th homer of the season to go along with a double, while Scott Daeley was 4-4 and Andrew Riepe went 4-5 with five RBI. Eddie Woods (4-11) suffered the loss for the Bulldogs.

ACC Standings
Through May 15

	Conf			Overall
	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
Florida St.	21	2	.913	45	10	.818
Wake Forest	15	7	.682	38	13	.745
North Carolina	13	10	.565	40	13	.755
Clemson	12	10	.545	33	22	.600
Georgia Tech	11	12	.478	36	18	.667
N.C. State	11	12	.478	35	20	.636
Virginia	8	15	.348	20	33	.377
Maryland	6	16	.273	21	30	.412
Duke	4	17	.190	24	29	.453

Sunday, May 9
Florida State 26, Maryland 2
Georgia Tech 3, Georgia Southern 1
Wake Forest 10, UNC-Asheville 9
Clemson 20, North Carolina 7

Monday, May 10
Wake Forest 16, UNC-Asheville 4
Clemson 5, North Carolina 4

Tuesday, May 11
Wake Forest 17, Old Dominion 10
Georgia Tech 15, Mercer 12
South Carolina 11, Duke 6
North Carolina 7, Clemson 5

Wednesday, May 12
Wake Forest 21, Liberty 5
James Madison 10, Maryland 5
Georgia Tech 11, Georgia 10

Thursday, May 13
No games scheduled

Friday, May 14
Florida State at Duke, ppd., rain
VMI at Virginia, ccd., rain
Clemson 7, NC State 5, suspended in 2nd
Georgia Tech at North Carolina, ppd., rain
Wake Forest 16, Maryland 7

Saturday, May 15
Florida State 11, Duke 3
Florida State 9, Duke 1
N.C. State 19, Clemson 9
N.C. State 7, Clemson 4
North Carolina 5, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech 3, North Carolina 2
Wake Forest 9, Maryland 4
Virginia 13, James Madison 2

Sunday, May 16
Wake Forest at Maryland, 1:00
James Madison at Virginia, 1:00
Georgia Tech at North Carolina, 1:30
Clemson at NC State, 4:00
Florida State at Duke, 4:00

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