University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt to Play Louisville in First Round of ACC Baseball Championship
5/16/2026 10:07:00 PM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH — The bracket for the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship was released on Saturday evening following the conclusion of regular season play. The 14-seeded Panthers will play the 11-seeded Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday, May 19 at 9 PM at Truist Field in Charlotte, NC.
For the second-consecutive year, the Panthers and Cardinals will meet in the first round of the ACC Baseball Championship. Pitt bested Louisville in last year's tournament with a thrilling 13-11 victory. Current San Diego Padres prospect, Luke Cantwell, hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as advanced Pitt to the second round.
The Panthers earned a road series win at Louisville earlier this season.
All 16 ACC teams will compete in a single-elimination championship. The top four seeds are based on the performance in the regular season and receive a double-bye into the quarterfinal round, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday and Friday, May 22-23. North Carolina (2), Florida State (3) and Boston College (4) join Georgia Tech with double byes.
Seeds five through eight will earn a bye into the second round on Wednesday, May 20. Seeds 9-16 will begin play with four first-round games on Tuesday, May 19.
2026 ACC Baseball Championship Schedule
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1 – No. 16 Duke vs. No. 9 NC State, 9 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 13 California, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 10 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 14 Pitt vs. No. 11 Louisville, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Virginia, 9 a.m.
Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Miami, 1 p.m.
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 5 p.m.
Game 8 – Game 4 vs. No. 6 Wake Forest, 9 p.m.
Thursday, May 21
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 Boston College, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 3 p.m.
Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13 – Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winner, 1 p.m.
Game 14 – Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winner, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 - Championship Game
Game 15 – Saturday Winners, Noon, ESPN2
All Tuesday through Saturday games air on ACC Network
All times Eastern
