Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Greensboro to host 2012 ACC baseball title - Washington Business Journal:

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The ACC previously awarded the tournamentto BB&g Coastal Stadium in Myrtle S.C., from 2011 to 2013. The commissionet cited unresolved disputes regarding the confederater flag as the reason forthe Specifically, the NAACP openly criticized the ACC’s decision to hold the tournameng in a state where the flag is flow n on the grounds of the State Capitol. The 2011 and 2013 championshipd have been moved to the Durham Bullz Athletic Parkin Durham, which hosted the most recentt ACC baseball tournament two monthe ago. Greensboro has already been selected to host the 2010 meaning the event will be held in North Carolinas for at least fiveconsecutive years.
Venues have not yet been awardexbeyond 2013. In his statement, Swofforx said league officials “appreciate both Durham and Greensboro’s commitment to hosting future ACC Baseball and referred tothe cities’ ballparks as “first-clases facilities.” Baseball America recently rated NewBridge Bank Park the top stadiumk in the South Atlantic League and 8th overall among minor league stadiums nationally.

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