ACC PULLS BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS DUE TO STARS AND BARS

And not the one’s in the sky or the one’s you get a cold beer from…

No, the ACC has pulled three conference baseball tournies from South Carolina because of the flag that flies over the state house in Columia. If you reside in the palmetto state, such a controversy is old, and at times frequent, news.

The ACC’s baseball tournament that was scheduled to be played in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 2011, 2012 and moved them to NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C. (2012), and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (2011, 2013). This gives championship a home through 2013 as it was recently released that the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship would be held in Greensboro, N.C.

The ACC put out a statement on July 6 announcing the decision and why the ACC is taking the action now. Apparently the ACC felt everyone in South Carolina was on board until the NAACP voiced some concerns.

"The ACC’s decision to hold the tournament in this location was made with the stipulation that discussions be held, and agreements made, with all local and state organizations that had voiced concerns over the confederate flag being flown on the state grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol," read the ACC statement.

"Since 2000, the conference has supported the NAACP’s statements concerning the flag issue and followed the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) policy of not holding pre-determined championships in the state of South Carolina…”

To read the entire statement, click here.