College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Vartabedian Field on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 11 through May 14, 2022. The event determined the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2022 season . The winner of the tournament earned the ACC's bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament .[ 2]
This was the fourth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st Round, quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the ACC Network . The championship game was broadcast by ESPN2 .
The top 10 finishers of the ACC's 13 softball-player members were seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds played in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups.[ 3]
[ 4]
Tournament
Bracket
Game schedule and results
Time
Game
Winner
Score
Loser
Television
Notes
First Round - Wednesday, May 11
1:00 p.m.
Game 1
(9) Syracuse
2–0
(8) Louisville
ACCN
[ 5]
3:30 p.m.
Game 2
(7) Georgia Tech
4–2
(10) NC State
[ 6]
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 12
11:00 a.m.
Game 3
(1) Virginia Tech
2–1
(9) Syracuse
ACCN
[ 7]
1:30 p.m.
Game 4
(5) Clemson
7–3
(4) Notre Dame
[ 8]
5:00 p.m.
Game 5
(2) Duke
9–6
(7) Georgia Tech
[ 9]
7:30 p.m.
Game 6
(3) Florida State
5–3
(6) Virginia
[ 10]
Semifinals - Friday, May 13
1:00 p.m.
Game 7
(5) Clemson
4–1
(1) Virginia Tech
ACCN
[ 11]
3:30 p.m.
Game 8
(3) Florida State
8–6
(2) Duke
[ 12]
Final - Saturday, May 14
1:00 p.m.
Game 9
(3) Florida State
8–6
(5) Clemson
ESPN2
[ 13]
Championship game
ACC Championship
(5) Clemson Tigers
6-8
(3) Florida State Seminoles
All Tournament Team
Player
Team
Kalei Harding
Florida State
Kathryn Sandercock
Devyn Flaherty
Mack Leonard
Alia Logoleo
Clemson
Valerie Cagle
McKenzie Clark
Kristina Foreman
Duke
Caroline Jacobsen
Kennedy Cowden
Georgia Tech
Ariana Adams
Syracuse
MVP in bold Source:[ 14]
References
^ "2022 ACC Softball Standings" . TheACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "2022 ACC Softball Championship" . TheACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2022 .
^ "ACC Softball Championship Begins Wednesday" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ "Bracket Set for 2022 ACC Softball Championship" . TheACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2022 .
^ "Adams' Gem Lifts No. 9 Syracuse to First ACC Championship Win" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ "Georgia Tech Advances to Quarterfinals with 4-2 Win Over NC State" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ "Top-Seeded Virginia Tech Edges Syracuse, Advances to Semifinals with 2-1 Win" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "Clemson Powers Past Notre Dame Into Semifinals, 7-3" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "Duke Holds Off Georgia Tech 9-6 to Advance to Semifinals" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "Florida State Defeats Virginia 5-3 to Advance to Semifinals" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "Clemson Defeats Virginia Tech 4-1 to Advance to ACC Championship game" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
^ "Florida State Holds Off Duke, 8-6, Advances to Championship game" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
^ "Late Rally Lifts Florida State Past Clemson to Win 2022 ACC Softball Championship" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022 .
^ @ACCsoftball (May 14, 2022). "#ACCSB All Tournament Team. 🤩" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .