2022 Atlantic Coast Conference 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]

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament

Teams	10
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Vartabedian Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Champions	Florida State (18th title)
Runner-up	Clemson (2nd title game)
Winning coach	Lonni Alameda (8th title)
MVP	Kalei Harding (Florida State)
Television	ACCN ESPN2
← 2021 ACC Softball Tournament 2023 →

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Virginia Tech  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	2		.913			46	–	10		.821
No. 12 Duke  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	3		.864			44	–	11		.800
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	5		.792			54	–	7		.885
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	5		.762			40	–	12		.769
No. 16 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10		.583			42	–	17		.712
Virginia  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			28	–	26		.519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			38	–	18		.679
Louisville  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	25		.519
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			26	–	21		.553
NC State  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			33	–	23		.589
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			23	–	28		.451
Boston College  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			20	–	27		.426
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	2	–	20		.091			14	–	27		.341
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 14, 2022^[1] Rankings from NFCA

This was the fourth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st Round, quarterfinals and semifinals were be shown on the ACC Network. The championship game will be broadcast by ESPN2.

Format and seeding

The top 10 finishers of the ACC's 13 softball-player members were be seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds played in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups.^[3]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Virginia Tech	21	2	.913	–	1
Duke	19	3	.864	1.5	2
Florida State	19	5	.792	2.5	3
Notre Dame	16	5	.762	4	4
Clemson	14	10	.583	7.5	5
Virginia	13	11	.542	8.5	6
Georgia Tech	11	13	.458	10.5	7
Louisville	10	14	.417	11.5	8
Syracuse	7	15	.318	13.5	9
NC State	7	17	.292	14.5	10
North Carolina	6	18	.250	15.5	—
Boston College	6	18	.250	15.5	—
Pittsburgh	2	20	.091	18.5	—

^[4]

Tournament

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Virginia Tech	2
	8	Louisville	0			9	Syracuse	1
	9	Syracuse	2								1	Virginia Tech	1
											5	Clemson	4
						4	Notre Dame	3
						5	Clemson	7
																5	Clemson	6
																3	Florida State	8
						2	Duke	9
	7	Georgia Tech	4			7	Georgia Tech	6
	10	NC State	2								2	Duke	6
											3	Florida State	8
						3	Florida State	5
						6	Virginia	3

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

May 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Vartabedian Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
(5) Clemson	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	6	10	3
(3) Florida State	3	1	0	0	0	4	X	8	6	2
WP: K. Sandercock (29-1)   LP: V. Cagle (15-8) Home runs: CLEM: Russ FSU: Harding, Leonard Attendance: 667 Boxscore

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

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