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2022 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida State (18th title)
Runner-upClemson (2nd title game)
Winning coachLonni Alameda (8th title)
MVPKalei Harding (Florida State)
TelevisionACCN
ESPN2
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Virginia Tech  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 2   .913 46 – 10   .821
No. 12 Duke  ‍‍‍ 19 – 3   .864 44 – 11   .800
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍ 19 – 5   .792 54 – 7   .885
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 40 – 12   .769
No. 16 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 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
Rankings from NFCA


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.

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.

Format and seeding

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.

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 —

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
3:30 p.m. Game 2 (7) Georgia Tech 4–2 (10) NC State
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 12
11:00 a.m. Game 3 (1) Virginia Tech 2–1 (9) Syracuse ACCN
1:30 p.m. Game 4 (5) Clemson 7–3 (4) Notre Dame
5:00 p.m. Game 5 (2) Duke 9–6 (7) Georgia Tech
7:30 p.m. Game 6 (3) Florida State 5–3 (6) Virginia
Semifinals - Friday, May 13
1:00 p.m. Game 7 (5) Clemson 4–1 (1) Virginia Tech ACCN
3:30 p.m. Game 8 (3) Florida State 8–6 (2) Duke
Final - Saturday, May 14
1:00 p.m. Game 9 (3) Florida State 8–6 (5) Clemson ESPN2

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:

References

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  2. "2022 ACC Softball Championship". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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  8. "Clemson Powers Past Notre Dame Into Semifinals, 7-3". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  9. "Duke Holds Off Georgia Tech 9-6 to Advance to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  10. "Florida State Defeats Virginia 5-3 to Advance to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  11. "Clemson Defeats Virginia Tech 4-1 to Advance to ACC Championship game". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  12. "Florida State Holds Off Duke, 8-6, Advances to Championship game". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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  14. @ACCsoftball (May 14, 2022). "#ACCSB All Tournament Team. 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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