2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida State (19th title)
Runner-upDuke (2nd title game)
Winning coachLonni Alameda (9th title)
MVPKathryn Sandercock (Florida State)
TelevisionACCN
ESPN2
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 58 – 11 – 0   .841
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 48 – 11 – 0   .814
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 49 – 12 – 0   .803
Louisville  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 34 – 20 – 0   .630
No. 24 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 20 – 0   .661
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 26 – 28 – 0   .481
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12 – 1   .479 30 – 19 – 1   .610
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 30 – 22 – 0   .577
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15 – 1   .326 19 – 25 – 1   .433
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 26 – 27 – 0   .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 24 – 25 – 0   .490
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 24 – 28 – 0   .462
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 18 – 35 – 0   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, from May 10 through May 13, 2023. The event determines the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2022 season. As the tournament winner, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

This was the fifth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st round, quarterfinals and semifinals were broadcast on the ACC Network. The championship game was broadcast by ESPN2.[3]

Format and seeding

The top 10 finishers of the ACC's 13 softball-playing members were seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds will play in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups.[4]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Florida State 22 2 0 .917 – 1
Duke 19 5 0 .792 3 2
Clemson 18 6 0 .750 4 3
Louisville 16 7 0 .696 5.5 4
Virginia Tech 14 10 0 .583 8 5
North Carolina 13 10 0 .565 8.5 6
Notre Dame 11 12 1 .479 10.5 7
Virginia 8 16 0 .333 14 8
Syracuse 7 15 1 .326 14 9
Georgia Tech 7 17 0 .292 15 10
Pittsburgh 6 17 0 .261 15.5 —
Boston College 6 18 0 .250 16 —
NC State 6 18 0 .250 16 —

Tournament

Bracket

Source:[5]

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


Game schedule and results

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Notes
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Virginia 8–2 ACCN [6]
2 4:30 p.m. No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 8–1 [7]
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
3 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 9 Syracuse 4–1 ACCN [8]
4 2:00 p.m. No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Louisville 10–8 [9]
5 5:00 p.m. No. 2 Duke vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech 7–1 [10]
6 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 North Carolina 2–1 [11]
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
7 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 9–1 ACCN [12]
8 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Clemson 2–0 [13]
Championship – Saturday, May 13
9 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Duke 2–1 ESPN2 [14]

Championship game

2023 ACC tournament championship
No. 2 Duke 1–2 No. 1 Florida State
May 13, 2023 – 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at Melissa Cook Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
No. 2 Duke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
No. 1 Florida State 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
WP: Kathryn Sandercock (23–3)   LP: Lillie Walker (7–2)
Attendance: 957

All Tournament Team

Player Team
Valerie Cagle Clemson
Cassidy Curd Duke
Deja Davis
Aminah Vega
Kalei Harding Florida State
Mack Leonard
Josie Muffley
Kathryn Sandercock
Lili Backes North Carolina
Emma Kauf Georgia Tech
Addy Greene Virginia Tech

MVP in bold
Source:[15]

References

  1. ^ "2023 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 ACC Softball Championship". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Gray, Nick (May 7, 2023). "2023 ACC Softball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times, and TV information". yahoosports.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bracket Set for 2023 ACC Softball Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 ACC Softball Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Defeats Virginia, Advances to Quarterfinals of ACC Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech Advances to Quarterfinals with 8-1 Win over Notre Dame". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Florida State Drops Syracuse 4-1, Advances to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Virginia Tech Defeats Louisville, 10-8, to Advance to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Duke Defeats Georgia Tech, 7-1, to Advance to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Clemson Beats North Carolina, 2-1, to Advance to Semifinals". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Florida State Defeats Virginia Tech to Advance to ACC Championship Game". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Curd's No-Hitter Sends Duke to ACC Championship Game". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "Florida State Walks Off Duke to Win 19th ACC Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  15. ^ @ACCsoftball (May 13, 2023). "#ACCSB All Tournament Team!🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.