2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsDuke (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida State
Winning coachMarissa Young (2nd title)
MVPJala Wright (Duke)
Attendance7,314
TelevisionACCN
ESPN2
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Duke  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 52 – 9 – 0   .852
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 46 – 16 – 0   .742
No. 17 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 40 – 13 – 1   .750
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 35 – 19 – 0   .648
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 34 – 20 – 0   .630
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 23 – 0   .582
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 30 – 20 – 0   .600
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 28 – 23 – 0   .549
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 27 – 23 – 0   .540
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 27 – 25 – 0   .519
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 17 – 32 – 0   .347
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Duke Softball Stadium on the campus of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, from May 8 through May 11, 2024.[2] The event determines the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2024 season. As the tournament winner, Duke earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3]

This was the sixth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast 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-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. Clemson and Virginia finished tied with 15–9 regular season records. Virginia earned the fourth seed by virtue of winning the two team's regular season series 2–1. Boston College, Notre Dame, and Syracuse finished in a three way tie with 9–15 records. Syracuse was the eighth-seed, Boston College was the ninth-seed, and Notre Dame was the tenth-seed after the tiebreaker procedure.[4][5]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Duke 20 4 .833 — 1
Florida State 19 5 .792 1 2
Virginia Tech 18 6 .750 2 3
Virginia 15 9 .625 5 4
Clemson 15 9 .625 5 5
Georgia Tech 12 12 .500 8 6
North Carolina 10 14 .417 10 7
Syracuse 9 15 .375 11 8
Boston College 9 15 .375 11 9
Notre Dame 9 15 .375 11 10
Louisville 8 16 .333 12 —
NC State 6 18 .250 14 —
Pittsburgh 6 18 .250 14 —

Tournament

Bracket

Source:[6]

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


Schedule and Results

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, May 8
1 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Boston College vs. No. 8 Syracuse 1–0 ACCN 602
2 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 North Carolina 7–0
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
3 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Boston College vs. No. 1 Duke 0–1 ACCN 473
4 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 4 Virginia 8–1 327
5 5:00 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Florida State 0–2 1,744
6 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech 6–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
7 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Clemson 4–3 ACCN 726
8 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech 10–2(5) 1,168
Championship – Saturday, May 11
7 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Florida State 6–3 ESPN2 2,274

Game Summaries

First Round
May 8
1:00 p.m. ET
Game 1 		(9) Boston College 1−0 (8) Syracuse Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 602
Umpires: HP: Aaron Golden, 1B: Emerus Addison, 2B: Tatem Stoelting, 3B: Alex Leap
WP: Abby Dunning (14−13) Box Score LP: Lindsey Hendrix (13−4)
HR: none HR: none
May 8
3:30 p.m. ET
Game 2 		(10) Notre Dame 7−4 (7) North Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 602
Umpires: HP: David Erwin, 1B: Craig Hyde, 2B: Jim Cooper, 3B: Scott Mair
WP: Micaela Kastor (10−9) Box Score LP: Kenna Raye Dark (8−7)
HR: Kronenberger (1) , Holloway (1)
Quarterfinals
May 9
11:00 a.m. ET
Game 3 		(9) Boston College 0−2 (1) Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 473
Umpires: HP: Emerus Addison, 1B: Tatem Stoelting, 2B: Alex Leap, 3B: Aaron Golden
LP: Abby Dunning (14−14) Box Score WP: Jala Wright (17−1)
HR: Vega (1)
May 9
1:30 p.m. ET
Game 4 		(5) Clemson 8−1 (4) Virginia Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 327
Umpires: HP: Craig Hyde, 1B: Jim Cooper, 2B: Scott Mair, 3B: David Erwin
WP: Regan Spencer (10−3) Box Score LP: Courtney Layne (3−2)
HR: none HR: none
May 9
5:00 p.m. ET
Game 5 		(10) Notre Dame 0−2 (2) Florida State Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,744
Umpires: HP: Tatem Stoelting, 1B: Alex Leap, 2B: Aaron Golden, 3B: Emerus Addison
LP: Alexis Laudenslager (9−8) Box Score WP: Allison Royalty (7−5)
Sv: Ashtyn Danley (2)
HR: none HR: Harding (2), Harp (1)
May 9
7:30 p.m. ET
Game 4 		(6) Georgia Tech 6−2 (3) Virginia Tech Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,744
Umpires: HP: Jim Cooper, 1B: Scott Mair, 2B: David Erwin, 3B: Craig Hyde
WP: Sophia Voyles (9−3)
Sv: Makayla Coffield (2) 		Box Score LP: Lyndsey Grein (12-4)
HR: Gailey (1), Connelly (1), Domingue (1) HR: Ritter (1)
Semifinals
May 10
1:00 p.m. ET
Game 7 		(1) Duke 4−3 (F/10) (5) Clemson Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 726
Umpires: HP: Alex Leap, 1B: Aaron Golden, 2B: Emerus Addison, 3B: Tatem Stoelting
WP: Lillie Walker (12−2) Box Score LP: Regan Spencer (10−4)
HR: none HR: Moore (1), Garcia (1)
May 10
4:30 p.m. ET
Game 8 		(6) Georgia Tech 2–10 (F/5) (2) Florida State Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,618
Umpires: HP: Scott Mair 1B: David Erwin 2B: Craig Hyde 3B: Jim Cooper
LP: Kinsey Norton (9–7) Box Score WP: Ashtyn Danley (16–4)
HR: none HR: Michaela Edenfield (1), Isa Torres (1)

Championship game

2024 ACC tournament championship
No. 1 Duke 0–0 No. 2 Florida State
May 11, 2023 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) at Duke Softball Stadium in Durham, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
No. 2 Florida State 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 1
No. 1 Duke 0 0 0 2 0 4 X 6 6 0
WP: Cassidy Curd (10–3)   LP: Ashtyn Danley (16–5)
Home runs:
FSU: None
DUKE: Kalei Harding (14)
Attendance: 2,274
Boxscore

All Tournament Team

Player Team
Abby Dunning Boston College
Valerie Cagle Clemson
Claire Davidson Duke
Ana Gold
Aminah Vega
Jala Wright
Michaela Edenfield Florida State
Kalei Harding
Kaley Mudge
Isa Torres
Addison Amaral Notre Dame

MVP in bold
Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "2024 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dates and Sites Announced for 2024 ACC Spring Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 15, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 ACC Softball Championship". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bracket Set for 2024 ACC Softball Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "#ACCSB Seeding and Tiebreaker Information". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 ACC Softball Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Duke Downs Florida State to Secure 2024 ACC Softball Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.