2018 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

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2018 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Florida State  (16th title)
Runner-up Pittsburgh (2nd title game)
Winning coach Lonni Alameda  (6th title)
MVP Sydney Sherrill (Florida State)
Television RSN
ESPN

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Softball tournament will be held at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia from May 9 through May 12, 2018. [1]

Contents

This is the first year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st Round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be shown on the ACC RSN's with a simulcast on ACC Extra. The championship game will be broadcast by ESPN.

Tournament

1st Round
May 9
ACC RSN
Quarterfinals
May 10
ACC RSN
Semifinals
May 11
ACC RSN
Championship
May 12
ESPN
1 Florida State 7
8 Louisville 28 Louisville 4
9 Syracuse 1 1Florida State6
5 Notre Dame 1
4 Boston College 1
5 Notre Dame 6
1 Florida State5
2 Pittsburgh 4
3 North Carolina 6
7 Duke 0 6 Georgia Tech 1
10 Virginia Tech 43 North Carolina 0
2Pittsburgh3
2 Pittsburgh 6
10 Virginia Tech 4


Broadcasters

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