2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

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2024 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Duke  (2nd title)
Runner-up Florida State
Winning coach Marissa Young  (2nd title)
MVP Jala Wright (Duke)
Attendance7,314
Television ACCN
ESPN2
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Duke  y2040 .8335290 .852
No. 13 Florida State  y1950 .79246160 .742
No. 17 Virginia Tech  y1860 .75040131 .750
Clemson  y1590 .62535190 .648
Virginia  y1590 .62534200 .630
Georgia Tech  12120 .50032230 .582
North Carolina  10140 .41730200 .600
Boston College  9150 .37530240 .556
Syracuse  9150 .37528230 .549
Notre Dame  9150 .37527230 .540
Louisville  8160 .33327250 .519
NC State  6180 .25030230 .566
Pittsburgh  6180 .25017320 .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]

Contents

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Duke 204.8331
Florida State 195.79212
Virginia Tech 186.75023
Virginia 159.62554
Clemson 159.62555
Georgia Tech 1212.50086
North Carolina 1014.417107
Syracuse 915.375118
Boston College 915.375119
Notre Dame 915.3751110
Louisville 816.33312
NC State 618.25014
Pittsburgh 618.25014

Tournament

Bracket

Source: [6]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Duke 1
8 Syracuse 0 9 Boston College 0
9 Boston College 11 Duke4
5 Clemson 3
4 Virginia 1
5 Clemson 8
1 Duke6
2 Florida State 3
2 Florida State 2
7 North Carolina 4 10 Notre Dame 0
10 Notre Dame 72 Florida State10(5)
6 Georgia Tech 2
3 Virginia Tech 2
6 Georgia Tech 6

Schedule and Results

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, May 8
11:00 p.m.No. 9 Boston College vs. No. 8 Syracuse 1–0 ACCN 602
23:30 p.m.No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 North Carolina 7–0
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
311:00 a.m.No. 9 Boston College vs. No. 1 Duke 0–1 ACCN 473
41:30 p.m.No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 4 Virginia 8–1327
55:00 p.m.No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Florida State 0–21,744
67:30 p.m.No. 6 Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech 6–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
71:00 p.m.No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Clemson4–3 ACCN 726
83:30 p.m.No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech10–2(5)1,168
Championship – Saturday, May 11
71:00 p.m.No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Florida State6–3 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 College0−2 (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 Dame0−2 (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) Duke4−3 (F/10)(5) ClemsonDurham 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 Tech2–10 (F/5)(2) Florida StateDurham 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 Duke0–0No. 2 Florida State
May 11, 2023 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) at Duke Softball Stadium in Durham, North Carolina
Team1234567 R H E
No. 2 Florida State0003000341
No. 1 Duke000204X660
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

PlayerTeam
Abby DunningBoston College
Valerie Cagle Clemson
Claire DavidsonDuke
Ana Gold
Aminah Vega
Jala Wright
Michaela EdenfieldFlorida State
Kalei Harding
Kaley Mudge
Isa Torres
Addison AmaralNotre Dame

MVP in bold
Source: [7]

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