2025 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Boston College Softball Field Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Champions	Clemson  (1st title)
Runner-up	Florida State (8th title game)
Winning coach	John Rittman  (1st title)
MVP	Taylor Pipkins (Clemson)
Attendance	5,855
Television	ACCN ESPN
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2025 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Florida State  ‍†‍‍y	18	–	3	–	0		.857			49	–	10	–	0		.831
No. 13 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			46	–	12	–	0		.793
No. 15 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			43	–	12	–	0		.782
No. 16 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			42	–	11	–	0		.792
No. 21 Duke  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			41	–	17	–	0		.707
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			40	–	17	–	0		.702
No. 25 Virginia  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			37	–	18	–	0		.673
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	10	–	11	–	0		.476			27	–	24	–	0		.529
California  ‍‍‍y	11	–	13	–	0		.458			37	–	21	–	0		.638
Louisville  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			26	–	25	–	0		.510
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			23	–	31	–	1		.427
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			20	–	32	–	0		.385
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			27	–	22	–	0		.551
NC State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			25	–	29	–	0		.463
Boston College  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			22	–	29	–	0		.431
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2025 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Boston College Softball Field on the campus of the Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, from May 7 through May 10, 2025. ^{[2] [3]} The event determines the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2025 season.

This was the first year of a 12-team tournament. ^[4] The 1st round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast on the ACC Network. The championship game was broadcast by ESPN.

Duke entered as the defending tournament champions. ^[5] They finished tied for fourth after the regular season and were the fourth seed in the tournament. They were unable to defend their title as they were defeated 3–2 by top seed Florida State in the Semifinals. Second-seed Clemson went on to defeat Florida State in the Final 2–1. ^[6] The tournament title was the first in program history for Clemson, and the first for head coach John Rittman. ^[7] As tournament champions, Clemson earned the ACC's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Seeding

The top 12 finishers of the ACC's 15 softball-playing members were seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The top four seeds earned a bye into the quarterfinals. ^{[8] [9]}

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Florida State	18	3	.857	—	1
Clemson	19	5	.792	0.5	2
Virginia Tech	18	6	.750	1.5	3
Duke	16	8	.667	3.5	4
Stanford	16	8	.667	3.5	5
North Carolina	15	9	.625	4.5	6
Virginia	14	10	.583	5.5	7
Georgia Tech	10	11	.476	8	8
California	11	13	.458	8.5	9
Louisville	9	15	.375	10.5	10
Notre Dame	7	17	.292	12.5	11
Pittsburgh	7	17	.292	12.5	12
Syracuse	6	18	.250	13.5	DNQ
NC State	6	18	.250	13.5	DNQ
Boston College	5	19	.208	14.5	DNQ

Tournament

Bracket

Source: ^[10]

	First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Florida State	8(6)
	8	Georgia Tech	8(5)			8	Georgia Tech	0
	9	California	0								1	Florida State	3
											4	Duke	2
						4	Duke	7
	5	Stanford	9			5	Stanford	0
	12	Pittsburgh	2													1	Florida State	1
																2	Clemson	2
						2	Clemson	7
	7	Virginia	3			7	Virginia	4
	10	Louisville	2								2	Clemson	10
											3	Virginia Tech	9
						3	Virginia Tech	4
	6	North Carolina	2			6	North Carolina	0
	11	Notre Dame	0

Schedule and Results

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, May 7
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 9 California vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech	0–8(5)	ACCN	341
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 Stanford	2–9		389
3	5:00 p.m.	No. 10 Louisville vs. No. 7 Virginia	2–3		310
4	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 North Carolina	0–2		309
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 8
5	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Florida State	0–8(6)	ACCN	350
6	1:30 p.m.	No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Duke	0–7		375
7	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 Virginia vs. No. 2 Clemson	4–7		783
8	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech	0–4		533
Semifinals – Friday, May 9
9	10:00 a.m.	No. 4 Duke vs. No. 1 Florida State	2–3	ACCN	653
10	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 2 Clemson	9–10		612
Championship – Saturday, May 10
11	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Florida State	2–1	ESPN	1,200

Game Summaries

First Round

May 7 11:00 a.m. EST Game 1	(9) California	0–8 (F/5)	(8) Georgia Tech	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 341 Umpires: HP: Tatem Stoelting, 1B: Craig Hyde, 2B: Jim Cooper, 3B: Don Brown
	LP: Anna Reimers (7–5)	Boxscore	WP: Sophia Voyles (12–8)
			HR: Leschber (7)

May 7 1:30 p.m. EST Game 2	(12) Pittsburgh	2–9	(5) Stanford	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 389 Umpires: HP: Rick Cowan, 1B: Roger Potts, 2B: Scott Mair, 3B: Alex Leap
	LP: Gwen Sparks (7–7)	Boxscore	WP: Kylie Chung (14–5)
			HR: Clements (7)

May 7 5:00 p.m. EST Game 3	(10) Louisville	2–3	(7) Virginia	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 310 Umpires: HP: Craig Hyde, 1B: Jim Cooper, 2B: Don Brown, 3B: Tatem Stoelting
	LP: Alyssa Zabala (10–11)	Boxscore	WP: Eden Bigham (17–8)

May 7 7:30 p.m. EST Game 4	(11) Notre Dame	0–2	(6) North Carolina	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 309 Umpires: HP: Roger Potts, 1B: Scott Mair, 2B: Alex Leap, 3B: Rick Cowan
	LP: Micaela Kastor (10–9)	Boxscore	WP: Kenna Raye Dark (18–7)

Quarterfinals

May 8 11:00 a.m. EST Game 5	(8) Georgia Tech	0–8 (F/6)	(1) Florida State	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 350 Umpires: HP: Jim Cooper, 1B: Don Brown, 2B: Tatem Stoelting, 3B: Craig Hyde
	LP: Kinsey Norton (3–6)	Boxscore	WP: Ashtyn Danley (12–1)
			HR: Dack (14), Kerr (9)

May 8 1:30 p.m. EST Game 6	(5) Stanford	0–7	(4) Duke	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 375 Umpires: HP: Scott Mair, 1B: Alex Leap, 2B: Rick Cowan, 3B: Roger Potts
	LP: Alyssa Houston (14–2)	Boxscore	WP: Dani Drogemuller (17–7)
			HR: Rodriguez (8)

May 8 5:00 p.m. EST Game 7	(7) Virginia	4–7	(2) Clemson	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 783 Umpires: HP: Don Brown, 1B: Tatem Stoelting, 2B: Craig Hyde, 3B: Jim Cooper
	LP: Eden Bigham (17–9)	Boxscore	WP: Brooke McCubbin (14–5)
			HR: Moore (16), Pipkins (3)

May 8 7:30 p.m. EST Game 8	(6) North Carolina	0–4	(3) Virginia Tech	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 533 Umpires: HP: Alex Leap, 1B: Rick Cowan, 2B: Roger Potts, 3B: Scott Mair
	LP: Kenna Raye Dark (18–8)	Boxscore	WP: Emma Lemley (17–6)

Semifinals

May 9 10:00 a.m. EST Game 10	(4) Duke	2–3	(1) Florida State	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 653 Umpires: HP: Don Brown, 1B: Craig Hyde, 2B: Tatum Stoelting, 3B: Roger Potts
	LP: Dani Drogenmuller (17–8)	Boxscore	WP: Jazzy Francik (10–2) Sv: Ashtyn Danley (4)
			HR: Edenfield (9)

May 9 12:30 p.m. EST Game 10	(3) Virginia Tech	9–10	(2) Clemson	Boston College Softball Field Attendance: 612 Umpires: HP: Scott Mair, 1B: Jim Cooper, 2B: Alex Leap, 3B: Rick Cowan
	LP: Emma Lemley (17–7)	Boxscore	WP: Brooke McCubbin (15–5)
	HR: McMillan (30)

Championship game

2025 ACC tournament championship
No. 2 Clemson	2–1	No. 1 Florida State

May 10, 2025 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) at Boston College Softball Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 2 Clemson	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2
No. 1 Florida State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
WP: Brooke McCubbin (16–5)   LP: Jazzy Francik (10–3) Home runs: CU: Kylee Johnson (5) FSU: Hallie Wacaser (7) Attendance: 1,200 Boxscore

All Tournament Team

Position	Player	Team
P	Kenna Raye Dark	North Carolina
P	Dani Drogemuller	Duke
P	Jazzy Francik	Florida State
P	Brooke McCubbin	Clemson
C	Michaela Edenfield	Florida State
C	Abby Vieira	Clemson
INF	Maddie Moore	Clemson
INF	Taylor Pipkins	Clemson
INF	Isa Torres	Florida State
OF	Jahni Kerr	Florida State
OF	Cori McMillan	Virginia Tech

MVP in bold
Source: ^[11]

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