Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament | |
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Conference softball championship | |
Sport | Softball |
Conference | ACC |
Number of teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Vartabedian Field |
Current location | Pittsburgh, PA |
Played | 1992–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Duke |
Most championships | Florida State (19) |
Host stadiums | |
Shirley Clements Mewborn Field (2011, 2018) Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium (2006, 2012, 2017) Dail Softball Stadium (2009, 2016) Tech Softball Park (2010, 2015) Robert E. Taylor Stadium (2005, 2008, 2014) JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex (1999–2000, 2002–2004, 2007, 2013, 2019) Ulmer Stadium (2021) Vartabedian Field (2022) Melissa Cook Stadium (2023) Duke Softball Stadium (2024) | |
Host locations | |
Atlanta, GA (2011, 2018) Chapel Hill, NC (2006, 2012, 2017) Raleigh, NC (1996, 2001, 2009, 2016) Blacksburg, VA (2010, 2015) College Park, MD (2005, 2008, 2014) Tallahassee, FL (1992–1995, 1998–2000, 2002–2004, 2007, 2013, 2019) Marietta, GA (1997) Louisville, KY (2021) Pittsburgh, PA (2022) Notre Dame, IN (2023) Durham, NC (2024) |
The Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship each season. [1]
The ACC softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various ACC campus stadiums. Thirteen of the fifteen current all-sport members of the conference sponsor softball. Miami (FL) and Wake Forest do not sponsor softball teams. Duke softball began competing in the 2018 season. Clemson is replacing Women's Diving with Softball beginning the 2020 season. The 2018 tournament features a first round in addition to quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship. It is assumed that all 12 teams make the tournament, but no online source has been found specifying how many teams are in the first round.
Year | Champion | Site | MVP |
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1992 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Susan Buttery, Florida State |
1993 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Lisa Davidson, Florida State |
1994 | Virginia | Tallahassee, FL | Michelle Collins, Virginia |
1995 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Cindy Lawson, Florida State |
1996 | Florida State | Raleigh, NC | Renee Espinoza, Florida State |
1997 | Florida State Maryland [lower-alpha 1] | Marietta, GA | Kristy Fuentes, Florida State Kelly Shipman, Maryland |
1998 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Stacy Venable, Florida State |
1999 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Danielle Cox, Florida State |
2000 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Leslie Malerich, Florida State |
2001 | North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | Radara McHugh, North Carolina |
2002 | Georgia Tech | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Jessica Sallinger, Georgia Tech |
2003 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Lesley Palmer, Florida State |
2004 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Casey Hunter, Florida State |
2005 | Georgia Tech | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Jessica Sallinger, Georgia Tech |
2006 | NC State | Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Shaine Ervin, NC State |
2007 | Virginia Tech | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech |
2008 | Virginia Tech | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech |
2009 | Georgia Tech | Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC | Kristen Adkins, Georgia Tech |
2010 | Georgia Tech | Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA | Hope Rush, Georgia Tech |
2011 | Florida State | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | Sarah Hamilton, Florida State |
2012 | Georgia Tech | Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Hope Rush, Georgia Tech |
2013 | NC State | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Emily Weiman, NC State |
2014 | Florida State | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Celeste Gomez, Florida State |
2015 | Florida State | Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA | Jessica Burroughs, Florida State |
2016 | Florida State | Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC | Jessica Warren, Florida State [2] |
2017 | Florida State | Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Dani Morgan, Florida State |
2018 | Florida State | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | Sydney Sherrill, Florida State |
2019 | Florida State | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Duke | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Peyton St. George, Duke |
2022 | Florida State | Vartabedian Field • Pittsburgh, PA | Kalei Harding, Florida State |
2023 | Florida State | Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State |
2024 | Duke | Duke Softball Stadium • Durham, NC | Jala Wright, Duke |
School | Championships | Years |
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Florida State | 19 | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Georgia Tech | 5 | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
Duke | 2 | 2021, 2024 |
NC State | 2 | 2006, 2013 |
Virginia Tech | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
Maryland | 1 | 1997 |
North Carolina | 1 | 2001 |
Virginia | 1 | 1994 |
Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the ACC.
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