Year: | 2021 |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Shortconference: | ACC |
Teams: | 10 |
Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Ulmer Stadium |
City: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Champions: | Duke |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Marissa Young |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Runnerup: | Clemson |
Mvp: | Peyton St. George |
Mvpteam: | Duke |
Television: | ACCN ESPN2 |
Different Previous: | 2019 |
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Ulmer Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky from May 12 through May 15, 2021. The event determined the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2021 season. As the winner of the tournament, Duke earned the ACC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1] [2] [3]
This was the third year of a 10-team tournament. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the ACC Network. The championship game was broadcast by ESPN2.
The top 10 finishers of the ACC's 13 softball-player members will be seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds will play in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups.
Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
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29 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | |||
26 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | |||
26 | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 | |||
23 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
20 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
15 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||
15 | 22 | 0 | 15.5 | 7 | |||
12 | 20 | 0 | 15.5 | 8 | |||
11 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |||
10 | 19 | 0 | 16.5 | 10 | |||
12 | 24 | 0 | 18 | — | |||
10 | 27 | 0 | 20.5 | — | |||
8 | 24 | 0 | 20.5 | — |
Time | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Television | Reference | |
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First Round - Wednesday, May 12 | |||||||
1:00 p.m. | Game 1 | (9) | 6–0 | (8) | [4] | ||
3:30 p.m. | Game 2 | (7) | 4–2 | (10) | ACCN | [5] | |
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 13 | |||||||
11:00 a.m. | Game 3 | 2–0 | (9) Georgia Tech | ACCN | [6] | ||
1:30 p.m. | Game 4 | (4) | 4–1 | (5) | ACCN | [7] | |
5:00 p.m. | Game 5 | (2) | 2–0 | (7) NC State | ACCN | [8] | |
7:30 p.m. | Game 6 | (3) | 4–3 | (6) | ACCN | [9] | |
Semifinals - Friday, May 14 | |||||||
1:00 p.m. | Game 7 | (1) Clemson | 2–0 | (4) Virginia Tech | ACCN | [10] | |
3:30 p.m. | Game 8 | (3) Duke | 4–3 | (2) Florida State | ACCN | [11] | |
Final - Saturday, May 15 | |||||||
Noon | Game 9 | (3) Duke | 1–0 | (1) Clemson | [12] |
Player | Team | |
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Cammy Pereira | Clemson | |
Valerie Cagle | ||
Kristina Foreman | Duke | |
Peyton St. George | ||
Gisele Tapia | ||
Shelby Walters | ||
Sydney Sherrill | Florida State | |
Blake Neleman | Georgia Tech | |
Celene Funke | Louisville | |
Taty Forbes | NC State | |
Keely Rochard | Virginia Tech |