| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Shortconference: | ACC |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Vartabedian Field |
| City: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Titlecount: | 18th |
| Coach: | Lonni Alameda |
| Coachcount: | 8th |
| Runnerup: | Clemson |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Kalei Harding |
| Television: | ACCN ESPN2 |
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Vartabedian Field on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 11 through May 14, 2022. The event determined the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2022 season. The winner of the tournament earned the ACC's bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]
This was the fourth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st 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 were seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds played in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | – | 1 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 11 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 18 | — | ||||
| 6 | 18 | — | ||||
| 2 | 20 | — |
| Time | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Television | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Wednesday, May 11 | |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 1 | (9) | 2–0 | (8) | [4] | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 2 | (7) | 4–2 | (10) | [5] | ||
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 12 | |||||||
| 11:00 a.m. | Game 3 | (1) | 2–1 | (9) Syracuse | ACCN | [6] | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Game 4 | 7–3 | (4) | [7] | |||
| 5:00 p.m. | Game 5 | (2) | 9–6 | (7) Georgia Tech | [8] | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Game 6 | (3) | 5–3 | (6) | [9] | ||
| Semifinals - Friday, May 13 | |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 7 | (5) Clemson | 4–1 | (1) Virginia Tech | ACCN | [10] | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 8 | (3) Florida State | 8–6 | (2) Duke | [11] | ||
| Final - Saturday, May 14 | |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 9 | (3) Florida State | 8–6 | (5) Clemson | [12] | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalei Harding | Florida State | |
| Kathryn Sandercock | ||
| Devyn Flaherty | ||
| Mack Leonard | ||
| Alia Logoleo | Clemson | |
| Valerie Cagle | ||
| McKenzie Clark | ||
| Kristina Foreman | Duke | |
| Caroline Jacobsen | ||
| Kennedy Cowden | Georgia Tech | |
| Ariana Adams | Syracuse |