2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Shortconference:ACC
Teams:10
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Duke Softball Stadium
City:Durham, North Carolina
Champions:Duke
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Marissa Young
Coachcount:2nd
Runnerup:Florida State
Mvp:Jala Wright
Mvpteam:Duke
Attendance:7,314
Television:ACCN
ESPN2

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.[1] 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.[2]

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 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.,, and 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.[3] [4]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
20 4 1
19 5 2
18 6 3
15 9 4
15 9 5
12 12 6
10 14 7
9 15 8
9 15 9
9 15 10
8 16
6 18
6 18

Tournament

Bracket

Source:[5]

Schedule and Results

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, May 8
11:00p.m.No. 9 vs. No. 8 1–0ACCN602
23:30p.m.No. 10 vs. No. 7 7–0
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
311:00a.m.No. 9 Boston College vs. No. 1 0–1ACCN473
41:30p.m.No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 4 8–1327
55:00p.m.No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 0–21,744
67:30p.m.No. 6 vs. No. 3 6–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
71:00p.m.No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Clemson4–3ACCN726
83:30p.m.No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech10–2(5)1,168
Championship – Saturday, May 11
71:00p.m.No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Florida State6–3ESPN22,274

Game Summaries

Semifinals

Championship game

All Tournament Team

Player Team
Abby DunningBoston College
Valerie CagleClemson
Claire DavidsonDuke
Ana Gold
Aminah Vega
Jala Wright
Michaela EdenfieldFlorida State
Kalei Harding
Kaley Mudge
Isa Torres
Addison AmaralNotre Dame
MVP in bold
Source:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dates and Sites Announced for 2024 ACC Spring Championships. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 15, 2023. April 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2023 ACC Softball Championship . TheACC.com . . May 6, 2023.
  3. Web site: Bracket Set for 2024 ACC Softball Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 5, 2024. May 5, 2024.
  4. Web site:
    1. ACCSB Seeding and Tiebreaker Information
    . theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 1, 2017. May 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024 ACC Softball Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 5, 2024. May 5, 2024.
  6. Web site: Duke Downs Florida State to Secure 2024 ACC Softball Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2024. May 16, 2024.