# 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

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.
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.

## Format and seeding

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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| Virginia Tech | 21 | 2 | .913 | – | 1 |
| Duke | 19 | 3 | .864 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Florida State | 19 | 5 | .792 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | 16 | 5 | .762 | 4 | 4 |
| Clemson | 14 | 10 | .583 | 7.5 | 5 |
| Virginia | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8.5 | 6 |
| Georgia Tech | 11 | 13 | .458 | 10.5 | 7 |
| Louisville | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11.5 | 8 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 15 | .318 | 13.5 | 9 |
| NC State | 7 | 17 | .292 | 14.5 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 18 | .250 | 15.5 | — |
| Boston College | 6 | 18 | .250 | 15.5 | — |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 20 | .091 | 18.5 | — |

## Tournament
### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Louisville | 0 | 9 | Syracuse | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Syracuse | 2 | | | | 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Clemson | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Clemson | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Clemson | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 8 |
| | | | 2 | Duke | 9 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | Georgia Tech | 6 | | | | | | |
| 10 | NC State | 2 | | | | 2 | Duke | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 8 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | |

### Game schedule and results

| Time | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Television |
| First Round - Wednesday, May 11 |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 1 | (9) Syracuse | 2–0 | (8) Louisville | ACCN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 2 | (7) Georgia Tech | 4–2 | (10) NC State | ACCN |
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 12 |||||||
| 11:00 a.m. | Game 3 | (1) Virginia Tech | 2–1 | (9) Syracuse | ACCN |
| 1:30 p.m. | Game 4 | (5) Clemson | 7–3 | (4) Notre Dame | ACCN |
| 5:00 p.m. | Game 5 | (2) Duke | 9–6 | (7) Georgia Tech | ACCN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Game 6 | (3) Florida State | 5–3 | (6) Virginia | ACCN |
| Semifinals - Friday, May 13 |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 7 | (5) Clemson | 4–1 | (1) Virginia Tech | ACCN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 8 | (3) Florida State | 8–6 | (2) Duke | ACCN |
| Final - Saturday, May 14 |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 9 | (3) Florida State | 8–6 | (5) Clemson | ESPN2 |

### Championship game

ACC Championship :
| (5) Clemson Tigers | 6-8 | (3) Florida State Seminoles |
May 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Vartabedian Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| (5) Clemson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| (3) Florida State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: K. Sandercock (29-1) LP: V. Cagle (15-8) Home runs: CLEM: Russ FSU: Harding, Leonard Attendance: 667 Boxscore |||||||||||

## All Tournament Team

| Player | Team |
| Kalei Harding | Florida State |
| Kathryn Sandercock | Florida State |
| Devyn Flaherty | Florida State |
| Mack Leonard | Florida State |
| Alia Logoleo | Clemson |
| Valerie Cagle | Clemson |
| McKenzie Clark | Clemson |
| Kristina Foreman | Duke |
| Caroline Jacobsen | Duke |
| Kennedy Cowden | Georgia Tech |
| Ariana Adams | Syracuse |
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