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 21 2 – 1 19 3 2 19 5 3 16 5 4 Clemson 14 10 5 13 11 6 11 13 7 10 14 8 7 15 9 7 17 10 6 18 — 6 18 — 2 20 —
Tournament
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Game schedule and results Time Game Winner Score Loser Television Notes First Round - Wednesday, May 11 1:00 p.m. Game 1 (9) 2–0 (8) ACCN 3:30 p.m. Game 2 (7) 4–2 (10) Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 12 11:00 a.m. Game 3 (1) 2–1 (9) Syracuse ACCN 1:30 p.m. Game 4 (5) Clemson 7–3 (4) 5:00 p.m. Game 5 (2) 9–6 (7) Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. Game 6 (3) 5–3 (6) 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 Final - Saturday, May 14 1:00 p.m. Game 9 (3) Florida State 8–6 (5) Clemson ESPN2
Championship game ACC Championship(5) Clemson Tigers6-8(3) Florida State Seminoles
All Tournament Team 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 MVP in boldSource:
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