2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

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2021 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Runner-upClemson
Winning coachMarissa Young (1st title)
MVPPeyton St. George (Duke)
TelevisionACCN
ESPN2
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 18 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 29 – 5 – 0   .853 44 – 8 – 0   .846
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 26 – 5 – 1   .828 49 – 12 – 1   .798
No. 20 Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 26 – 10 – 0   .722 44 – 12 – 0   .786
No. 14 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 23 – 11 – 0   .676 37 – 15 – 0   .712
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 33 – 15 – 0   .688
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21 – 1   .419 21 – 28 – 1   .430
NC State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 22 – 0   .405 26 – 25 – 0   .510
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 12 – 20 – 0   .375 20 – 24 – 0   .455
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 26 – 0   .435
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 14 – 26 – 0   .350
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 12 – 24 – 0   .333 17 – 29 – 0   .370
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 27 – 0   .270 15 – 33 – 0   .313
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 24 – 0   .250 13 – 32 – 0   .289
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 15, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


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.[2][3][4]

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.

Format and seeding[edit]

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
Clemson 29 5 0 .848 — 1
Florida State 26 5 1 .828 1.5 2
Duke 26 10 0 .722 4.5 3
Virginia Tech 23 11 0 .676 6 4
Notre Dame 20 10 0 .667 7 5
Louisville 15 21 1 .419 15 6
NC State 15 22 0 .405 15.5 7
Syracuse 12 20 0 .375 15.5 8
Georgia Tech 11 19 0 .367 16 9
North Carolina 10 19 0 .345 16.5 10
Pittsburgh 12 24 0 .333 18 —
Virginia 10 27 0 .270 20.5 —
Boston College 8 24 0 .250 20.5 —

Tournament[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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


Game schedule and results[edit]

Time Game Winner Score Loser Television Reference
First Round - Wednesday, May 12
1:00 p.m. Game 1 (9) Georgia Tech 6–0 (8) Syracuse ACCN [5]
3:30 p.m. Game 2 (7) NC State 4–2 (10) North Carolina ACCN [6]
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 13
11:00 a.m. Game 3 (1) Clemson 2–0 (9) Georgia Tech ACCN [7]
1:30 p.m. Game 4 (4) Virginia Tech 4–1 (5) Notre Dame ACCN [8]
5:00 p.m. Game 5 (2) Florida State 2–0 (7) NC State ACCN [9]
7:30 p.m. Game 6 (3) Duke 4–3 (6) Louisville ACCN [10]
Semifinals - Friday, May 14
1:00 p.m. Game 7 (1) Clemson 2–0 (4) Virginia Tech ACCN [11]
3:30 p.m. Game 8 (3) Duke 4–3 (2) Florida State ACCN [12]
Final - Saturday, May 15
Noon Game 9 (3) Duke 1–0 (1) Clemson ESPN [13]

Championship game[edit]

ACC Championship
(3) Duke Blue Devils vs. (1) Clemson Tigers
May 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
(3) Duke 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
(1) Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Walters (17–3)   LP: Cagle (26–5)   Sv: St. George (4)
Home runs:
DUKE: None
CLEM: None
Attendance: 485
Boxscore

All Tournament Team[edit]

Player Team
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

MVP in bold
Source:[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 ACC Softball Championship". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 ACC Softball Championship field set; Clemson earns No. 1 seed". Greenville, South Carolina: WYFF. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 College Softball Conference Tournament Brackets and Automatic Qualifiers". NCAA. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Neleman's No-No Powers Georgia Tech Past Syracuse". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "No. 7 NC State Tops No. 10 North Carolina in ACC Softball Championship First Round". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 1 Clemson Shuts Out No. 9 Georgia Tech in ACC Championship Quarterfinals". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 4 Virginia Tech Defeats No. 5 Notre Dame in ACC Championship Quarterfinals". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 2 Florida State Blanks No. 7 NC State in ACC Championship Quarterfinals". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "No. 3 Duke Edges No. 6 Louisville in ACC Championship Quarterfinals". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "No. 1 Clemson Holds No. 4 Virginia Tech Scoreless in ACC Championship Semifinals". May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "No. 3 Duke Rallies to Knock Off No. 2 Florida State in ACC Championship Semifinals". May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Duke Captures 2021 ACC Softball Championship". May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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