Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament
| Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Softball Championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | ACC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current location | Raleigh, NC |
| Played | 1992–present |
| Current champion | Florida State |
| Most championships | Florida State (13) |
| Host stadiums | |
| Dail Softball Stadium (2009, 2016) Tech Softball Park (2010, 2015) Robert E. Taylor Stadium (2005, 2008, 2014) JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex (1999–2000, 2002–2004, 2007, 2013) Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium (2006, 2012) Shirley Clements Mewborn Field (2011) | |
| Host locations | |
| Raleigh, NC (1996, 2001, 2009, 2016) Blacksburg, VA (2010, 2015) College Park, MD (2005, 2008, 2014) Tallahassee, FL (1992–1995, 1998–2000, 2002–2004, 2007, 2013) Chapel Hill, NC (2006, 2012) Atlanta, GA (2011) Marietta, GA (1997) | |
The Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship each season.[1]
Tournament
The ACC Softball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various ACC campus stadiums. Eleven of the fifteen current all-sport members of the conference sponsor softball. Clemson, Duke, Miami (FL), Wake Forest do not sponsor softball teams. Duke is establishing a softball team beginning in the 2017 season.
Champions
Year-by-year
| Year | Champion | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Susan Buttery, FSU |
| 1993 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Lisa Davidson, FSU |
| 1994 | Virginia | Tallahassee, FL | Michelle Collins, UVA |
| 1995 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Cindy Lawson, FSU |
| 1996 | Florida State | Raleigh, NC | Renee Espinoza, FSU |
| 1997 | Florida State Maryland[a] |
Marietta, GA | Kristy Fuentes, FSU Kelly Shipman, UMD |
| 1998 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | Stacy Venable, FSU |
| 1999 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Danielle Cox, FSU |
| 2000 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Leslie Malerich, FSU |
| 2001 | North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | Radara McHugh, UNC |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Jessica Sallinger, GT |
| 2003 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Lesley Palmer, FSU |
| 2004 | Florida State | Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Casey Hunter, FSU |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Jessica Sallinger, GT (2) |
| 2006 | NC State | Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Shaine Ervin, NCSU |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Angela Tincher, VT |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Angela Tincher, VT (2) |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC | Kristen Adkins, GT |
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA | Hope Rush, GT |
| 2011 | Florida State | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | Sarah Hamilton, FSU |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | Williams Field at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | Hope Rush, GT (2) |
| 2013 | NC State | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Emily Weiman, NCSU |
| 2014 | Florida State | Robert E. Taylor Stadium • College Park, MD | Celeste Gomez, FSU |
| 2015 | Florida State | Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA | Jessica Burroughs, FSU |
| 2016 | Florida State | Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC | Jessica Warren, FSU[2] |
- ^ Play was suspended due to weather during the championship game. Florida State and Maryland were named co-Champions.
By school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015 |
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| NC State | 2 | 2006, 2013 |
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Maryland | 1 | 1997 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 2001 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1994 |
Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the ACC.
References
- ^ 2015-16 ACC Record Book (PDF). Raycom Sports. p. 272. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "FLORIDA STATE WINS 2016 ACC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". The ACC. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.