CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (theACC.com) - No. 5 Louisville walked it off against No. 12 NC State, 6-5, in the bottom of the seventh for its 20th comeback win of the season in its first game of the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship on Wednesday at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Cardinals (44-11) will take on No. 4 seeded Stanford on Thursday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network in the quarterfinals.

The Cardinals’ offense was led by Camryn Lookadoo (2-for-2), who drove in two runs, and Madison Pickens (2-for-4), who had three runs batted in and the walk-off double to score Lookadoo to win the game. This is the first conference tournament win by Louisville since 2018.

Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball and are available by visiting: https://virginiasports.evenue.net/events/acc-softball.

2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, May 6
Game 1: #9 Georgia Tech 13, #8 Notre Dame 3 (5 innings)
Game 2: #5 Louisville 6, #12 NC State 5
Game 3: #7 Clemson vs. #10 North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Game 4: #6 Virginia vs. #11 Pitt | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN

Thursday, May 7
Game 5: #1 Florida State vs. #9 Georgia Tech | 11 a.m. | ACCN
Game 6: #4 Stanford vs. #5 Louisville | 1:30 p.m. | ACCN
Game 7: #2 Duke vs. Game 3 Winner | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Game 8: #3 Virginia Tech vs. Game 4 Winner | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN

Friday, May 8
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | 1 p.m. | ACCN
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN

Saturday, May 9
Championship: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN