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This Week in ACC Softball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference softball season continues as 14 of the ACC’s 15 teams continue conference play this weekend.

After eight weeks of conference action, Florida State sits atop the ACC standings with a 14-1 league record. Virginia Tech is in second with a 15-3 record, Clemson in third with a 16-5 record, Duke in fourth with a 14-7 record and Virginia rounding out the top-5 with a league record of 13-8.

On Tuesday, April 22, nine of the 15 ACC squads will take the field in early week non-conference matchups, highlighted by No. 19 Clemson traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the No. 1 team in the nation, Tennessee, at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

This weekend’s conference series include Boston College at Syracuse, North Carolina at Notre Dame, Clemson at Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech at California, Florida State at Louisville, Duke at NC State and Virginia at Stanford. Pitt will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a game against Minnesota on Friday, April 25, and a double header against North Dakota and Minnesota on Saturday, April 26.  

Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25, led by No. 7 Florida State. Joining the Seminoles are Virginia Tech at No. 14, Stanford at No. 16, Duke at No. 18 and Clemson at No. 19. Virginia is receiving votes.

Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, April 22
California at Santa Clara | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Michigan at Notre Dame | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at JMU | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
#19 Clemson at #1 Tennessee | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Saint Francis at Pitt | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
#16 Stanford at Sacramento State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
#24 Georgia at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACCN

Wednesday, April 23
Syracuse at University at Albany (Double Header) | 2 p.m. | AE.TV
Merrimack at Boston College | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
#18 Duke at Campbell | 5 p.m. | FloSoftball
Norfolk State at North Carolina | 5 p.m.| ACCNX
Valparaiso at Notre Dame | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

Click here for the Full Weekly Schedule.
 
Softball Notes
  • Virginia swept the weekly softball awards as Jade Hylton was named the ACC Player of the Week and Eden Bigham was tabbed the ACC Pitcher of the Week for games played April 14-20.
  • The ACC leads the nation in the following team stats across the NCAA:
    • Hits – Florida State, 455
    • Shutouts – Virginia Tech, 18
    • Triple Plays – Virginia Tech, 1
  • The ACC leads the nation in the following individual stats across the NCAA:
    • RBIs – Kat Rodriguez (North Carolina), 75
    • RBIs per game – Kat Rodriguez (North Carolina), 1.63
  • Duke was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC softball title by the league’s 15 head coaches and 14 student-athletes were named to the Preseason All-ACC team. (Release)
  • Nine ACC softball players were named to the USA Softball Top 53 Watch List for the 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, USA Softball announced on Wednesday, January 22. Among the list are Florida State’s Julia Apsel, Jaysoni Beachum, Michaela Edenfield and Isa Torres, Duke’s Aminah Vega, Cassidy Curd and D’Auna Jennings, and Virginia Tech’s Emma Lemley and Bre Peck.
  • Five ACC student-athletes were named Preseason All-Americans by D1 Softball. Florida State’s Isa Torres (SS) and Jaysoni Beachum (3B) joined Virginia Tech’s Cori McMillan (UTL) on the first team. Florida State’s Michaela Edenfield (C) and Duke’s D’Auna Jennings (OF) were named to the second team.
  • Eight ACC student-athletes were named Preseason All-Americans by Softball America. Florida State’s Isa Torres (SS) and Jaysoni Beachum (3B) joined Virginia Tech’s Cori McMillan (UTL) and Duke’s Aminah Vega (2B) on the first team. Florida State’s Michaela Edenfield (C), Clemson’s Maddie Moore (2B), and Cal’s Acacia Anders (SS) and Elon Butler (UTL) were named to the second team.