CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Florida State clinched the 2025 Atlantic Coach Conference Softball Regular-Season Champion title with a win over Virginia Tech on Friday, May 2, to earn the No. 1 seed in the 2025 ACC Softball Championship, which begins on Wednesday, May 7, at the Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Massachusetts.

The 2025 ACC Softball Championship begins Wednesday, May 7, and continues through Saturday, May 10, at the Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Head Coach Lonni Alameda helped lead the Seminoles to their eighth ACC Regular Season Championship title in 11 seasons. Florida State is set to play its first game in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m. ET against the winner of Wednesday’s first-round matchup between No. 8 Georgia Tech and No. 9 California.

The Yellow Jackets and the Golden Bears will kick off the championship with an 11 a.m. ET start on Wednesday, followed by No. 5 Stanford and No. 12 Pitt at 1:30 p.m. ET. No. 7 Virginia will take the field against No. 10 Louisville at 5 p.m. ET, followed by No. 6 North Carolina and No. 11 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET.

On Thursday, May 8, No. 4 seed and reigning ACC Champion Duke will face the winner of Stanford and Pitt at 1:30 p.m. ET in quarterfinals action. No. 2 Clemson will follow after at 5 p.m. ET against the winner of Virginia and Louisville, and No. 3 Virginia Tech will close out the quarterfinals against the winner of North Carolina and Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The 2025 ACC Softball Championship will continue with the semifinals on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m. ET and will conclude with the ACC championship game on Saturday, May 10, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

ACC Network and ESPN will provide live coverage of the 2025 ACC Softball Championship. The first three rounds will be broadcast on ACC Network, with additional studio coverage between games. ESPN will carry the championship game on Saturday.

Ticket books, which include access to all 11 games, including the championship game on Saturday, are priced at $45. Daily tickets are also available, with prices ranging from $12-20. Tickets are now available by visiting BCEagles.com or by calling the Boston College Athletics Ticket Office at 617-552-4622. Tickets purchased in advance will be sent via mobile delivery the week of the championship.

For more information on the 2025 ACC Softball Championship, visit the 2025 ACC Softball Championship Page.

2025 ACC Softball Championship Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: #8 Georgia Tech vs. #9 California | 11 a.m. | ACCN
Game 2: #5 Stanford vs. #12 Pitt | 1:30 p.m. | ACCN
Game 3: #7 Virginia vs. #10 Louisville | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Game 4: #6 North Carolina vs. #11 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN

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

Friday, May 9
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 10
Championship: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
 
Softball Notes

• A season-high six ACC teams are ranked in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25, led by No. 8 Florida State. Joining the Seminoles are Clemson and Virginia Tech tied at No. 14, Stanford at No. 17, Duke at No. 20 and Virginia at No. 25.
• Virginia Tech’s Cori McMillan was named the ACC Player of the Week and Florida State’s Jazzy Francik was tabbed the ACC Pitcher of the Week for games played April 28 through May 4 in the final week of the regular season.
• The ACC leads the nation in the following team stats across the NCAA:
  • Hits – Florida State, 510
  • Shutouts – Virginia Tech, 20
• The ACC leads the nation in the following individual stats across the NCAA:
  • RBIs – Kat Rodriguez (North Carolina), 83
  • RBIs per game – Kat Rodriguez (North Carolina), 1.60
  • Triples – Kennedy Harp (Florida State), 10
  • Home Runs – Cori McMillan (Virginia Tech), 29
  • Home runs per game – Cori McMillan (Virginia Tech), 0.58
• Virginia Tech’s Emma Lemley leads NCAA Division I Softball in active career strikeouts with 827. 
• The ACC had four players selected in the 2025 Athletics Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) College Draft on Saturday, May 3.
  • Virginia Tech’s Emma Lemley and Cori McMillan were both drafted making the Hokies the only ACC program, and just one of two programs in the nation, with two players taken in the draft. Both Hokies were both drafted in the first round, as the Blaze took Lemley third overall and the Bandits took McMillan fourth.
  • Florida State’s Michaela Edenfield was taken by the Volts in the second round as the eighth overall pick, while Duke’s Ana Gold was taken ninth overall as the first pick in the third round by the Blaze.
• Duke’s Marissa Young recorded her 300th career win on Wednesday, April 23. 
• 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.