CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (theACC.com) - No. 1 seed Florida State defeated No. 9 seed Georgia Tech, 2-1, on Thursday, May 7, to advance to the semifinals of the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The top-seed Seminoles (47-8) will take the field on Friday, May 8, at 1 p.m. ET. They will face the winner of No. 4 seed Stanford and No. 5 seed Louisville on ACC Network.

Georgia Tech’s Holly Medina drove in Raegan Wall with a sacrifice fly in the top of the third inning to record the first run of the game and put the visitors in front 1-0 early. In the bottom of the third, Florida State’s Anna Hinde answered with a single down the right-field line to score Isa Torres from second base, tying up the game, 1-1.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, Florida State’s Bella Ruggerio was hit by a pitch to record an RBI as Jaysoni Beachum advanced home from third base, what would prove to be the game-winning run.

Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship 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: #10 North Carolina 4, #7 Clemson 2
Game 4: #6 Virginia 2, vs. #11 Pitt 1

Thursday, May 7
Game 5: #1 Florida State 2, #9 Georgia Tech 1
Game 6: #4 Stanford vs. #5 Louisville | 1:30 p.m. | ACCN
Game 7: #2 Duke vs. #10 North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Game 8: #3 Virginia Tech vs. #6 Virginia | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN

Friday, May 8
Game 9: #1 Florida State 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