CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (theACC.com) - No. 10 seed North Carolina upset the reigning ACC Champion Tigers, taking down No. 7 seed Clemson, 4-2, in the third game of the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship on Wednesday at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

North Carolina (32-18) clinched a spot in the quarterfinals set for Thursday, May 7, at 5 p.m. ET. The Tar Heels will face off against No. 2 seed Duke on ACC Network.

Sanaa Thompson headlined the Tar Heel’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. The other two runs came off of Lexie Roberts and Emily LeGette. Jil Livengood earned the win in the circle, allowing just one hit in 4.0 innings pitched.

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: #10 North Carolina 4, #7 Clemson 2
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. #10 North Carolina | 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