CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (theACC.com) - No. 6 seed Virginia closed out the first day of the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship with a walk-off win over No. 11 seed Pitt, 2-1, on Wednesday, May 6, at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Cavaliers (38-12) will take the field against No. 3 seed Virginia Tech on Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. ET in an in-state quarterfinal showdown. Virginia versus the Hokies will be broadcast on ACC Network.

Macee Eaton tied the ballgame up in the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run, her 12th of the season, to tie the game up at 1-1.
With the game still tied in the bottom of the seventh, Virginia’s Kelsey Hackett put down a bunt to score Kamyria Woody Giggetts for the 2-1 walk-off win. Eden Bigham picked up the win in the circle, striking out seven batters and allowing just two hits and no runs 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 2, vs. #11 Pitt 1

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. #6 Virginia | 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