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Irish Earn 7-Seed; Will Face Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball program is set to participate in the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championship Tournament this week in South Bend. The Fighting Irish will be hosting the ACC Tournament for the first time in program history. The program has hosted five BIG EAST Conference Tournaments previously, in addition to two NCAA Regionals. 

With a 29-16-1 overall record, and an 11-12-1 ACC record, the Irish earned the 7-seed in the upcoming tournament. The Irish will take on the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets in the first round on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Irish and Yellowjackets did not meet in 2023, but had one of the more memorable series in 2022, as the Irish took two of three games by scores of 8-9, 13-12 (9 innings) and 15-13 (8 innings). 

Florida State is the 2023 ACC Regular Season Champion, finishing the regular season with a 22-2 record in conference play, and going 47-8 overall. Duke, winners nine-straight entering the tournament are the second seed, going 19-5. 

Clemson (45-8, 18-6)  will matchup with North Carolina (24-26, 13-10) in the first round on Thursday in the 3 vs. 6 seeding. Louisville (33-17, 16-7) and Virginia Tech (36-17, 14-10) rounds out the field in the 4 vs. 5 matchup. For a complete breakdown of the ACC Tournament bracket, click here.