No. 1 Florida State softball takes on No. 9 Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament: Preview, how to watch, game thread

Florida State softball (46-8, 21-3) will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the second time this season — this time in postseason play as the two teams will square off in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

The Yellow Jackets sit at a 30-26, 10-14 record, and did not play a game between their last matchup with FSU, and entering Charlottesville. During first round play, they had a dominating win over No. 8 Notre Dame. In the 13-3, 5 inning contest, Madalyn Johnson went the distance for GT, and six players collected RBI’s.

FSU is also entering the game with two players who earned ACC accolades. Isa Torres was named conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year, while Jazzy Francik is the Pitcher of the Year. Head coach Lonni Alameda is the ACC Coach of the Year

Key Players

• Alyssa Willer: .382 BA / 53 R / 63 H / 14 HR / 53 RBI / 36 BB
• Gracyn Tucker: .381 BA / 42 R / 69 H / 18 HR / 58 RBI / 22 BB
• Holly Medina: .371 BA / 32 R / 59 H / 29 RBI / 16 BB
• Kenley Hilleary: 3.26 ERA / 68.2 IP / 76 H / 43 R / 30 BB / 54 SO / .277 B/AVG
• Madalyn Johnson: 3.42 ERA / 153.2 IP / 124 H / 82 R / 52 BB / 127 SO / .213 B/AVG

ACC Tournament Bracket

• **Quarterfinals:**Thursday, May 7

  • Game 5 | No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech| 11 a.m. | ACCN
  • Game 6 | No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 5 Louisville| 1:30 p.m. | ACCN
  • Game 7 | No. 2 Duke vs. No. 10 North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ACCN
  • Game 8 | No. 3  Virginia Tech vs. No. 11 Pitt | 7: 30 p.m. | ACCN

• **Semifinals:**Friday, May 8

  • Game 9 | winner of Game 5 vs. winner of Game 6 | 1 p.m. | ACCN
  • Game 10 | winner of Game 7 vs. winner of Game 8 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN

• **Championship:**Saturday, May 9

  • Game 11 | winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 | 2:30 p.m. | ACCN

This thread will be updated as the tournament progresses