The ACC is turning into one of the best softball conferences in the country. They are becoming a conference that earns multiple Top 16 seeds to host the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and they are a conference that generates Top 8 seeds to host Super Regionals if they win the opening weekend.
If there is one money grab that can’t go away quick enough, it’s conference tournaments. Honestly, there isn’t much to gain and more to lose. In some sports, the conference likes to spread around hosts sites and one sport that does is softball. This weekend, the single-elimination tournament is being held in Chestnut Hill, Mass. on the campus of Boston College.
Why Boston College is a debate for another time, but what happened on Friday is an embarrassment on the conference and quite frankly, inexcusable.
ACC holds softball semifinals in unsafe playing conditions
Chalk held through the first two days of the tournament and the top four seeds, Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Duke won their quarterfinal round games Thursday to advance to Friday’s semifinals. The game’s were originally scheduled for 1 and 3:30 in the afternoon, but the ACC moved the games up to 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with inclement weather expected in the Boston area. Correct decision…