COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will participate once again in the ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge in 2023. The Buckeyes will head south to Clemson, S.C. for four games the weekend of Feb. 17-19 when it will face Notre Dame and host Clemson.
The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish have played 12 times previously, most recently in 2020. The 2023 season will be the first time Clemson faces the Buckeyes. Both of Ohio State’s opponents finished the 2022 season with an RPI in the top 25. Clemson was No. 12 and hosted an NCAA Regional while Notre Dame was No. 22.
The upcoming season will mark the sixth annual event. It will be the fifth time the Buckeyes have taken part, with previous trips that took Ohio State to Georgia Tech (2016), North Carolina (2017) and N.C. State (2018 and 2020).
The ACC owns a 3-2 lead on the Big Ten during the first five years of the Challenge. The ACC won the Challenge in 2017, 2018 and 2020, with the Big Ten claiming the title in 2016 and 2019.
Exact game dates and times, as well as television and online coverage, will be announced at a later date.
2023 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge
(all games to be played Feb. 16-19, 2023)
Clearwater, Fla. (TaxAct Clearwater Invitational)
(results between Big Ten and ACC schools will count towards Challenge standings)
Big Ten – Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska
ACC – Duke, Florida State, Virginia Tech
Atlanta, Ga. (host – Georgia Tech)
Big Ten – Illinois, Wisconsin
ACC – Georgia Tech, Louisville
Chapel Hill, N.C. (host – North Carolina)
Big Ten – Maryland, Minnesota
ACC – North Carolina, Virginia
Clemson, S.C. (host – Clemson)
Big Ten – Northwestern, Ohio State
ACC – Clemson, Notre Dame
