CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Softball team scored three runs in the third inning and two runs in the fifth to earn the program’s first-ever ACC road victory, 5-2, over Georgia Tech in its first-ever ACC road game. The Tigers are now 20-0 all-time when scoring five runs or more. Valerie Cagle pitched for all seven innings for the Tigers and improved to 3-1 on the season. Win the win, the Tigers improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in ACC play, while the Yellow Jackets fell to 5-4 overall and 0-4 in league games this season.Box ScoreThe Tigers took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Marissa Guimbarda ignited the Clemson offense with her fifth career sacrifice fly on a fly-ball to shallow left field, allowing McKenzie Clark to tag up from third and score. Three batters later, Cammy Pereira recorded her second double of the season on a two-RBI shot that kicked off the right-field wall.The Yellow Jackets cut into the Clemson lead later in the bottom of the third and in the four
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Softball team opened its first game of its second season with a dominant win against Illinois State, 11-0, in just five innings. Right-handed pitcher Valerie Cagle recorded her first win of the season after allowing just one hit from the circle. Cagle also retired nine of 15 Illinois State batters via strikeout. With the win, the Tigers improved to 1-0 overall in its second season, while Redbirds fell to 1-1 overall (0-0 MVC). Box Score The Tigers wasted no time as freshman McKenzie Clark went first-pitching swinging in her first collegiate at bat, registering a triple to right field, and an error led to her to successfully round third to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. Clemson extended its early lead to 3-0 with a two-run homer by Marissa Guimabarda - the 36th of her career - in the first inning. In the fifth inning, the Tigers piled on another five runs with RBIs recorded from Guimbarda, Ansley Gilstrap, Casey Bigham, and Clark. Guimbarda and