CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 16/15 Tigers drop the final game in the series against Louisville on Sunday afternoon 2-4 in extra innings and fall to 21-10 on the season and 3-6 in ACC play while the Cardinals improve to 18-12 and 2-4 in ACC play with the win. Box Score | Box Score (PDF)"I liked the way our team fought and battled," said head coach John Rittman. "It was a tough weekend for us. Regan Spencer did a great job for us in the circle. Louisville was able to capitalize on some opportunities, and credit goes to Taylor Roby and Camryn Greenwood for their work in the circle and at the plate. We hit a couple of 'at 'em' balls with runners in scoring position and didn't capitalize in those key situations. We are going to take this weekend and learn from it as we prepare for the Gamecocks on Wednesday."For the third straight day, Clemson’s pitching staff led the charge to start the game as sophomore Regan Spencer only threw only 11 pitches in
CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 15/9 Clemson softball team opened the 2022 home slate at McWhorter Stadium on Friday with two victories to extend the Tigers’ home winning streak to 18 games dating back to March 27, 2021. The Tigers shutout both Boston University and St. Francis on the first day of the Clemson Classic to improve to 9-3 on the year. Game 1 vs. Boston University Box Score | Box Score (PDF) Redshirt sophomore Alia Logoleo hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to clinch the run-rule victory against Boston University in Clemson’s 2022 home opener in McWhorter Stadium. Eight Clemson batters recorded a hit against BU, led by Cammy Pereira going 3-for-3 with a double and two singles. Aby Vieira was also perfect at the plate going 2-for-2 with two singles and an RBI, while Alia Logoleo was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. The Tigers got on the board in the second with Marissa Guimbarda leading off with her 51st career home run. Play continued with Logoleo hitting
Clearwater, Fla. - The Clemson softball team (5-3) dropped two games on the third day of competition at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. The Tigers opened the day with a loss to No. RV/23 Northwestern in seven innings before dropping the night cap to Wisconsin in extras. Game 1 vs. No. RV/23 Northwestern Box Score | Box Score (PDF) The Tigers dropped the morning game to No. RV/23 Northwestern, 7-0, after committing some costly errors on the defensive side. The game started with both team’s trading outs in the first and second innings. The Wildcats scored first in the top of the third after a fielding error by Clemson. The Tigers attempted to respond in the bottom of the inning after getting McKenzie Clark and Sam Russ aboard with two outs, but Russ was ruled out after leaving the base early on the next pitch. Northwestern scored again in the fifth off a two-run homer. NU tacked on their final three runs in the sixth after Clemson made back-to-back er
CLEMSON, S.C. – No one can say that the first two seasons of the Clemson softball program have been boring. After having the inaugural season cut short in 2020 by the NCAA due to COVID-19, the Tigers came back in 2021 ready to show the softball world that they were a force to be reckoned with. Head coach John Rittman, who was named ACC Coach of the Year last season, returns eight starting position players from the 2021 roster, including five players that accounted for eight of Clemson’s All-ACC selections as well as the ACC Player and Freshman of the Year, Valerie Cagle. The staff and athletes have high hopes for the third year of the program after capturing the ACC Regular Season Championship, finishing second in the ACC Tournament Championship and making an NCAA Regional. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 44-8 (29-5 ACC) and won seven ACC series, sweeping six. At the conclusion of last season, the Tigers finished ranked No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll and at No.
Photos by David Platt, Clemson Athletics Postgame Interview: Valerie Cagle catches up with Pete Yannity (@pyanity) and Scott Whitlock after throwing her second no-hitter this week!
At the plate, she went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI and was a triple shy of the cycle pic.twitter.com/59ult5u2h6
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson ace Valerie Cagle (20-3) pitched her second no-hitter of the season on Sunday in the series finale against Boston College (8-25, 4-17 ACC), and her first in seven full innings. Her first no-hitter came earlier this week in five innings on Tuesday against Winthrop. The second-year freshman’s magnificence manifested itself in a 6-0 victory over the Eagles, which completed the series sweep and extended the Tigers’ (32-4, 22-4 ACC) win streak to 12 games.