SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Clemson Softball team’s 19-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday afternoon at the hands of the Syracuse Orange (20-22, 12-19 ACC), who took the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader in walk-off fashion by a score of 7-6. The loss marked the first time the Tigers, now 39-5 overall and 28-5 in ACC play, have ever lost when scoring five or more runs, and dropped them to 41-1 all-time in such games. Game 1 Recap
Despite going 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI, starting pitcher Valerie Cagle (25-4) suffered just her fourth loss of the season. Syracuse pitcher Alexa Romero earned the win and moved to 8-9 on the campaign.
CLEMSON, S.C.
The Clemson Softball team (14-2, 8-2 ACC) won its 11th straight game, setting a program record, in an 8-0 victory over Furman (4-9, 0-0 SoCon) at McWhorter Stadium Friday evening. Clemson’s Marissa Guimbarda smacked a two-run homer – the 40th of her career – to left field to end the game in the bottom of the sixth.
Clemson ace Valerie Cagle, the ACC’s leader in wins, improved to 9-1 in the circle, in her third complete-game shutout of the season. The second-year freshman held Furman hitless for the first 3.0 innings of Friday’s contest. Cagle and the Tigers recorded 16 of Clemson’s 18 outs within the infield, including four strikeouts.