STILLWATER, Okla. The 10-seed Clemson softball team battled against a well-established 7-seed Oklahoma State team for seven innings but dropped the opening game of the Stillwater Super Regional, 2-0.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 16/16 Clemson softball team dropped the second game of the series to No. 23/25 Notre Dame on Friday night, 4-0. Following the loss, Clemson falls to 32-11 overall (10-6 ACC), while the Fighting Irish improve to 31-8 (10-4 ACC).Box Score | Box Score (PDF)“First of all, great pitching performance by (Alexis) Holloway of Notre Dame,” said head coach John Rittman. “She did an outstanding job today and was tough on our hitters. From our standpoint, Millie (Thompson) and Regan (Spencer) did a good job in the circle for us. When you play a long season, you’re going to have a game or two that are like this, but we didn’t play our best softball tonight. The only thing to do is bounce back and try to win a series tomorrow.”Game two of the series started as a pitcher’s duel between Clemson’s Millie Thompson and Notre Dame’s Alexis Holloway. Thompson didn’t give up a walk in the first four innings, and the Fighting Irish didn’t get a hit off her until
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A three-run fifth inning proved to be the deciding factor at No. 16/16 Clemson defeated South Carolina, 3-1, to sweep the home-and-home series in 2022. The Tigers improve to 31-10 overall on the season as the Gamecocks drop to 23-18.Box Score | Box Score (PDF)It was an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel between Clemson’s Millie Thompson and South Carolina’s Leah Powell. Neither offense was able to get anything going for the first two innings. The Gamecocks looked to strike first in the bottom of the third inning after getting runners on second and third, but Thompson shut the door by forcing a ground out.The Tigers started their attack in the fifth inning with back-to-back singles from Alia Logoleo and Aby Vieira. Bailey Taylor got a hold of a good pitch but lined out to first base. That turned into a double play as Jaden Cheek, who was pinch running for Vieira, wasn’t able to make it back to the bag on time. The inning looked to end there as Maddie Moore hit one to