Cagle, Rittman Garner ACC Individual Awards
Clemson Softball Head Coach John Rittman joins the show after being named the 2021 ACC Softball Coach of the Year. Footage courtesy of ACC Network.
Cagle, Rittman Garner ACC Individual Awards
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson Softball utility ace
Valerie Cagle (Yorktown, Va.) has been named the 2021 ACC Player and Freshman of the Year, while Head Coach
John Rittman has been tabbed the league’s Coach of the Year as was announced on ACC Network’s Packer And Durham Tuesday morning. Cagle and Rittman guided the Tigers (40-5, 29-5 ACC) to an ACC regular-season championship in the program’s first complete season.
CLEMSON, S.C.
– For the first time in her career, Clemson Softball infielder/outfielder
Alia Logoleo (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the ACC’s Player of the Week for games played May 3-9. With Tuesday’s announcement, Clemson finished the 2021 regular-season with a league-best five ACC weekly distinctions.
ACC Release
Logoleo was instrumental in helping the Tigers clinch the 2021 ACC Softball regular-season championship after exploding at the plate in Clemson’s title-clinching game at Syracuse on Sunday. The second-year freshman raked in 10 RBI in Sunday’s contest against the Orange, which the Tigers won 19-2 in five innings. Logoleo recorded three home runs, including a grand slam, three-run and two-run shots, and a double to go a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. Her 10 RBI are the most in a single game by a Division-I player this season, and the most by any hitter against a Power-5 opponent since May 7, 2015 when former Ohio State catcher Erika Leonard accomplished tha
Tigers Clinch ACC Regular-Season Title; Logoleo Explodes for NCAA-Best 10 RBI The Tigers became the first team in Clemson history to secure a conference regular-season title in its first year of having the opportunity to do so. (Source: Patrick Boling/Clemson Athletics) By Patrick Boling | May 9, 2021 at 2:40 PM EDT - Updated May 9 at 9:45 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. In the program’s first opportunity to do so, the Clemson Softball team won the ACC regular-season title after defeating Syracuse 19-2 in Sunday’s season finale at Skytop Softball Stadium. As a result of Sunday’s victory, the Tigers became the first team in Clemson history to secure a conference regular-season title in its first year of having the opportunity to do so. Clemson’s ACC-clinching win on Sunday was highlighted by a spectacular offensive performance by second-year freshman Alia Logoleo. The Tigers’ infielder/outfielder hit three home runs: a grand-slam, three-run and two-run shots, as well as an RBI-
SYRACUSE, N.Y. In the program’s first opportunity to do so, the Clemson Softball team won the ACC regular-season title after defeating Syracuse 19-2 in Sunday’s season finale at Skytop Softball Stadium. As a result of Sunday’s victory, the Tigers became the first team in Clemson history to secure a conference regular-season title in its first year of having the opportunity to do so. Clemson’s ACC-clinching win on Sunday was highlighted by a spectacular offensive performance by second-year freshman Alia Logoleo. The Tigers’ infielder/outfielder hit three home runs: a grand-slam, three-run and two-run shots, as well as an RBI-double. The offensive outburst resulted in a program record ten RBI’s, most by a player in a single game in the NCAA this season.